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Dietitian and nutritionist Maya Feller joins Epicurious to taste-test 19 of the most popular protein bars, ranking them on taste and nutritional value. From Clif and Quest to Perfect Bar, David, KIND, and more, which protein bars deliver on protein and nutrition, which are all about taste, and which should stay on the shelf?Learn more about Maya's nutrition practice and services at Maya Feller Nutrition
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00:00I'm Maya Feller, I'm a registered dietitian, and I'm going to be tasting some of the biggest
00:03brands of protein bars and ranking them on taste and nutritional value.
00:08I'm going to be looking at the protein and the sugar content in relation to the bar at
00:12whole.
00:15Rx Bar Chocolate Sea Salt.
00:17The first thing that stands out to me is that all the ingredients are listed right here
00:22on the front.
00:23Another thing that I love is that it says no BS.
00:26It's a little gummy.
00:27My mouth is coated with whatever is in the bar, and it is stuck on some of my teeth.
00:33It feels rich and it feels very earthy.
00:36I can taste the chocolate.
00:37I can also taste the dates, like a little bit of the sweetness.
00:40The egg whites I don't taste at all, which I think is great.
00:43This bar is particularly, I would say, whole foods forward, meaning that it's a food in
00:49its whole and minimally processed form.
00:51There are 12 grams of protein.
00:53That's about 20% of the daily value.
00:55Protein is really important when it comes to a balanced diet.
00:59It's used for our immune health.
01:00It helps to regulate our growth and development.
01:03It's used for our lean body mass.
01:06It's used for our skeletal mass.
01:08Protein bars are there as a tool.
01:10It's important to know why you're using the protein bar, what the source of protein is
01:14in that particular bar, and how your body's reacting to it.
01:17Egg whites have about 3.6 grams of protein per egg white.
01:21The current recommendation is 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight.
01:26So you have to do a little bit of math and figure out how much protein you actually need.
01:32And when I look at sugars, it says total sugars are 14 grams.
01:37But what's really important is to go one step down and actually look at the added sugars.
01:42Added sugars from table sugar are not going to give you those other nutrients that you
01:46find in the naturally occurring sources.
01:48Here we see 0% of the daily value for added sugars, 0 grams.
01:53So we know that all the sugars in this bar are really coming from those dates and maybe
02:00a little bit from the chocolate and the cocoa.
02:02I love an RX bar from like the nutrition perspective, and I would say that it's pretty tasty.
02:08Hi, Marks.
02:09David, chocolate chip cookie dough.
02:12It's giving premium with the gold.
02:15It's delicious.
02:16Absolutely tastes like cookie dough.
02:1728 grams of protein.
02:19Holy moly, that is a huge amount of protein.
02:22It's like four eggs.
02:23This is giving you more than half of what your body theoretically needs for a day.
02:29They're using a number of different proteins to get to that 28 grams.
02:34We've got milk protein isolate, collagen, and then we see whey protein concentrate and egg white.
02:41There's also a binding system that they're using.
02:44That's where it's getting that really great mouthfeel.
02:47Because of complete focus on protein, it's not giving other vitamins and minerals.
02:53I'm actually going to put it closer to the center.
02:55Okay, David, I've got to give it to you.
02:57It's really tasty.
02:58This is like straight up cookie dough.
03:00Protein with a capital P.
03:02Bear Bells cookies and cream.
03:03I feel like I'm being transported back in time.
03:06We've got these block letters, cookies and cream.
03:10I see that they're calling out both naturally and artificially flavored.
03:14This looks like a candy bar.
03:17This is 100% a candy bar.
03:19I can see that cookies and cream.
03:22There's just a little bit of chocolate around the outside.
03:26And then it's got some crunchy little bits on the exterior.
03:29It is a great bite.
03:31There's three different types of protein that they've put in there to get to their protein content.
03:36Alcium caseinate, whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate.
03:39Whey protein isolate has gone through a level of processing that has pretty much removed
03:45all of the lactose, the milk sugar, while retaining the protein content.
03:51This is a highly digestible source of protein.
03:54Protein powders like the calcium caseinate or the whey protein isolate
03:58should have no flavor whatsoever, similar to an egg white protein.
04:02There's total sugars.
04:04It's one gram, zero grams of added sugars,
04:07which you're allowed to say when it's only one gram.
04:09And then it's a sugar alcohol five grams.
