Short transcript excerpt from a YouTube video by Dr. Ashley Lucas where two speakers verbally rate and critique multiple protein bars for weight-loss suitability. Each bar is given a numeric rating and approximate nutrition facts (calories, protein grams, sugar grams) along with brief commentary on protein source and processing (e.g., whey, dates, sugar alcohols).
Kind bar.
I give a kind bar about a 4, 200 calories. About 12 grams of protein. Depend on the type but about 8 to 12 grams of sugar. I like the fact that it's not super processed but not enough protein. Too much sugar.
One protein.
One protein. I would give it about a seven. About 220 calories. 20 grams of protein which I like coming from whey which is a good protein source, high quality, just one gram of sugar but lots of like processing and sugar alcohols to get the sugar that low. So might not agree with your gut but a good amount of protein.
Rx bar.
I give the RX Bar A3. There is about 200 calories in it. 12 grams of protein, 13 plus grams of sugar. All comes from dates but it's still sugar. Metabolically your body is seeing sugar.
Fitcrunch.
Fitcrunch I give a 7, 200 calories, around 16 grams of protein or so. About 3 grams of sugar. Pretty processed. Again, the protein comes from whey which I like. So it just depends on how your gut deals with artificial sweeteners and such.
Rye bar.
Rye bar. I rate around a 4 to a 5, 16 to 18 grams of protein. Protein around 17, 18 grams of sugar, which is a lot of sugar. So I would say too much sugar, not enough protein. My two favorite protein bars right now are Marigold. I like Marigold because it doesn't use any sugar alcohols. It's very clean. You actually have to keep it in the fridge. And then I do enjoy David bars. High quality doesn't seem to mess with the gut so check those two out.
