Elevation · Protein Bar
Protein Bar · Strawberry Protein Meal
- High Sugar
- High Fiber
- No Artificial Sweeteners
12g protein
180 calories · per 1 bar (45g)
✦ Protein Score
Good
6.7g 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 12g of protein comes from, largest contributor first
Complete protein from milk, mostly casein.
Complete protein, fast absorbing. The least processed whey, with more lactose and fat than isolate.
Complete protein. The only common plant protein with a full amino acid profile on its own.
Also Contains
Tropical Oils
- 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)
Seed Oils
- Sunflower Oil, 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)
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)
Refined Carbohydrates
- Maltodextrin
A rapidly digested glucose polymer made from corn, rice or tapioca starch. It raises blood glucose at least as fast as table sugar but counts as carbohydrate rather than sugar on the label, so a low-sugar product can still deliver a fast glucose load. The amounts used in protein products are usually small.
Hofman et al., Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (2016)
Nutrition
per 1 bar (45g)Protein efficiency
computed from the labelIngredients
Ingredients
Yogurt flavored coating [sugar, palm kernel oil, yogurt powder (cultured whey protein concentrate, cultured skim milk), nonfat dry milk solids, soy lecithin, natural flavor], isolated soy protein, fructooligosaccharides, isolated soy protein (contains tapioca starch, salt), strawberry flavored cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil, natural flavor), corn syrup, chicory root inulin, canola oil, glycerin, crisp rice (rice flour, sugar, calcium carbonate, salt), soy lecithin, maltodextrin, salt, wheat flakes, peanuts, almonds, dried unsweetened coconut, ascorbic acid - a preservative, rosemary extract, natural flavor, vitamins and minerals [palmitate (vitamin A), tricalcium phosphate, cholecalciferol (vitamin D), ascorbic acid (vitamin C), niacinamide (vitamin B3), zinc oxide, ferrous fumarate (iron), dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin B1), folic acid, cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12)].
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.