04:12So the non-nutritive sweetener, meaning zero calories whatsoever.
04:17They don't tend to elicit the same glucose response in the body.
04:21And I think the unsweetened chocolate is giving a tiny bit of flavor as well.
04:26If you're looking to this bar as your sole source of protein,
04:29I actually wouldn't recommend it.
04:31You've got to think about rounding out your eating pattern with a variety of foods.
04:36I'm going to put it in the really delicious, but in terms of like nutritional value,
04:42it's got some calcium.
04:43So that's a good thing, but it's mostly protein.
04:46There's not a lot of variety in here.
04:48Built puff brownie batter.
04:50It's giving like a Fig Newton feel to it.
04:53Really looks like a candy bar and it is absolutely coated in chocolate.
04:58Oh, it is totally puffy.
05:02Oh my gosh.
05:03It would be cool if they put marshmallows in here.
05:05That's not the point though.
05:07It's like I ate a gummy worm that was dipped in chocolate.
05:11I am having a candy bar that has 17 grams of protein.
05:17Total sugar is six grams, and that includes six grams of added sugars.
05:22So if you're looking at this as a health food,
05:25and you're not taking the added sugar into consideration,
05:28you might actually end up over consuming added sugar throughout the day.
05:32I'll put the Built Bar high on taste, but in terms of the nutritional value,
05:37it's closer to the center, mainly because the focus is protein.
05:43And in terms of the wide nutrient spectrum, I wouldn't say that it's very diverse.
05:48Nature Valley Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate.
05:50Nature Valley is absolutely known for granola bars.
05:54I feel like the marketers were like, let's get on the protein bandwagon, and here we are.
05:59You can find it at a really affordable price point.
06:02This bar, in addition to being a protein bar, has a meaningful source of fiber.
06:08Fiber comes from a variety of plant-based foods.
06:13This bar has chicory root fiber, which is from chicory, and that's mostly inulin.
06:19For many people, chicory root fiber, because it's really fermentable,
06:24can cause some gas and bloating further down in the colon.
06:28It's actually a great thing because it adds nutrients to the bacteria that's living in your gut.
06:33Having a variety of different types of bacteria and microbes in the gut
06:39actually is really important when it comes to overall health.
06:43So you really want to make sure that you're getting them from high-quality sources.
06:49A bit dry.
06:50It's crunchy, but it's not offensive.
06:53I see soy protein isolate.
06:54Soy is a complete protein, meaning that it has all nine of the essential amino acids.
07:00Amino acids that our body does not manufacture on its own,
07:04so we've got to get it from the foods that we eat.
07:06When it's complete, it's got all nine.
07:08And when it's incomplete, it doesn't have all nine.
07:10When we eat a varied balance pattern of eating,
07:14we actually eat across the amino acid spectrum.
07:17Higher marks overall because of the fiber and because it's pretty tasty.
07:22Thumbs up, Luna Lemon Zest.
07:25This is from the manufacturers of Clif Bars.
07:27This is not in the chocolate area.
07:30This is not your marshmallow or your brownie.
07:33They're not necessarily claiming the protein bar status
07:37because they're saying it's eight grams of protein.
07:39On the lower end, I smell like the lemon zest as soon as I open the package.
07:45There's some icing.
07:46So on the front, we've got the oats.
07:48It smells like a lemon cake.
07:51It's very mild.
07:52I can taste the icing, like a little bit of like lemon,
07:57maybe a tiny bit of vanilla.
07:59The oats got some crunch on them.
08:01Very, very nice in terms of flavor.
08:05One bar has about 190 calories.
08:08It's got about two grams of fiber, I'm assuming coming from the oats.
08:12Eight grams of protein, which is 16% of the daily value.
08:15The first ingredient is grain and protein blend.
08:19So that's the rolled oats and oats do actually have protein in them.
08:23Then we see soy protein isolate, organic rice flour,
08:27and we see roasted soybeans and then organic soy flour as that protein blend,
08:34which I think is nice because it's a bunch of plants.
08:36So there's a little bit of variety in this bar.
08:39When you see 190 calories and you're thinking, wait a second, this is not a diet bar.
08:44If you're a very active person and you're looking for a functional food
08:49in a small package that's highly digestible,
08:53the higher calorie bars are absolutely what you should be looking for.
08:57If you're someone who's not as physically active,
08:59but you're looking for a good source of protein,
09:03then you're going to be looking in the realm of the 120 to maybe 150 calories per bar.
