Bakeries are increasingly exploring healthy and nutritious items for their customers, and Baker’s Delight says its fruit buns a hit have been popular with parents.

Marketing manager Nikki Price says: “The fruit buns, which are packed with chia seeds, dates and raisins, and have no added sugar, are a big hit with parents as they offer a healthy alternative to common lunchbox snacks and after-school treats such as biscuits or slices.” The chia fruit bun contains 165 calories, 6.3 grams of protein and 4.5 grams of dietary fibre.

Parent Vanessa Howard told Baker’s Delight her two children loved the fruit buns, saying: “It’s great to know they are getting a range of vitamins and protein from a simple fruit bun without any processed sugar.”