Thursday, June 26, 2008

balance bar honey peanut

balance bar honey peanut ($1.39, harris teeter)
1.76 oz / 50 g

Calories: 200
Cals From Fat: 60
Fat: 6g (9%)
Sat. Fat: 3g (15%)
Cholesterol: <5mg (1%)
Sodium: 160mg (7%)
Potassium: 160mg (5%)
Total Carb: 22g (7%)
Fiber: <1g (3%)
Sugar: 17g
Protein: 15g (28%)

Ingredients: soy protein isolate, calcium caseinate, whey protein concentrate, high fructose corn syrup, high maltose corn syrup, roasted soybeans, sugar, roasted ground peanuts, fractionated palm kernel oil, honey, cocoa processed with alkali, natural flavor, lactose, soy lecithin, dextrose, salt, canola oil, sunflower oil, fish gelatin, oligofructose.

Yet another scary ingredient list. This is a chocolate covered bar with nougat inside. Well, given the ingredient list and the taste, its actually a bar of stuff covered in a brown shell. It basically tastes like that, too. In contrast to the last balance bar this one seems to taste better if you take smaller bites. The other muppet must have taste-tested this one. The taste is actually not all bad - the initial chemical taste has largely evaporated as I slowly make my way through the bar. The texture is basically ok - soft but with some random peanuts here and there. This thing is striving to be a candy bar, and given the nutrition facts and ingredients list I'm not sure how this is that much better than a snickers, once its all said and done.

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