22/26 ingredients recognized
Protein Bar Cookie and Cream
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Flagged concerns
vegetable oil
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
TBHQ
Vision disturbances and DNA damage in animals; possible carcinogen at high doses.
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.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
vegetable shortening
Highly refined fat blend; typically palm or soybean based; ultra-processed origin
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
invert 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
whey protein concentrate, corn starch, calcium carbonate, sugar, vegetable oil (palm kernel and palm oil), palm kernel oil, palm oil, sorbitan tristearate, TBHQ, cocoa (processed with alkali), natural flavor, soy lecithin, vanilla flavored creme layer (sugar, vegetable oil [palm kernel and palm oil], soybean oil, nonfat dry milk, dry whole milk, milk fat, soy lecithin, natural flavor), corn syrup, caramel (glucose syrup, sugar, palm oil, nonfat milk, glycerin, butter [cream, salt], dry whey, corn starch, salt, mono and diglycerides, natural flavor, soy lecithin), brown sugar, milk protein concentrate, glycerin, invert sugar, chocolate cookie pieces (wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, cocoa [processed with alkali], salt, baking soda), vegetable shortening (palm kernel oil, palm oil, sorbitan tristearate, TBHQ), salt, natural flavor, mixed tocopherols, water, citric acid