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The Vital Proteins & Jennifer Aniston Protein and Collagen Bar comes in three intriguing flavors: Peanut Butter Fudge, Cold Brew Coffee and Dark Chocolate Coconut. While you’re waiting to find them at your local supermarket, these bars are available now atVitalProteins.com.
Vital Proteins & Jennifer Aniston Protein and Collagen Bar Nutrition
All three of the bars stack up similarly on the nutrition label, with the Peanut Butter Fudge and Cold Brew Coffee flavors having 170 calories and the Dark Chocolate Coconut having 190, plus slightly more fat due to the coconut. Here’s a closer look at the Nutrition Facts for the Peanut Butter Fudge Flavor:
These bars are relatively low in calories and high in protein, which might help keep you full between meals. But they are high in saturated fat and sodium and are low in fiber, which might not make them the best choice for regular consumption.
“These bars have less than 1 gram of added sugar, which means they get most of their sweetness from sugar alcohols. Sugar alcohols likeerythritol, xylitol, mannitol and sorbitolcan draw water into your gut, and they contain undigestible compounds that may lead to digestive distress if eaten in excess,” saysEatingWell’s nutrition editor,Jessica Ball, M.S., RD. “Plus, you can give yourself a collagen boost without splurging on expensive supplements. Whole foods rich in the amino acidsprolineandglycine, like bone broth, skin-on chicken and sardines, can helpnaturally increase your body’s collagen production. Also, be sure to add infoods that are high in vitamin C, a nutrient that helps your body build collagen.”
Now, let’s take a closer look at the ingredients list which, in our opinion, is just as important as the Nutrition Facts label. We’ll look again at the Peanut Butter Fudge Flavor:
Protein blend (bovine collagen peptides, milk protein isolate, whey protein isolate, whey protein hydrolysate), dark chocolate coating (maltitol, vegetable fat, cocoa powder, sunflower lecithin, natural flavor), glycerin, peanut butter, whey protein crisps (whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, tapioca starch, calcium carbonate, sunflower lecithin), water, peanuts, cacao mass, sunflower oil, cocoa butter, sea salt, sunflower lecithin, maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp) root powder, maqui (Aristotelia chilensis) berry powder, natural flavors, rosemary extract, monk fruit extract
Those with a dairy or peanut allergy or intolerance should steer clear from this bar. Otherwise, it’s free of gluten, soy and other common allergens. It’s worth noting that the bar includes maca, a Peruvian root that might haveantioxidant properties, along with maqui, an antioxidant-rich berry found in Chile and Argentina that may haveanti-inflammatory effects. That said, there are ingredients, like sugar alcohols and nonnutritive sweeteners, that give us pause.
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