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| Recover Protein Bar 30g |
Review:
This bar is choc-full (pun intended) of nasty additives. Maltodextrin? That's MSG by another name. Maltitol is an artificial sweetener that will give you gas, bloating and stomach aches if you eat too much of it. The broad term "flavour" sprinkled throughout this ingredient list contains who knows what chemicals.
After the book of ingredients, the Swisse website has in bold "sweetened naturally with honey". You might notice that honey is third last on the ingredient list. Before honey come multiple instances of artificial sweeteners, meaning there's a whole lot more of them. I mean come on Swisse, there's more preservative than there is honey. The fibre (polydextrose) in this bar is artificial too (with no proven health benefits like real fibre).
Don't care? Only want to know what it tastes like? Well, I think it tastes pretty good. Like a light Cherry Ripe. Still, it's far from a nutritious health food if you ask me. A 30g bar packs a 140cal (489kJ), 10.6g protein & 2.2g carbs (excluding sugar alcohols) punch.
Locations & Prices:
- Woolworths
- Coles
- Priceline
- Chemist Warehouse
- Terry White Chemists
Company
- Product Listing
- Facebook: Swiss Wellness Australia
Nutritional Information & Ingredients:
Protein blend (31%) {calcium caseinate [skim milk, calcium hydroxide, emulsifier (mono and di-glycerides of fatty acids)], collagen hydrolysate, whey protein isolate (soy lecithin), wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, soy nuggets (isolated soy protein, tapioca starch, salt)}, glycerol, milk compound chocolate (20%) [maltitol, vegetable fat, soy protein isolate, cocoa (5%), milk solids (5%), emulsifiers (soy lecithin, polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid ), flavour], liquid polydextrose, Swisse premix [L- glutamine, magnesium citrate, L- carnitine, ubiquinones (Co-Q10), maltodextrin], maltitol syrup, blueberry pieces (2%) [blueberry (22%), preservative (sulphur dioxide)], cocoa powder (1.5%), skim milk powder, rolled oats, acai powder (1%), blackcurrant juice concentrate, honey, flavour, emulsifier (soy lecithin).
Sports Nutrition > Protein Bars > Low Carb Protein Bars
Protein blend (31%) {calcium caseinate [skim milk, calcium hydroxide, emulsifier (mono and di-glycerides of fatty acids)], collagen hydrolysate, whey protein isolate (soy lecithin), wheat protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, soy nuggets (isolated soy protein, tapioca starch, salt)}, glycerol, milk compound chocolate (20%) [maltitol, vegetable fat, soy protein isolate, cocoa (5%), milk solids (5%), emulsifiers (soy lecithin, polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid ), flavour], liquid polydextrose, Swisse premix [L- glutamine, magnesium citrate, L- carnitine, ubiquinones (Co-Q10), maltodextrin], maltitol syrup, blueberry pieces (2%) [blueberry (22%), preservative (sulphur dioxide)], cocoa powder (1.5%), skim milk powder, rolled oats, acai powder (1%), blackcurrant juice concentrate, honey, flavour, emulsifier (soy lecithin).
Sports Nutrition > Protein Bars > Low Carb Protein Bars
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