09:09If I were on a hike, I would absolutely pack this bar.
09:12I think it's yummy.
09:13Cliff, Builder's Oreo flavor.
09:16It is literally like a Oreo dupe from the outside.
09:19I don't know from a nutrition perspective as a dietitian that I want Oreos to have a healthy low.
09:2620 grams is a, it's a significant amount of protein.
09:29Smells like candy, just like an Oreo cookie.
09:33Look at the stripes.
09:34I am expecting a delicious bite.
09:38Cliff, don't let me down.
09:41This is great.
09:43What does really stand out is the 32% of the daily value in added sugars.
09:47This is for someone who needs that carbohydrate because they're engaged in long duration,
09:53high intensity, physical activity.
09:55This is 31 grams of carbs.
09:57So it's 11% of the daily value, which for many of the protein bars is on the higher end.
10:03For sure, you're physically active if you're eating this bar.
10:06You do get a little bit of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and you're getting a little
10:12bit of fiber, which I do love.
10:14It's in a delicious package.
10:16It's got that like gorgeous chocolate coated exterior.
10:21It's two toned on the inside.
10:23There's like a little cookie feeling.
10:25I mean, it is designed to be delicious while you're working out.
10:30This one's going to be a little closer to the Luna and the RX bar.
10:35Larabar lemon.
10:36Larabars are something that I often recommend to patients who can tolerate nuts,
10:41because I think that it's a great kind of more whole foods forward bar.
10:46This bar has 10 grams of protein, so it's lower on the protein spectrum.
10:53It's okay.
10:54I don't love it.
10:55The ingredient list, it's all recognizable.
10:59The protein source for this bar is almonds first.
11:02That's a plant-based protein.
11:04That's going to give me some additional vitamins and minerals,
11:07followed by soy protein isolate, followed by roasted peanuts.
11:11That's the crunch.
11:12Then there's unsweetened coconut for the extra crunch in there.
11:16The nutrient profile is pretty good and the flavor is okay.
11:20I'm actually going to put it under the Nature Valley protein bar.
11:26Perfect bar, dark chocolate chip peanut butter.
11:29They're calling out that there's 15 grams of protein and 20 plus super foods in here.
11:34The original refrigerated protein bar.
11:37There are ingredients in here that are better in terms of their shelf stability,
11:42being stored in a refrigerator.
11:44There's like papaya, tomato, apple, alfalfa, celery, kelp,
11:48dulce, carrots, spinach, flaxseed oils.
11:50There's a lot of nutrients in here that actually make this bar pretty extraordinary.
11:58Many people in the U.S. don't meet the recommended intake for fruits and vegetables,
12:02but this bar has quite a few of those loaded in here.
12:08If you're the kind of person that will just like put your tablespoon into a jar of nut butter
12:15and eat it, it tastes like peanut butter.
12:18It kind of has a little bit of a crumble, but then it also melts in your mouth so perfectly.
12:26I think that it is so delicious.
12:29I can taste the chocolate chips.
12:31They're not overpowering.
12:33They're adding like a little hint of cacao and like earthiness.
12:3815 grams of protein, which is 21% of the daily value.
12:4118 grams of total sugar with 12 grams of added sugar.
12:45Honey is number two on the ingredient list.
12:48Honey will make up the bulk of your added sugars.
12:51There's also cane sugar in this ingredient list.
12:53I think it's absolutely okay to have some added sugar throughout the course of the day.
12:59The nutrition facts panel is wonderful, so I'm going to give it like high marks.
13:02I'm just going to give this a little halo because it's so delicious.
13:07No words necessary.
13:08Epic salt and pepper beef bar.
13:11This bar is just straight up beef.
13:13There's some onion powder, garlic powder, a little sea salt, black pepper,
13:17and then some cultured celery powder.
13:19But this is just beef.
13:21Whoa, that's strong.
13:28This is not a nice look.
13:31It's almost like I opened up a can of beef, like I'm camping.
13:35This is only 10 grams of protein.
13:37I mean, it's a piece of meat.
13:39This one has 550 milligrams of sodium, which is 24% of the daily value.
13:45When I hike, I do want the sodium because I have been sweating,
13:49and beef is very nutrient dense.
13:51I have to acknowledge that.
13:53In terms of taste, if you're a meat eater, it's okay.
13:58If I think about camping, which is what I'm going to use this for, I'm all in.
