Nature Valley · Protein Bar
Protein Chewy Bar · Blueberry Nut
- Gluten-Free
- High Fiber
- No Seed Oils
10g protein
190 calories · per 1 bar (40g)
✦ Protein Score
Average
5.3g 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 10g 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.
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 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)
Nutrition
per 1 bar (40g)Protein efficiency
computed from the labelIngredients
Ingredients
Roasted Peanuts, Soy Protein Isolate, Sugar, Chicory Root Extract, Vegetable Oils (palm, palm kernel, and canola), Blueberries, Corn Syrup, Fructose, Peanut Butter (peanuts, salt), Rice Starch, Vegetable Glycerin, Cranberries, Honey Roasted Almond Butter (almonds, honey, maltodextrin, palm oil, mixed tocopherols), Whey Protein Concentrate, Nonfat Milk, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Corn Starch, Natural Flavor. Contains peanut, soy, almond, and milk ingredients.
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