Banza

High-protein pasta made from chickpeas

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High-protein pasta made from chickpeas

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Very interested. I don't care for how regular or whole wheat pasta makes me feel. We eat plenty of not-traditional foods. Do you sell it anywhere in the Detroit area? I have family in Walled Lake, MI.

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12yr ago

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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BANZA! This is the 2nd most important product to my daily life that if you took away from me, I'd be VERY upset (#1 product being my Boosted board). Plain pasta is so unhealthy. I love the texture and taste of this pasta so much.

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12yr ago

Great idea, high protein/fiber and low-carb diets can be one of the most cost effective weapons we have to combat 2 of our biggest health issues: obesity and diabetes!

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12yr ago

Smart People Should Build Things - Dr. Tabasum Mir, Founder of MirSkin

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@knakao thanks so much Kevin! We'd appreciate the kind words :)

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12yr ago

Whittl

This is one of those "I didn't know I would want this, but I do" type of things. But $5/box?

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12yr ago

@bkrall My sentiments exactly.

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12yr ago

Smart People Should Build Things - Dr. Tabasum Mir, Founder of MirSkin

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@michaeltomko what price would make it accessible for you? Also, a nice way to think of it is that Banza is $1.25 per 2oz serving. At 13g of protein per 2oz, that's less than most protein bars of the same size. Finally, we're working on getting our costs down. With a goal of fully usurping pasta, the price will eventually have to be more accessible. Hopefully we can get it to a place where we can win you over soon! Thanks again for your interest -Brian

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12yr ago

@brirud Good question. At my house we **accidentally** buy $1 boxes of pasta all of time because we forget about the last 7 times we did that. But, at < $2 it's no harm no foul. I totally see the benefit here but it has two main barriers for me. 1) I can't get it at the store. This is something we'd have to decide to do and make a point to order it. 2) $30 is more than I'm willing to invest in my pasta stash at the moment. That's the equivalent of what I've spent on boxes of pasta in the last few years, I think. What's the shelf life like? I'd feel bad ordering it and then it expiring because we didn't eat it fast enough.

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12yr ago

Smart People Should Build Things - Dr. Tabasum Mir, Founder of MirSkin

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@michaeltomko love the detailed feedback. Thank you! We're in 215 stores now (Meijer in the Midwest and Eataly in NY and Chicago). We're in the middle of finalizing some things that will triple our store count by early next year. So if online doesn't work, hopefully we'll be in a store near you soon enough. Shelf life is 2 years

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12yr ago

@brirud No problem. I just thought of this, but when my wife was pregnant, she had gestational diabetes. It was SUPER tough, at least at first, to figure out what she could eat. 15g of carbs was considered by her dietician to be a "carb choice", so based on the data on your homepage, Banza would be 1-2 carb choices vs 3-4. That would mean my wife could have enjoyed pasta AND a piece of garlic bread, which is her favorite. Anyway, my point is that if Banza is a compelling pasta replacement, meaning that it is good enough to eat everyday vs. being a healthy choice that you force yourself to eat, then your product could be huge for the folks dealing with issues like GD. If we had come across this then, buying $30 worth would have been a no-brainer. Anyway, I'll look for Banza to find its way to me here in St. Louis, MO. For now, it is probably a single-box purchase when I'm planning to make pasta. Thanks!

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12yr ago

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this is really cool looking. I may use it in my experiments to try and create a low-carb Hot Pocket replacement (I love hot pockets)

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12yr ago

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Can you share the nutritional facts, @brirud? I couldn't find specifics on the site.

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12yr ago

Smart People Should Build Things - Dr. Tabasum Mir, Founder of MirSkin

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@rrhoover of course! That's something we like to display prominently. We'll have to work on making it easier to find. Thanks for the feedback..

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12yr ago

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Brilliant! Any chance for shipping to Chile?

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12yr ago

Smart People Should Build Things - Dr. Tabasum Mir, Founder of MirSkin

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@roryreiff thank you Rory! Shipping foods internationally can get a little complicated (customs, taxes, labeling, etc.). We aren't doing it yet, but it's absolutely on our radar.

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12yr ago

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