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