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