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You will find the cost per bar and the cost per protein in every section for the bars, including a description of what the taste is like, while here you can find a sorting table to classify the bars according to the proteins amount, fibers amount, saturated fats amount, calories amount, and finally the Final usefulness value of the bar with all of the former nutritional values taken in consideration and summed together.
 
You will find the cost per bar and the cost per protein in every section for the bars, including a description of what the taste is like, while here you can find a sorting table to classify the bars according to the proteins amount, fibers amount, saturated fats amount, calories amount, and finally the Final usefulness value of the bar with all of the former nutritional values taken in consideration and summed together.
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== Classification of the bars according to nutrient density/usefulness ==
  
 
The formula used to arrive at the Final usefulness value is FUV = (protein*3) + fibers - (saturated fats*2) - (calories/20)<br>
 
The formula used to arrive at the Final usefulness value is FUV = (protein*3) + fibers - (saturated fats*2) - (calories/20)<br>
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== Classification of the bars according to cost per gram of protein ==
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This is a useful table to know which bars are the most efficient cost/protein amount (the lower, the cheaper per protein and the better).
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You can also sort them for protein amount/cost, showing how much protein you get per 1$ dollar (the higher, the more protein per money and the better).
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! Amount of protein '''per dollar''' (protein/cost, the higher the better)
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Brownie Chocolate Brownie (Clif)]
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| $0.15/g
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| 6.67g
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Chip Chocolate Chip (Clif)]
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| $0.15/g
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| 6.67g
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Chip_Peanut_Crunch Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch (Clif)]
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| $0.135/g
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| 7.41g
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Crunchy_Peanut_Butter Crunchy Peanut Butter (Clif)]
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| $0.125/g
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| 18g
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Peanut_Butter_Banana Peanut Butter Banana (Clif)]
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| $0.135/g
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| 7.41g
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| style="width:140px;"|[https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Peanut_Toffee_Buzz Peanut Toffee Buzz (Clif)]
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| style="width:55px;"|$0.135/g
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| style="width:55px;"|7.41g
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Almond Chocolate Almond (NuGo)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Chip_2 Chocolate Chip (NuGo)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Coconut Chocolate Coconut (NuGo)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Pretzel Chocolate Pretzel (NuGo)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Dark_Chocolate_Crunch Dark Chocolate Crunch (NuGo)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Mocha_Chocolate Mocha Chocolate (NuGo)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Peanut_Butter_Cup Peanut Butter Cup (NuGo)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Almond_Butter_Chocolate_Brownie Almond Butter Chocolate Brownie (Lärabar)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Apple_Cobbler Apple Cobbler (Lärabar)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Cashew_Brownie Chocolate Cashew Brownie (Lärabar)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Peanut_Butter_Cup Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup (Lärabar)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Lemon_Blueberry_Muffin Lemon Blueberry Muffin (Lärabar)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Key_Lime_Coconut_Pie Key Lime Coconut Pie (Lärabar)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Almond_Butter_Chip Almond Butter Chip (IQ)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Banana_Nut Banana Nut (IQ)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Chocolate_Sea_Salt Chocolate Sea Salt (IQ)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Matcha_Chai Matcha Chai (IQ)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Peanut_Butter_Chip Peanut Butter Chip (IQ)]
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| [https://philosophicalvegan.com/wiki/index.php/Vegan_Energy_and_Protein_Bars#Wild_Blueberry Wild Blueberry (IQ)]
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Most Clif Bars are vegan, however, the Builders Bar contains Palm Kernel Oil. There are 20 standard Clif Bars available. The prices listed are per bar for the purchase of a box of 12 bars.
 
Most Clif Bars are vegan, however, the Builders Bar contains Palm Kernel Oil. There are 20 standard Clif Bars available. The prices listed are per bar for the purchase of a box of 12 bars.
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=== Peanut Toffee Buzz ===
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Taste: Nice peanut buttery, pastry taste.
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Cost: $1.35
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Cost per gram of protein: $0.135/g
  
 
=== Chocolate Brownie ===
 
=== Chocolate Brownie ===
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Cost per gram of protein: $0.15/g
 
Cost per gram of protein: $0.15/g
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Taste: Pretty much tastes like peanut butter with some chocolate mixed in.
 
