PROTEIN BAR

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Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 42 listed

• 1 Chocolate Coating
  A generic compound coating applied to confectionery, snacks, and ice cream; typically combines sugar, vegetable fat (often non-cocoa-butter)…
  Low
• 2 Whey Protein
  Protein fraction isolated from milk whey, the liquid by-product of cheese making, typically as concentrate or isolate powder.
  Low
• 3 peanut creme —
• 4 Corn Syrup
  A sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture produced from corn starch hydrolysate. The high-fructose form (HFCS) contains approximately 42% or 55%…
  Moderate
• 5 Brown Sugar
  Sucrose with residual or added molasses; chemically nearly identical to white sugar plus minor molasses content.
  Moderate
• 6 Caramel
  Caramel: a dark colorant made by controlled heat treatment of food-grade carbohydrates; four classes (E150a-d) differ by manufacturing react…
  Moderate
• 7 Brown Rice Crisps
  Crispy puffed or extruded pieces made from brown rice; used as a crunchy ingredient in cereals and bars.
  Low
• 8 Glycerol
  Glycerol (glycerin, E422) is a sugar alcohol that is a colorless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid.
  Low
• 9 Invert Sugar
  A mixture of glucose and fructose produced by hydrolyzing sucrose with acid or invertase enzyme.
  Moderate
• 10 Chocolate Chunk
  Pieces of chocolate (typically semisweet or milk chocolate) used as inclusions in baked goods.
  Low
• 11 Milk Protein Concentrate
  Concentrated dairy protein product (40-90% protein) made by ultrafiltration of skim milk; contains both casein and whey proteins.
  Low
• 12 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 13 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 14 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 15 Tocopherol-Rich Extract
  Tocopherol-rich extract — a natural extract of mixed tocopherols (vitamin E forms) from vegetable oils, used as a natural antioxidant.
  Low
• 16 Citric Acid
  Citric acid (E330), a weak organic acid naturally present in citrus fruit and produced commercially via Aspergillus niger fermentation.
  Low
• 17 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 18 Vegetable Oil
  Generic term covering edible oils extracted from plant sources (soybean, canola, corn, sunflower, palm, etc.).
  Low
• 19 Whey Protein Isolate
  Highly purified protein fraction (>=90% protein) extracted from milk whey.
  Low
• 20 Cocoa
  Powder produced from roasted, ground cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao) with most of the cocoa butter removed.
  Safe
• 21 Soya Lecithin
  A naturally occurring mixture of phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol) extracted from soybean …
  Low
• 22 Corn Starch
  Starch isolated from the endosperm of corn kernels. Composed of amylose and amylopectin (glucose polymers).
  Low
• 23 Calcium Carbonate
  Calcium carbonate (CaCO3), a naturally occurring mineral (limestone, chalk) used as a calcium source, anticaking agent, and pH regulator in …
  Low
• 24 Peanut
  Edible legume seed of the Arachis hypogaea plant.
  Low
• 25 Corn Syrup Solids
  Dried corn syrup; refined glucose-based sweetener from cornstarch hydrolysis.
  Low
• 26 Dextrose
  D-glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide). Produced commercially by complete enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn starch.
  Moderate
• 27 Sorbitol
  Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol (polyol) found naturally in fruits and produced industrially by hydrogenation of glucose.
  Moderate
• 28 Skimmed Milk Powder Low
• 29 Glucose
  Simple monosaccharide sugar (dextrose), naturally occurring and produced commercially from corn or other starches.
  Low
• 30 Palm Oil
  Edible oil extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit of Elaeis guineensis (oil palm). Semi-solid at room temperature; ~50% saturated fat (mos…
  Moderate
• 31 Skimmed Milk
  Cow's milk from which most milkfat has been removed. FDA standard of identity for nonfat milk requires <0.5% milkfat; for nonfat dry milk, <…
  Safe
• 32 Butter
  Dairy product churned from cream of cow's milk; ~80% milkfat by FDA standard of identity.
  Safe
• 33 Whey
  Liquid or dried protein-rich byproduct of cheese making, derived from milk.
  Low
• 34 Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids
  Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471), made by partial hydrolysis of fats and oils.
  Low
• 35 Brown Rice Flour
  Whole-grain flour made by milling unhulled brown rice, retaining bran and germ.
  Low
• 36 Barley Malt Flour
  Flour milled from barley (Hordeum vulgare) that has been germinated (malted) and dried.
  Low
• 37 Cocoa Paste
  Cocoa paste (chocolate liquor) is the ground product of roasted cacao beans.
  Safe
• 38 Cocoa Butter Safe
• 39 Vanilla Extract
  Vanilla extract is a solution of vanilla bean compounds in ethanol and water.
  Safe
• 40 Preservative
  Generic umbrella term for unspecified preservative additive(s).
  Low
• 41 Palm Kernel Oil
  Edible oil from kernels (seeds) of oil palm fruit (Elaeis guineensis); ~80% saturated fat (mostly lauric acid).
  Low
• 42 Cream
  The fat-rich liquid separated from milk. FDA standards of identity (21 CFR 131.150 / 131.155 / 131.157) classify by milkfat content: heavy c…
  Safe