14:02But if it's Wednesday, no, I don't want it.
14:05That's a tent.
14:05Kind Protein Max Sweet and Salty Caramel Peanut Crisp.
14:10I know Kind Bar, but I do not know them in the Protein Max space.
14:16This is new to me.
14:17The front says that there's some kind of caramel coating.
14:19That's absolutely clear.
14:21In the back of it, I can see the coating.
14:25You're getting that creamy, nutty flavor, but then it's a little bit crunchy.
14:30It's sweet, but it's not overpowering.
14:33I feel like Kind is so good at finding that moderate sweetness,
14:38so that you actually want to make it through the whole bar.
14:41Now, the question is, what does the Nutrition Facts panel say?
14:44This is 20 grams of protein, and that's definitely coming
14:47from the combination of the peanuts and the soy protein isolate.
14:50So it is a meaningful source of protein.
14:53There are no sugar alcohols, zero grams of added sugar.
14:57Totally on the go, middle of the road.
14:59It's not extraordinary.
15:00It's not bad.
15:01We started with like bars that were like candy bars.
15:04Maybe this is closer to what a protein bar should taste like,
15:07where it's not super sweet, not very offensive,
15:10and it just kind of does what it says it's going to do.
15:13Fit Crunch Chocolate Peanut Butter.
15:15Definitely looks like a candy bar.
15:18It's also gigantic.
15:20It's 380 calories, but it's huge.
15:25I mean, this is the biggest bar that I have tasted to date.
15:29This is a high protein baked bar, 30 grams of protein.
15:34That's a lot of protein.
15:37It's totally a candy bar.
15:39It's baked inside, so you've got different textures happening.
15:42You've got the chocolate coating, a little bit of a crumble, and then soft bake.
15:47It says six grams of sugar, five grams of added sugar, and it's gluten-free.
15:52I see some whey protein isolate and then whey protein concentrate.
15:56That's why you're getting to 30 grams of protein.
15:58It's going to be bioavailable, easy for your body to absorb.
16:01These bars are marketed as being protein forward.
16:04What they don't have is a wide variety of nutrients.
16:08Your fat-soluble vitamins and your water-soluble vitamins.
16:12Even like the calcium and the potassium and the iron are very low.
16:16For someone who's looking for a candy bar-esque flavored protein bar,
16:21this is like 100% going to fit the bill for you.
16:25I wouldn't think of it in my mind as being something that is super nutritious.
16:29I have an aftertaste that I personally can taste with this Fit Crunch, so I don't love it.
16:36I would definitely put it on the less tasty and not as nutritious.
16:42It's giving you protein, but you're not going to get a lot of other vitamins and minerals.
16:46IQ bar, salted chocolate, says brain nutrients.
16:49As a dietitian, I'm thinking either there's some type of functional mushroom in this bar,
16:54or there's something particular that's been studied around brain health.
16:59Lo and behold, there's magnesium, vitamin E, medium chain triglycerides,
17:04flavonoids, and lion's mane adaptogens.
17:07So that's a mushroom.
17:08These are the ingredients that they're saying are great for your brain.
17:13It is not delicious.
17:15It is very dry.
17:17Reminiscent for me of functional products that have mushrooms in them.
17:22The first ingredient is almond, and then it's followed by a protein blend.
17:26The crisps are pea protein and tapioca starch and more pea protein.
17:30So this is a plant forward protein.
17:33And then we're seeing a prebiotic blend.
17:36So there's tapioca fiber and vegetable fiber.
17:38That's a very kind of dry, dark, earthy flavor.
17:42And then we see unsweetened chocolate.
17:44Again, this is a very dry bar.
17:47There's 12 grams of protein.
17:48I know that that's coming from that almond and then the protein blend.
17:52There are zero grams of added sugar.
17:55And that's really coming from the stevia plant.
17:58So that is a natural, non-nutritive sweetener.
18:02And that's what the aftertaste is.
18:04This would be great for people who are thinking about blood sugar balance.
18:07Anybody who is conscious around their cholesterol levels,
18:13because paying attention to your added sugar intake can have an impact on your blood lipid levels.
18:18This is not yummy.
18:20There's no one ingredient that is going to magically transform your brain health.
18:25High function, low taste.
18:29Aloha Organic Peanut Butter Cup.
18:31You've got this like orange wrapping that doesn't look so beautiful to me.
