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Mango Sticky OatsAED 6.1030g protein469 kcal
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Mango Sticky Oats
Creamy, fruity and filling! The cheapest cost-per-protein figure the channel has published so far — and the receipt below is the whole pitch.
- Cost
- AED 6.10
- Protein
- 30g
- Kcal
- 469
- Carb / Fat
- 64 / 10g
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Mango Sticky Oats
AED 6.10
Cost to make
30g
Protein
469 kcal
Calories
AED 2.03
Cost per 10g protein
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