Nuts about Protein Bars?
  • Nutrition

  • 07/08/2024

  • 22 Min Read

Nuts about Protein Bars?

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Protein Nut Bars

A show of hands please…..? Who’s looking for a more natural protein snack that hasn’t replaced sugar with sweeteners (polyols)? You’ve done the hard part by cutting out that chocolate bar from being the go to snack for elevenses or in the mid-afternoon. But now you seek healthier snack alternatives. The search is over! Say hello to MaxiNutrition’s Protein Nut Bar. Here’s our resident nutritionist – Gareth Nicholas, to tell you more.

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Nut bars are Nut bars

Wrong! The traditional nut based cereal bars are usually packed with nuts, which provide the protein (and fats). To act as the glue, to stick it altogether and provide some flavour, glucose syrup (sugar) is often added, but you don’t have to make that compromise. What if you could have all the good bits but without sugar. After all, if its packed with sugar, you may as well eat a chocolate bar.

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The devil is in the detail

You choose…. See the comparison table below that shows some kitchen cupboard favourites.

 

Maxi Protein Nut Bar

Kind Protein Bar

Eat Natural Protein

Nature Valley Protein

Flavour

Dark Chocolate Peanut

Dark Chocolate Nut

Peanut   & Chocolate

Peanut   & Chocolate

 Size, g

46

50

45

40

Per 100g

 

 

 

 

Energy, kcal

494

548

510

492

Fat, g

34

34

30.5

30.1

Of which sat fat, g

7.6

7.6

9.1

8.8

Carbs, g

29

34

32.4

22.9

Of which sugars, g

3.2

17

18.8

15.4

Fibre, g

7.9

6.5

7.3

13.6

Protein, g

22

23

22.8

25.6

Salt, g

0.15

0.36

0.32

0.95

Why choose our Protein Nut Bars

Added Protein Nut Bars to you diet

MaxiNutrition Protein Nut Bars join the collection of products that we offer which should be consider more like foods sources rather than nutritional supplements. This also explains why our bars and milks are no longer registered on the informed-sport programme. We believe that these bars should not be viewed in the same vein as ergogenic aids, and could be integrated within your diet. You may be aware that a healthy balance diet should comprise 60% Carbohydrate, 20-25% Fat and 15-20% protein. The Protein Nut Bars can provide part of that healthy balanced diet encompassing 22% Carbohydrate, 61% Fat, 17% Protein and ~10% of your daily calorie consumption. These offer great snack alternatives or perhaps included as part of a meal (lunch). Over to you, go NUTS!

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