38/39 ingredients recognized
Special k protein bars chocolate peanut butter
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Flagged concerns
vegetable oil
Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.
peanut oil
Refined oil; high omega-6; industrial refining matches soybean and corn oil concern tier
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
bht for freshness
Possible carcinogen; liver and kidney effects in animals; endocrine activity.
dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
natural flavors
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
vitamin a palmitate
May enhance tumor development when applied on skin exposed to UV; avoid in daytime SPF products.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
fructose
Isolated fructose is liver-metabolized; metabolic concerns at elevated dietary intake
Full ingredient list
Soy protein isolate, sugar, soluble corn fiber, vegetable oil (palm and palm kernel oil with sorbitan tristearate, soybean and palm oil with tbhq for freshness), peanut butter (peanuts), fructose, inulin, corn syrup, dextrose, cocoa processed with alkali, rice, whole grain wheat, water, contains 2% or less of vegetable glycerin, sorbitol, salt, wheat bran, peanut oil, natural flavors, soluble wheat fiber, whey, soy lecithin, malt flavor, sesame seed oil, bht for freshness, almond flour.vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin c (ascorbic acid), vitamin e (alpha tocopherol acetate), niacinamide, zinc oxide, reduced iron, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride, thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b12, folic acid, vitamin d3.