18:36There's like a peanut butter cup, but then there's a plant.
18:40Friends, there's no peanut butter cup in here.
18:43You've got that nice kind of like peanut butter cup interior.
18:47This is a vegan bar.
18:49So there's peanuts, tapioca fiber.
18:51There's a protein blend, brown rice protein, pumpkin seed protein,
18:55which I really like actually with the whey protein shortage that's happening.
19:00I think a lot of manufacturers are going to have to lean on alternative protein sources.
19:05And I love pumpkin seeds as a plant-based protein because
19:10it's so mild in flavor and it blends really nicely.
19:14Then there's dark chocolate, cane sugar.
19:17I personally do not love the flavor of monk fruit.
19:20I feel like it does a lot of lingering after you've eaten whatever the product is.
19:25And I also perceive it to be deeply, intensely sweet, syrupy, heavy, sweet flavor.
19:32And that I do not enjoy so much.
19:34I always love a vegan alternative and I think that there's not so many on the market.
19:39However, I don't love the flavor.
19:42Vegan, that's a flower.
19:43Quest Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
19:46We have re-entered the cookie world.
19:48This is a sticky bar.
19:50Looks like cookie dough.
19:54It's not nice.
19:55Oh no.
19:56The challenge with this bar is that it is intensely sweet.
20:01The ingredient list has to have a sugar alcohol in here.
20:03They can be significantly sweeter than table sugar.
20:09There is erythritol, which is a smaller molecule.
20:13Manufacturers tend to use that because it doesn't cause as much gas
20:17and bloating as something like a xylitol, which is a larger molecule.
20:22And the body has a harder time kind of digesting it.
20:25We consume it.
20:26The taste receptors perceive it as sweet.
20:30Depending on the sugar alcohol, it can be so much sweeter.
20:33I feel like I have just eaten like eight pounds of sugar,
20:37even though I actually haven't.
20:39All I've had is a sugar alcohol.
20:41This bar has one gram of sugar, zero grams of added sugar,
20:46six grams of sugar alcohols, and 21 grams of protein,
20:51which is 42% of the daily value.
20:54The predominant protein source is a protein blend,
20:58a milk protein isolate with a whey protein isolate.
21:01From a nutrition perspective, it's doing what it's saying it's going to do,
21:05but from a taste perspective, this is a no-go for me.
21:08This is bad.
21:09This is really bad.
21:10It's so, it's like sour sweet.
21:12Think, Lemon Delight.
21:14Whoa, look at that coating.
21:16It's got a little ripple on it.
21:20I don't really taste the lemon.
21:23I actually taste more like icing.
21:25Feels more mild.
21:27Even though there's 13 grams of sugar alcohols,
21:31I don't perceive it as this intense sweetness.
21:35Almond butter.
21:36Almonds tend to be energy dense,
21:40meaning that they have higher calories because of the fat.
21:44Almond is a heart healthy fat.
21:46And so you can have something that ends up being calorically high,
21:51but nutrient dense.
21:53This bar has 20 grams of protein.
21:56That's 40% of the daily value.
21:58So that's a pretty meaningful amount.
22:00And it has zero grams of sugar with 13 grams of sugar alcohol.
22:06So that is a non-nutritus sweetener that does not add calories.
22:11And it in theory should not elevate your blood sugars.
22:14From the protein perspective, totally fine.
22:18I'm going to put it right here.
22:20Okay.
22:21Creatures of habit.
22:23Peanut butter banger.
22:24This is giving like inside the CrossFit gym with my bros.
22:31There's so much happening on this label.
22:33See you in health.
22:35And it's got three grams of creatine.
22:37Okay.
22:38Creatine is actually made from three amino acids.
22:41And it's a compound that's made naturally in your kidney,
22:46your liver, and your pancreas.
22:48Your body naturally makes about one to two grams of creatine per day.
22:53And then you replenish anywhere from three grams of creatine per day.
22:58Creatine supports your energy production,
23:01but it also supports the development of your lean body mass.
23:05And so there have been all these studies recently that are looking at consuming creatine
23:10post-workout and improved recovery.
23:14I absolutely think that this is a supplement, not just a protein bar.
23:17It's a little bit like candy bar-esque.
23:20We're getting the stripes again.
23:22Backside, there's some chocolate chip in here.
23:26This is very, very, very dry.
23:30This is like dehydrated peanut butter.
23:33The first ingredient is brown rice protein isolate.
