# Banana Snack Rolls The Beginnings' Banana Rolls are a Decadent Fruit, Nut and Chocolate Snack By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2017-08-09 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/banana-rolls References: [neuheiten.koelnmesse.net](http://neuheiten.koelnmesse.net/250/2017/us/products/view/product_id:30748/cat:37491) & [thebeginnings](http://thebeginnings.com/products/banana-rolls/) 'Banana Rolls' are a raw, vegan and all-natural snack from The Beginnings that offers a taste of [nuts, fruit and chocolate](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organic-fruit-snaps). The snack boasts an ingredient list of [50% bananas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graze-banana-bread-oat-boosts), as well as cocoa butter, cashew nuts, cocoa powder, coconut oil and maple syrup as a natural sweetener. The snacks are prepared with what The Beginnings calls "a slow drying technique," which helps to preserve the maximum amount of nutrition without the use of preservatives. These indulgent [natural treats are free from gluten](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biona-snacks), GMO ingredients, trans fats, lactose, palm oil as well as added salts. To top it off, the Banana Rolls are entirely free from artificial colors and flavorings, making for a decadent, yet healthful treat. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 86% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Raw, Vegan, and All-natural Snacks:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the food industry by creating more raw, vegan, and all-natural snack options. - **Clean Label and Free-from Products:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the food industry by developing clean label and free-from snack products. - **Slow Drying Technique:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in food processing techniques by exploring the use of slow drying methods to preserve nutrition without preservatives. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Health Food Industry:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the health food industry by creating new and indulgent yet healthful snack options. - **Gluten-free and Allergen-free Market:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the gluten-free and allergen-free market by developing delicious and nutritious snack options. - **Food Processing Industry:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the food processing industry by exploring new techniques to preserve maximum nutrition without the use of preservatives. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Stuffed Date Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stuffed-date-snack.md) - [Dipped Frozen Banana Bites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/real-banana-bites.md) - [Chocolate-Dipped Banana Desserts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chocolatedipped-banana.md) - [Banana-Topped Cinnamon Rolls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monkey-business-roll.md) - [Mini Cake Rolls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bn-mini-rolls.md) - [Frozen Chocolate Banana Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/milk-chocolate-peanut-butter-banana.md) - [Frozen Chocolate Banana Slices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reeses-frozen-fruit-banana-slices.md) - [Banana Caramel Protein Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soft-protein-bar.md) - [Baked Banana Protein Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fitcrunch-chocolate-banana-flavored-baked-bar.md)