Atkins · Protein Bar
Soft Baked Protein Bar · Vanilla Macadamia Nut
15g protein
190 calories · per 1 bar (50g)
✦ Protein Score
Good
7.9g of protein for every 100 calories. The more of the calories that come from protein, the higher the score.
Flavours (3)
- Vanilla Macadamia Nut
- Blueberry
- Lemon Poppy Seed
Protein Pal Analysis
Protein Source
Where the 15g 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. 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)
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 (50g)≤1g: the label prints “<1g” for this value.
Protein efficiency
computed from the labelIngredients
Ingredients
SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, POLYDEXTROSE, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, ALMONDS, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, PALM KERNEL OIL AND/OR PALM OIL, WATER, MACADAMIA NUTS, MICELLAR CASEIN, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, CANOLA OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF GUM ARABIC, NONFAT MILK, LECITHIN (SUNFLOWER AND/OR SOY LECITHIN), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE MONOHYDRATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), SALT, TAPIOCA STARCH, SUCRALOSE, SUGAR++, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).
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.
