Are stevia and monk fruit artificial sweeteners?

No. Stevia (steviol glycosides) and monk fruit extract are derived from plants, and allulose is a rare sugar found naturally in figs and raisins. Regulators and most consumer usage treat “artificial sweeteners” as the synthetic set: sucralose, acesulfame potassium, aspartame and saccharin, which is the definition this page uses.

Do bars without artificial sweeteners have more sugar?

Often, yes: removing sucralose usually means either real sugar or sugar alcohols take its place. The table above shows each bar’s sugar per serving so you can weigh it up; several bars manage both low sugar and no artificial sweeteners.

Protein Bars Without Artificial Sweeteners

These bars contain none of the four main artificial sweeteners: sucralose, acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), aspartame or saccharin, verified against the full ingredient statement. Plant derived and rare sugar sweeteners (stevia, monk fruit, allulose) are allowed, as is regular sugar. Ranked by protein per 100 calories.

Rankings recompute automatically as new verified products are added. Tap a column to sort; product lines with multiple flavours show their best scoring flavour.

#	Product
1	Kirkland Signature Protein Bar4 flavoursvaries by flavour	22g	170	12.9g	2g	11g
2	Built Puff13 flavoursvaries by flavour	17g	140	12.1g	7g	0g
3	Quest Bar2 flavours	20g	170	11.8g	0.5g	12g
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4	Built Sour Puff5 flavours	16g	150	10.7g	8g	0g
5	No Cow Protein Bar9 flavours	20g	190	10.5g	≤1g	14g
6	think! High Protein Bar9 flavours	20g	220	9.1g	≤1g	2g
7	KIND Protein Max Bar4 flavours	20g	240	8.3g	≤1g	9g
8	MET-Rx Big 100 Bar6 flavours	30g	380	7.9g	22g	≤1g
9	Elevation Protein Bar8 flavours	15g	200	7.5g	16g	≤1g
10	IQBAR Protein Bar10 flavours	12g	160	7.5g	≤1g	9g

What “no artificial sweeteners” means on this page

A bar qualifies only when its captured ingredient list contains none of sucralose, acesulfame potassium, aspartame or saccharin. Stevia, monk fruit and allulose are naturally derived and do not disqualify a bar. Note that many of these bars use real sugar instead, so check the sugar column, and check the low sugar ranking too if you want both.

How this ranking works

Every nutrition value is transcribed from the manufacturer’s published nutrition label and verified by hand, with no third party food databases.
Product lines are ranked, not individual flavours, so one product’s 20 flavours can’t fill the list. Each entry shows its best scoring flavour.
A maximum of two lines per brand keeps the list diverse.
Labels that don’t state sugar or fiber are treated as unknown (never as zero) and are excluded from sugar and fiber rankings.
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Frequently asked questions

Are stevia and monk fruit artificial sweeteners?: No. Stevia (steviol glycosides) and monk fruit extract are derived from plants, and allulose is a rare sugar found naturally in figs and raisins. Regulators and most consumer usage treat “artificial sweeteners” as the synthetic set: sucralose, acesulfame potassium, aspartame and saccharin, which is the definition this page uses.
Do bars without artificial sweeteners have more sugar?: Often, yes: removing sucralose usually means either real sugar or sugar alcohols take its place. The table above shows each bar’s sugar per serving so you can weigh it up; several bars manage both low sugar and no artificial sweeteners.

Protein Bars Without Artificial Sweeteners

What “no artificial sweeteners” means on this page

How this ranking works

Frequently asked questions

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