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Protein Snacks & Bars

Portable protein is a label-reading exercise: the same "20g protein" can be a genuine snack or a candy bar with a health halo, and protein density — protein relative to calories — is the number that tells them apart. This hub reads bars and ready-to-eat protein the way the rest of the site reads powders: grams per serving, the sugar and sugar-alcohol lines, dollars per 20 grams of protein, and taste reported as consensus, labeled as such. For a small appetite, the snack you will actually finish beats the scoop you skip.

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Glossary terms

Protein Bar
Convenient protein — judged on grams per serving, the $/20g math, and the sugar lines.
Protein Density
Protein per 100 calories — the number that outs a candy bar in disguise.
Sugar Alcohols
The "low sugar" sweeteners — listed separately, and worth reading.
Ready-to-Drink Shake
Pre-mixed protein — maximum convenience, premium per gram.
Collagen Protein
A protein from connective tissue — incomplete, and scored that way.

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