16/17 ingredients recognized
PROTEIN BAR
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Flagged concerns
vegetable oil
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
bht
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
chocolate flavored coating , whey protein isolate, cocoa , soy lecithin, 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
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 crisp (whey protein concentrate, corn starch), caramel (glucose, sugar, palm oil, nonfat milk, glycerin, butter (cream, salt), modified corn starch, whey, salt, mono and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin), chocolate flavored coating (cane syrup, vegetable oil (palm kernel and palm oil), whey protein isolate, cocoa (processed with alkali), soy lecithin, natural flavor), corn syrup, brown sugar, glycerin, milk protein concentrate, invert sugar, vegetable shortening (modified palm kernel oil and modified palm oil, citric acid), water, salt, natural flavor, vegetable oil (canola and/or soybean), bht (preservative), citric acid.