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