Elevation · Protein Bar
Protein Bar · Cookies 'N Cream
- No Artificial Sweeteners
- No Seed Oils
18g protein
240 calories · per 1 bar (58g)
✦ Protein Score
Good
7.5g of protein for every 100 calories. The more of the calories that come from protein, the higher the score.
Flavours (8)
Protein Pal Analysis
Protein Source
Where the 18g 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. The least processed whey, with more lactose and fat than isolate.
Complete protein. Roughly 80% casein and 20% whey, so it digests slower than whey alone.
Also Contains
Sugar Alcohols
- Maltitol
A sugar alcohol that does raise blood glucose, with a glycaemic index around 35 where most polyols are near zero. It is the usual cause of the digestive complaints from protein bars: bloating, gas and a laxative effect, typically above roughly 30 to 40g a day.
Livesey, Nutrition Research Reviews (2003) - 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 Oil, Palm Kernel Oil
Palm oil is pressed from the fruit of the oil palm; palm kernel oil comes from the seed inside that same fruit. Neither is a typical seed oil: the concerns people cite when avoiding seed oils are a high omega-6 linoleic acid load and the oxidation that polyunsaturated fats are prone to during refining and heating, and both palm oils are mostly saturated fat, with very little omega-6 and much greater oxidative stability. Palm oil is 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 is more saturated again. Both stay solid at room temperature without hydrogenation, which is why coatings use them.
Sun et al., Journal of Nutrition (2015)
Stimulants
- Guarana
A stimulant, and ingredient lists rarely state the amount. The EU safety authority puts single doses of no concern at 200mg and habitual daily intake at 400mg for healthy adults, lower in pregnancy.
EFSA opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015)
Nutrition
per 1 bar (58g)Protein efficiency
computed from the labelIngredients
Ingredients
Soy protein crisp (isolated soy protein, tapioca starch), maltitol, peanut butter (peanuts), chocolate cookie crumb (tapioca starch, rice flour, sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, palm oil, salt, chocolate liquor, natural flavor, sodium bicarbonate), chocolate confectionery (sugar, palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, whey powder, nonfat dry milk, soy lecithin, vanilla), glycerin, whey protein concentrate, milk protein (pasteurized cow's milk), peanuts, palm oil, white confectionery (sugar, palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk, whole milk powder, whey powder, palm oil, soy lecithin and vanilla), guarana seed, salt, omega 3 oil, MCT oil 60/40 (medium chain triglyceride). Contains: soy, peanuts, milk. May contain almond, macadamia nut.
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.
