Chewy Protein Bar Peanut Butter & Semisweet Chocolate Chip

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Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 26 listed

• 1 Peanut
  Edible legume seed of the Arachis hypogaea plant.
  Low
• 2 Soy Protein Isolate
  Refined protein extracted from defatted soybean flakes, typically ≥90% protein content.
  Low
• 3 Chicory Root
  Root of Cichorium intybus, used as a coffee substitute and as a source of inulin (a soluble fiber).
  Low
• 4 Dark Chocolate Flavored Coating
  A confectionery coating that mimics dark chocolate flavor and appearance but typically uses vegetable oils (palm kernel, coconut, or hydroge…
  Low
• 5 Peanut Paste
  Ground roasted peanuts processed into a thick paste; a precursor or ingredient form of peanut butter.
  Low
• 6 Chocolate Chunk
  Pieces of chocolate (typically semisweet or milk chocolate) used as inclusions in baked goods.
  Low
• 7 Glycerol
  Glycerol (glycerin, E422) is a sugar alcohol that is a colorless, viscous, sweet-tasting liquid.
  Low
• 8 Corn Syrup
  A sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture produced from corn starch hydrolysate. The high-fructose form (HFCS) contains approximately 42% or 55%…
  Moderate
• 9 Acacia Gum
  Dried sap of the Acacia tree (Acacia senegal/seyal); a complex polysaccharide also called gum arabic.
  Low
• 10 Inulin
  Naturally occurring fructan polysaccharide extracted primarily from chicory root; a soluble dietary fiber and prebiotic.
  Low
• 11 Maltodextrin
  A short-chain glucose polymer (3–20 glucose units, DE 3–20) produced by partial enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of corn, potato, rice, or wheat…
  Moderate
• 12 Sea Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl) obtained by evaporating seawater. Chemically identical to mined/refined salt, with trace minerals depending on source…
  Low
• 13 Soya Lecithin
  A naturally occurring mixture of phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol) extracted from soybean …
  Low
• 14 Coconut
  Fruit of Cocos nucifera palm, used fresh, dried, as flesh, milk, water, or oil.
  Low
• 15 Almond
  Edible seed of the Prunus dulcis tree; tree nut.
  Low
• 16 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
• 17 Almond Butter
  Paste made by grinding roasted or raw almonds, sometimes with added salt or oil.
  Low
• 18 Tapioca
  Starch extracted from cassava root (Manihot esculenta), sold as flour, pearls, or flakes.
  Safe
• 19 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 20 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 21 Palm Kernel Oil
  Edible oil from kernels (seeds) of oil palm fruit (Elaeis guineensis); ~80% saturated fat (mostly lauric acid).
  Low
• 22 Cocoa Powder
  Cocoa powder is the dry, defatted solid of cacao beans.
  Safe
• 23 Whole Milk Powder
  Dehydrated cow's milk produced by spray-drying pasteurized whole milk.
  Low
• 24 Cocoa Paste
  Cocoa paste (chocolate liquor) is the ground product of roasted cacao beans.
  Safe
• 25 Cocoa Butter Safe
• 26 Vanilla Extract
  Vanilla extract is a solution of vanilla bean compounds in ethanol and water.
  Safe