23:36So it's a plant-based protein.
23:38It's not going to have the full amino acid profile.
23:43That's why they're adding it in with another legume, which is the peanut.
23:47When you take a starch and a legume and you put them together, you get a complete protein.
23:53Total sugars, eight grams, includes less than one gram of added sugar.
23:58And the sugar is naturally occurring coming from the date paste.
24:01If you're looking for creatine, 100%, this is a way to supplement with creatine.
24:07I don't think that this bar is very delicious.
24:10You go right above the Aloha bar.
24:12Drink water with this.
24:15Water needed.
24:16Go Macro, oatmeal chocolate chip.
24:18A lot of people that I work with, this is a bar that they go to.
24:23It's readily available.
24:25Light in color, some chocolate chip.
24:27I see some oats.
24:30It's all right.
24:31If it were me, I'd actually take like actual peanut butter,
24:34put it on top of the bar and make a little more delicious.
24:38Organic protein blend.
24:40And that's a combination of sprouted brown rice protein and organic pea protein.
24:45We're taking the rice and we're taking the pea.
24:48So you've got two incomplete proteins, putting them together to make the full amino acid profile
24:54to make a complete protein.
24:55Three grams of fiber.
24:56So you're coming in 11% of the daily value.
24:59Not bad.
25:00And then in terms of your sugar, we've got nine grams of sugar and that is added sugar.
25:05That's your organic brown rice syrup.
25:07That's where most of your sweetness is going to be coming from.
25:09We're getting into the bars that have these really mild flavors.
25:13They're not claiming to be candy bars.
25:15They're much more in like the nutritional protein bar space.
25:19Go Macro is like from a taste perspective, like totally fine.
25:23I think it's really there from a nutrient perspective.
25:27It's not candy.
25:28But you know what?
25:29If you don't like candy, then you're going to think it's great.
25:31New Go chocolate pretzel.
25:33There's some positive affirmations here.
25:36You deserve this.
25:37Or if you've been terrible and that's why you deserve it.
25:41No, you always deserve good things.
25:44Ooh, pretty coating.
25:46Look at that texture.
25:49And there's going to be some pretzel crunchies in here.
25:53We have returned to the realm of the candy bar, my friends.
25:56The chocolate coated exterior has bits of sea salt and pretzel.
26:02And then the interior is a little bit crumbly and baked, but not sticky.
26:08It kind of melts in your mouth very easily.
26:11If you love a candy bar, this is totally going to be right up your alleyway.
26:15But I wouldn't say that this is a healthy choice.
26:21You're not getting a whole bunch of other vitamins and minerals in this bar.
26:26This bar has 12 grams of protein.
26:27That's 24% of your daily value.
26:30And it's coming from soy protein.
26:3214 grams of added sugar, and it's coming from tapioca syrup and agave syrup.
26:38It is definitely closer to being a candy bar than a highly nutritious protein bar.
26:45You have to decide, like, is this how you want to get your 12 grams of protein?
26:49Or is there another way that you want to do it?
26:51Delicious, but the added sugar is what gets me.
26:54Builders added fiber to the bar.
26:56And so that's why I gave it a little bit more of a favorable nutrition score.
27:02This one is really strongly in the candy realm.
27:06I have tasted 19 protein bars today.
27:09Some of the bars were so delicious and surprising, and some of them were really not palatable.
27:14The bar that checks the taste and nutritional box the most is the perfect bar.
27:20The flavor and the texture was just so great.
27:25It was like cookie dough.
27:26It melted in my mouth and it wasn't too sweet.
27:29And then it has all of these great nutrients from some plants in there.
27:34It's my least favorite bar.
27:35The Quest bar was so, so sweet.
27:38It was absolutely the sweetest bar that I tasted.
27:40It had a sugar alcohol in it.
27:42And my perception was that it was like a thousand times sweeter than table sugar.
27:49The bar that surprised me the most, there's so much hype around the David Bar.
27:53I was really surprised because the nutrient profile is not horrible,
27:59but yeah, it does taste like a pretty darn good chocolate bar.
28:04The bars with the simplest ingredients are the Epic Beef Bar and the RX Bar.
28:10The Epic Beef Bar, I mean, it's just beef with a little bit of salt and some seasonings.
28:16Coming in super close second is the RX Bar, egg whites, almonds, cashews, and dates.
28:22That's what it is.
28:23That's what you get.
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