Protein Bars Rated!

About the Project

I decided to set about rating protein bars. Protein bar being defined as having 20 grams of protein or more. Every time I walked into the supermaket or into a specialty store, there would be a cornicopia of choices, and pricey ones at that. So I decided to make a sortable list rated by taste, protein, carbs, sodium, and price!

This is by no means the end all be all on choices or by its rating system. Flavor and taste is a highly subjective means of rating and differs greatly from person to person. Obviously make your own judgements, but use this as a good starting block as to which ones to try first. View this posting [ Protein Bar Taste Testing ] for more detailed information on the taste of each, or to add more to this list!

Ratings are based on a 1 - 5 scale, with 1 being the worst, and 5 being the highest. Why do this? After I bought a box of protein bars that tasted like dirt, I refused to fall prey again.

Protein Bar	Flavor	Calories	Fat Calories	Total Fat	Sodium	Carbs	Protein	Net Weight	Cost	Rating
Snickers Marathon	Chocolate Nut Burst	290	70	7 g	260 mg	36 g	26 g	2.82 oz	$2.05	1
Zone Perfect	Chocolate Peanut Butter	210	60	7 g	280 mg	25 g	14 g	1.76 oz	$1.90	3.5
Clif Builders	Cookies 'N Cream	270	70	8 g	240 mg	30 g	20 g	2.4 oz	$1.53	3.9
Met-Rx Protein Plus	Chocolate Fudge Deluxe	320	80	9 g	230 mg	5 g	32 g	3.0 oz	$1.92	3.5
Detour	White Chocolate Penut Butter	330	80	9 g	350 mg	32 g	20 g	3.0 oz	$2.50	2.0
PowerBar Protein Plus Reduced Sugar	Peanut Caramel	270	100	11 g	290 mg	32 g	20 g	2.57 oz	$1.63	4.0
Promax	Double Fudge Brownie	280	50	6 g	200 mg	37 g	20 g	2.64 oz	$1.60	2.5
Promax	Caramel Macchiato	290	70	8 g	260 mg	35 g	20 g	2.53 oz	$1.25	4.0
Detour	Caramel Peanut	350	100	11 g	490 mg	32 g	30 g	3.0 oz	$2.08	2.8
Promax	Caramel Peanut	290	70	8 g	260 mg	36 g	20 g	2.53 oz	$1.25	4.0
MET-Rx Big 100	Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough	360	45	5 g	100 mg	51 g	27 g	3.52 oz	$2.07	4.0
Snickers Marathon	Carmel Nut Rush	290	70	8 g	180 mg	41 g	20 g	2.82 oz	$1.99	4.5
Myoplex Deluxe	Chocolate Chocolate Chip	350	90	10 g	220 mg	36 g	30 g	3.2 oz	$2.50	4.2
Clif Builders	Chocolate Mint	270	70	8 g	300 mg	31 g	20 g	2.4 oz	$1.43	3.8
PowerBar Protein Plus	Chocolate Crisp	270	70	6 g	190 mg	37 g	23 g	2.75 oz	$1.65	3.0
Promax	Nutty Butter Crisp	290	50	6 g	210 mg	39 g	20 g	2.64 oz	$1.25	4.5
Clif Builders	Peanut Butter	270	70	8 g	310 mg	30 g	20 g	2.4 oz	$1.69	4.0

Snickers Marathon