Ingredient Insights

What's really in protein bars — by ingredient frequency and category.

252

unique ingredients

123

bars analyzed

17.6

avg ingredients / bar

Ingredients by Category

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Top 25 Most Common Ingredients

#	Ingredient	Category	Bars
1	Salt	Other	81
2	Water	Other	65
3	Sucralose	Sweetener	65
4	Natural Flavors	Flavoring	61
5	Palm Kernel Oil and/or Palm Oil	Fat	61
6	Glycerin	Sugar Alcohol	58
7	Milk Protein Isolate	Protein Source	53
8	Erythritol	Sugar Alcohol	53
9	Soluble Corn Fiber	Fiber	51
10	Cocoa Butter	Fat	51
11	Whey Protein Isolate	Protein Source	50
12	Almonds	Other	47
13	Polydextrose (Prebiotic Fiber)	Fiber	43
14	Unsweetened Chocolate	Other	41
15	Sodium Caseinate	Protein Source	39
16	Sunflower Lecithin	Emulsifier	37
17	Sea Salt	Other	33
18	Cocoa Processed with Alkali	Other	31
19	Soy Lecithin	Emulsifier	28
20	Stevia Sweetener	Sweetener	27
21	Palm Oil	Fat	27
22	Brown Rice Protein	Protein Source	23
23	Organic Brown Rice Syrup	Sweetener	23
24	Sunflower Oil	Fat	22
25	Maltitol	Sugar Alcohol	22
26	Lecithin (Sunflower and/or Soy)	Emulsifier	21
27	Vegetable Glycerin	Sweetener	21
28	Xanthan Gum	Other	21
29	Tapioca Starch	Other	21
30	Soy Protein Isolate	Protein Source	21
31	Peanuts	Protein Source	21
32	Organic Puffed Brown Rice	Other	21
33	Allulose	Sweetener	19
34	Cane Sugar	Sweetener	18
35	Organic Sprouted Brown Rice Protein	Protein Source	18
36	Baking Soda	Other	18
37	Monk Fruit	Sweetener	16
38	Rice Flour	Other	16
39	Natural Flavor	Flavoring	15
40	Organic Pea Protein	Protein Source	15
41	Pea Protein	Protein Source	14
42	Cinnamon	Flavoring	14
43	Tapioca Syrup	Sweetener	14
44	Whey Protein Concentrate (From Milk)	Protein Source	14
45	Rice Starch	Other	14
46	Organic Coconut Sugar	Sweetener	13
47	Vanilla Extract	Flavoring	13
48	Natural and Artificial Flavor	Flavoring	12
49	Butter (Cream, Salt)	Fat	12
50	Dutch Process Cocoa Powder	Flavoring	12
51	Acesulfame Potassium	Sweetener	12
52	Organic Sunflower Seed Butter	Fat	12
53	Organic Natural Flavor	Flavoring	12
54	Tapioca Fiber	Fiber	11
55	Collagen	Protein Source	11
56	Egg White	Protein Source	11
57	Organic Almond Butter	Protein Source	11
58	Cocoa	Other	11
59	Brown Rice Syrup	Sweetener	11
60	Carrageenan	Emulsifier	11
61	Glycerine	Other	10
62	Organic Cocoa Butter	Fat	10
63	Pumpkin Seed Protein	Protein Source	9
64	Sunflower and/or Soybean Oil	Fat	9
65	Soy Flour	Other	9
66	Cane Syrup	Sweetener	9
67	Chicory Fiber Syrup	Fiber	9
68	Natural and Artificial Flavors	Flavoring	8
69	Soy Protein Concentrate	Protein Source	8
70	Organic Cocoa	Other	8
71	Alkalized Cocoa	Other	8
72	Lecithin (Sunflower and/or Soy)	Emulsifier	8
73	Bovine Collagen Hydrolysate	Protein Source	8
74	Calcium Caseinate	Protein Source	8
75	Dry Whole Milk	Other	8
76	Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali)	Other	7
77	Organic Cane Sugar	Sweetener	7
78	Roasted Soybeans	Protein Source	7
79	Modified Plant Fat [EPG]	Fat	7
80	Coconut Oil	Fat	7
81	Pecans	Other	7
82	Chocolate	Other	6
