18/22 ingredients recognized
Protein Bar
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Flagged concerns
canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
fructose
Isolated fructose is liver-metabolized; metabolic concerns at elevated dietary intake
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
brown sugar
White sugar with trace molasses; marginally better than refined white sugar
Full ingredient list
Milk chocolate compound coating (sugar, vegetable oils [palm kernel and fully hydrogenated palm], skim milk, cocoa powder, whole milk, sorbitan tristearate, soy lecithin [emulsifiers], salt, natural & artificial flavors), soy crisp rice (soy protein isolate, rice starch), corn syrup, inulin, peanut butter (peanuts), peanut flavored wafer (sugar, palm kernel oil, partially defatted peanut flour, nonfat dry milk solids, peanut oil, salt, soy lecithin [emulsifier]), isomalto-oligosaccharides (dietary fiber), rice crisp (rice flour, malt extract, rice bran, calcium carbonate), fructose, brown sugar, sugar, organic sun butter (sunflower seed, dehydrated cane juice, salt, natural mixed tocopherols), canola oil, glycerine, sorbitol, natural flavor, vitamin and mineral premix (calcium, vitamin c, vitamin e, niacin, iron, zinc, vitamin a, vitamin b6, vitamin b2, vitamin b1, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3), soy lecithin, natural & artificial flavor, almond flour, mixed tocopherols from sunflower.