Built · Protein Bar
Built Puff · Peanut Butter Cup
- No Seed Oils
17g protein
150 calories · per 1 bar (40g)
- #3in Highest Protein Bars Per Calorie
- #1in Protein Bars Without Sugar Alcohols
- #2in Protein Bars Without Maltitol
✦ Protein Score
Excellent
11.3g of protein for every 100 calories. The more of the calories that come from protein, the higher the score.
Flavours (12)
Protein Pal Analysis
Protein Source
Where the 17g of protein comes from, largest contributor first
Incomplete protein. No tryptophan and very little leucine, so it counts toward the label's protein but contributes little to muscle.
Complete protein. Whey that has been pre broken down, making it the fastest absorbing form.
Defatted peanuts, roughly half protein by weight. Low in methionine.
Incomplete protein. Cooked collagen with no tryptophan, used mainly for texture.
Collagen is the largest single protein source here, ahead of the complete sources. Collagen counts towards the protein figure on the label but contains no tryptophan and little leucine, so the amount doing muscle supporting work is lower than the headline number suggests.
Also Contains
Sugar Alcohols
- 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
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)
Nutrition
per 1 bar (40g)Protein efficiency
computed from the labelIngredients
Ingredients
Premium Collagen Protein Blend (Collagen, Partially Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolate), Glycerin, Sugar, Water, Palm Kernel Oil, Partially Defatted Peanut Flour, Gelatin, Natural Flavors, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Peanut Oil, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Cultured Dextrose. Contains: Milk, Peanuts, Soy. May contain: Tree Nuts. Certified gluten free.
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