Atkins · Protein Bar
Atkins Strong High Protein Bar · Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
20g protein
230 calories · per 1 bar (60g)
✦ Protein Score
Great
8.7g of protein for every 100 calories. The more of the calories that come from protein, the higher the score.
Protein Pal Analysis
Protein Source
Where the 20g of protein comes from, largest contributor first
Complete protein. The only common plant protein with a full amino acid profile on its own.
Complete protein, fast absorbing. Filtered to remove most of the lactose and fat.
Complete protein. Slow digesting, releasing amino acids over several hours.
Complete protein. Slow digesting, releasing amino acids over several hours.
Also Contains
Sugar Alcohols
- Vegetable Glycerin
Chemically a sugar alcohol, used to keep bars soft and moist rather than to sweeten. The EU safety authority found no safety concern at food levels. Large amounts can draw water into the gut and have a laxative effect.
EFSA re-evaluation of glycerol E422 (2017) - Erythritol
A sugar alcohol that is close to zero calorie, does not raise blood glucose, and is better tolerated digestively than most polyols. A 2023 study associated higher blood erythritol with cardiovascular events and found increased platelet clotting in a small trial. That evidence is observational and is not proof of harm.
Witkowski et al., Nature Medicine (2023)
Tropical Oils
- Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Oil
Pressed from the fruit of the oil palm rather than its seed, so it is not one of the seed oils. Around half saturated fat, mostly palmitic acid, and a meta-analysis of controlled trials found it raises LDL cholesterol compared with vegetable oils low in saturated fat. Palm kernel oil comes from the seed inside the same fruit and carries more saturated fat again. Both stay solid at room temperature without hydrogenation, which is why coatings use them.
Sun et al., Journal of Nutrition (2015)
Seed Oils
- Canola Oil
Refined oils high in omega-6 linoleic acid. Controlled trials show oils rich in linoleic acid lower LDL cholesterol compared with saturated fat, and heart health bodies support their use. The concern raised in popular coverage is about the omega-6 to omega-3 balance of the wider diet, and about oxidation products when these oils are repeatedly heated.
American Heart Association advisory, Circulation (2017)
Nutrition
per 1 bar (60g)≤1g: the label prints “<1g” for this value.
Protein efficiency
computed from the labelIngredients
Ingredients
SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, POLYDEXTROSE (PREBIOTIC FIBER), WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, ALMONDS, WATER, PALM KERNEL OIL AND PALM OIL, ACID CASEIN, ERYTHRITOL, CANOLA OIL, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI). CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL FLAVORS, LECITHIN (SUNFLOWER AND/OR SOY LECITHIN), COCOA BUTTER, SALT, SUCRALOSE.
Nutrition values are taken from the manufacturer’s published label and may vary by flavour or region. Trademarks and imagery are the property of their respective owners.
