32/37 ingredients recognized
Big 100 meal replacement bar
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
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.
mono - and diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
caramel color
Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.
carrageenan
Intestinal inflammation; may exacerbate IBS; degraded form is carcinogenic.
maltodextrin
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
enriched wheat flour
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
Full ingredient list
Metamyosyn pbp protein blend (soy crisps [soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, salt], whey protein isolate, casein, soy protein isolate, hydrolyzed whey protein isolate, egg white, l-glutamine), peanut butter flavored coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, partially defatted peanut flour, sodium caseinate, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, enriched wheat flour (wheat starch, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), glycerin, rolled oats, invert evaporated cane syrup, peanuts, water, partially defatted peanut flour, sugar, oligofructose, peanut butter (peanuts), fractionated palm kernel oil, nonfat milk, natural flavor, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid, ferric orthophosphate, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, copper gluconate, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, biotin, potassium iodide, cyanocobalamin), fructose, salt, caramel color, soy lecithin, whey protein concentrate, mono - and diglycerides, unsweetened chocolate, vegetable oil (corn, canola, cottonseed and/or soybean), heavy cream (cream, milk, cellulose gel, milk solids, carrageenan, cellulose gum), butter (cream, salt, annatto color), tocopherols, sodium citrate, carrageenan, sodium bicarbonate, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, yeast, dextrose.