83	Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant)	Preservative	6
84	Organic Peanut Butter	Protein Source	6
85	Citric Acid	Preservative	6
86	Organic Cocoa Powder	Other	6
87	Peanut Flour	Other	6
88	Organic Maple Sugar	Sweetener	6
89	Organic Gluten-Free Rolled Oats	Other	5
90	Stevia	Sweetener	5
91	Roasted Sunflower Seeds	Other	5
92	Malic Acid	Other	5
93	Modified Plant Fat [EPG]	Fat	5
94	Sugar	Sweetener	5
95	Stevia Leaf Reb M	Sweetener	5
96	Brown Sugar	Sweetener	5
97	Inulin	Fiber	4
98	Peanut Oil	Fat	4
99	Peanut Butter	Other	4
100	Gelatin	Other	4
101	Sweet Cream Powder	Flavoring	4
102	Organic Rice Flour	Other	4
103	Milk Protein Blend	Protein Source	4
104	Lecithin (Sunflower and/or Soy)	Emulsifier	4
105	Nonfat Milk	Protein Source	4
106	Chocolate Liquor	Other	4
107	Molasses	Sweetener	4
108	Organic Brown Rice	Other	4
109	Chicory Root Fiber	Fiber	4
110	Organic Agave Syrup	Sweetener	4
111	Vegetable Juice Color	Other	4
112	Sunflower Butter	Fat	4
113	Sodium Bicarbonate	Other	4
114	Organic Coconut Oil	Fat	4
115	Cashew Butter	Fat	3
116	Turmeric Extract (Color)	Other	3
117	Peppermint Oil	Flavoring	3
118	Organic Walnuts	Other	3
119	Rolled Oats	Other	3
120	Butter (Cream)	Fat	3
121	Brown Rice Crisps	Other	3
122	Guar Gum	Emulsifier	3
123	Raspberries	Other	3
124	Dark Chocolate	Coating	3
125	Organic Natural Flavors	Flavoring	3
126	Organic Cashew Butter	Fat	3
127	Organic Peanuts	Other	3
128	Peanut Extract	Flavoring	3
129	Beet Powder	Other	3
130	Gum Arabic	Emulsifier	3
131	Cocoa Nibs	Other	3
132	Organic Cinnamon	Flavoring	3
133	Glucono Delta-Lactone	Preservative	3
134	Roasted Cashews	Other	3
135	Protein Blend (Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate)	Protein Source	2
136	Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil	Fat	2
137	Organic Sunflower Seeds	Other	2
138	Soybean Oil	Fat	2
139	Beet Root Powder (Color)	Other	2
140	Strawberries	Other	2
141	Organic Tapioca Starch	Other	2
142	Brown Rice	Other	2
143	Organic High Oleic Sunflower and/or Soybean Oil	Fat	2
144	Organic Cashews	Other	2
145	Organic Almonds	Other	2
146	Organic Sunflower Oil	Fat	2
147	Roasted Pumpkin Seeds	Other	2
148	Vegetable Protein (Pea, Canola)	Protein Source	2
149	Organic Unsweetened Coconut	Other	2
150	Organic Invert Cane Syrup	Sweetener	2
151	Organic Cherries	Other	2
152	Organic Peanut Flour	Protein Source	2
153	Organic Rolled Oats	Other	2
154	Organic Palm Kernel Solids	Fat	2
155	Organic Cranberries	Other	2
156	Organic Chocolate Chips	Coating	2
157	Organic Roasted Soybeans	Protein Source	2
158	Palm Kernel Oil and Palm Oil	Fat	2
159	Organic Tapioca Syrup	Sweetener	2
160	Pea Protein Crisps (Pea Protein and Rice Starch)	Protein Source	2
161	Organic Soy Flour	Protein Source	2
162	Carmine [For Color]	Flavoring	2
163	Oat Flour	Other	2
164	Dried Apple	Other	2
165	Vegetable Protein Blend (Pea and Canola Protein)	Protein Source	2
166	Dried Blueberries	Other	2
167	Lemon Powder	Flavoring	2
168	Organic Crispy Brown Rice	Other	2
169	Organic Coconut Milk Powder	Other	2
