Grenade · Protein Bar
Protein Bar · OREO
- Low Sugar
- 3rd-Party Tested
20g protein
210 calories · per 1 bar (60g)
✦ Protein Score
Great
9.5g of protein for every 100 calories. The more of the calories that come from protein, the higher the score.
Flavours (4)
Protein Pal Analysis
Protein Source
Where the 20g 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. Slow digesting, releasing amino acids over several hours.
Complete protein, fast absorbing. Filtered to remove most of the lactose and fat.
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
- 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) - Glycerol
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
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
- Rapeseed 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
Milk Chocolate Confection (Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Milk, Chocolate, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Hydrolyzed Collagen, Glycerol, Calcium Caseinate, Whey Protein Isolate, Maltitol, Palm Oil, Water, Cocoa (Processed with Alkali), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Polydextrose, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Baking Soda, Sucralose.
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