Glossary · Snacks & Bars
Protein Bar
A protein bar is portable protein, and the range runs from genuine 20g-protein snacks to candy bars with a health halo. The checks are the panel ones: grams of protein per bar, protein relative to calories (density), dollars per 20g of protein against a box, and the sugar and sugar-alcohol lines, which is where "low sugar" bars hide their trade-offs. Taste varies enormously and we report it as consensus, labeled as such. For small-appetite eating, a bar's appeal is real estate: 20g of protein in something you'll actually finish beats a scoop you won't.
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