170	Gum Acacia	Emulsifier	2
171	Organic Bananas	Other	2
172	Stevia Extract	Sweetener	2
173	Organic Soy Protein Concentrate	Protein Source	2
174	Organic Raisins	Other	2
175	Organic Coffee	Flavoring	2
176	Annatto Extract (Color)	Other	2
177	Palm Kernel Oil and/or Palm Oil	Fat	1
178	Rice Maltodextrin	Sweetener	1
179	Lecithin (Sunflower and/or Soy Lecithin)	Emulsifier	1
180	Red Cabbage Extract (Color)	Other	1
181	Pea Protein Isolate	Protein Source	1
182	Whey	Other	1
183	Almond	Other	1
184	Alkalized Cocoa Powder	Other	1
185	Maltitol Syrup	Sugar Alcohol	1
186	Mono & Diglycerides	Emulsifier	1
187	Ground Coffee	Flavoring	1
188	Annatto [For Color]	Other	1
189	Natural Lemon Flavor	Flavoring	1
190	Caffeine	Other	1
191	Vegetable Juice Concentrate (Color)	Flavoring	1
192	Radish Extract (Color)	Other	1
193	Organic Blueberries	Other	1
194	Potassium Sorbate	Preservative	1
195	Organic Oat Milk Powder	Other	1
196	Coffee Extract	Flavoring	1
197	Sunflower Seed Butter	Fat	1
198	Calcium Carbonate	Vitamin & Mineral	1
199	Organic Pumpkin Seeds	Other	1
200	White Chocolate	Coating	1
201	Brown Rice Flour	Other	1
202	Peanut Paste	Protein Source	1
203	Rice Syrup Powder	Sweetener	1
204	Roasted Almond Pieces	Other	1
205	Fruit and Vegetable Juice [For Color]	Other	1
206	Sorbitol	Sugar Alcohol	1
207	Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolate	Protein Source	1
208	Peppermint	Flavoring	1
209	Glucose Syrup	Sweetener	1
210	Pea Flower Extract (for Color)	Flavoring	1
211	Organic Macadamia Nuts	Other	1
212	Organic Peanut Butter Chips	Coating	1
213	Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten	Protein Source	1
214	Organic Lemon Oil	Flavoring	1
215	Natural Raspberry Flavor	Flavoring	1
216	Roasted Cashew Pieces	Other	1
217	Milkfat	Fat	1
218	Gelatin (Bovine)	Other	1
219	Beta-Carotene	Vitamin & Mineral	1
220	Coconut Flakes	Other	1
221	Macadamia Nuts	Other	1
222	Spirulina Extract (Color)	Other	1
223	Turmeric	Other	1
224	Nonfat Dry Milk	Other	1
225	Lecithin (Sunflower and/or Soy)	Emulsifier	1
226	Organic Protein Blend	Protein Source	1
227	Lecithin (Sunflower and/or Soy Lecithin)	Emulsifier	1
228	Propylene Glycol Mono Esters	Emulsifier	1
229	Natural Colors	Other	1
230	Coconut	Other	1
231	Cashews	Fat	1
232	Chocolate Chips	Other	1
233	Organic Whole Grain Oats	Other	1
234	Maltodextrin	Other	1
235	Organic Sprouted Flax	Fiber	1
236	Natural Tocopherols	Preservative	1
237	Acacia Gum	Emulsifier	1
238	Artificial and Natural Flavors	Flavoring	1
239	Silicon Dioxide	Other	1
240	Freeze Dried Raspberries	Flavoring	1
241	Organic Peppermint Extract	Flavoring	1
242	Dried Raspberries	Other	1
243	Oats	Other	1
244	Cocoa Extract	Flavoring	1
245	Vitamin A Palmitate	Vitamin & Mineral	1
246	Acetylated Monoglycerides	Emulsifier	1
247	Almond Butter	Fat	1
248	Cellulose Gum	Emulsifier	1
249	Whey Powder	Protein Source	1
250	Organic Lemon Juice Powder	Flavoring	1
251	Protein Blend (Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate)	Protein Source	1
252	Vegetable Protein (Pea, Canola)	Protein Source	1