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Cost per gram of protein: $0.135/g
 
  
 
=== Crunchy Peanut Butter ===
 
=== Crunchy Peanut Butter ===
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Cost per gram of protein: $0.135/g
 
Cost per gram of protein: $0.135/g
  
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Taste: Nice peanut buttery, pastry taste.  
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Taste: Pretty much tastes like peanut butter with some chocolate mixed in.
  
 
Cost: $1.35
 
Cost: $1.35

Revision as of 09:30, 10 May 2021

Energy and Protein bars are a great addition to a vegan diet, especially for those transitioning. They offer decent nutrition for the price and offer easy sources of fiber and protein, which can help stave off cravings.

Luckily, many of these bars are vegan (whether accidentally or not) and are easily accessible and affordable at supermarkets and shops. However, it's still a good idea to double-check the ingredient lists just in case there are some ingredients of animal products such as milk powder or whey. It would also be better to avoid palm oil or variants of it (such as Palm Fruit Oil, etc.), an ingredient often used in energy bars.

You will find the cost per bar and the cost per protein in every section for the bars, including a description of what the taste is like, while here you can find a sorting table to classify the bars according to the proteins amount, fibers amount, saturated fats amount, calories amount, and finally the Final usefulness value of the bar with all of the former nutritional values taken in consideration and summed together.

Classification of the bars according to nutrient density/usefulness

The formula used to arrive at the Final usefulness value is FUV = (protein*3) + fibers - (saturated fats*2) - (calories/20)
That is because proteins are usually the most sought after nutrient when it comes to protein bars, with fibers being a positive but nothing too important, and saturated fats being the main drawback next to calories (/20 to bring them to a comparable level, while still keeping the value magnitude high enough because calories are the main counterweight to look at when considering how nutritionally efficient something is).
If you are only interested in one variable, or if what you want makes you have different value magnitudes assigned to the variables, feel free to sort by what variable you are interested/most interested in.

Name Final usefulness value for the energy bar Proteins (grams) Fibers (grams) Saturated fats (grams) Calories (kcal)
Chocolate Brownie (Clif) 18.5 9 7 1.5 250
Chocolate Chip (Clif) 18.5 9 7 1.5 250
Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch (Clif) 21 10 7 1.5 260
Crunchy Peanut Butter (Clif) 25 11 7 1 260
Peanut Butter Banana (Clif) 20 10 7 2 260
Peanut Toffee Buzz (Clif) 21 10 7 1.5 260
Chocolate Almond (NuGo) 20 12 2 4 200
Chocolate Chip (NuGo) 15 10 1 3 200
Chocolate Coconut (NuGo) 14 10 2 4 200
Chocolate Pretzel (NuGo) 21 12 2 3.5 200
Dark Chocolate Crunch (NuGo) 15.5 9 5 1.5 170
Mocha Chocolate (NuGo) 16 10 2 3 200
Peanut Butter Cup (NuGo) 21 12 2 3.5 200
Almond Butter Chocolate Brownie (Lärabar) 23 11 4 1.5 220
Apple Cobbler (Lärabar) 25.5 11 4 0.5 210
Chocolate Cashew Brownie (Lärabar) 21 11 3 2.5 200
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup (Lärabar) 20.5 11 4 2.5 230
Lemon Blueberry Muffin (Lärabar) 25 11 4 0.5 220
Key Lime Coconut Pie (Lärabar) 22 11 5 2 220
Almond Butter Chip (IQ) 32.5 12 8 2 150
Banana Nut (IQ) 31 12 6 1.5 160
Chocolate Sea Salt (IQ) 30.5 12 6 2 150
Lemon Blueberry (IQ) 31 12 6 1.5 160
Matcha Chai (IQ) 32.5 12 7 1.5 150
Peanut Butter Chip (IQ) 32 12 8 2 160
Wild Blueberry (IQ) 31 12 6 1.5 160

Classification of the bars according to cost per gram of protein

This is a useful table to know which bars are the most efficient cost/protein amount (the lower, the cheaper per protein and the better). You can also sort them for protein amount/cost, showing how much protein you get per 1$ dollar (the higher, the more protein per money and the better).

Name Cost per gram of protein (cost/protein, the lower the better) Amount of protein per dollar (protein/cost, the higher the better)
Chocolate Brownie (Clif) $0.15/g 6.67g
Chocolate Chip (Clif) $0.15/g 6.67g
Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch (Clif) $0.135/g 7.41g
Crunchy Peanut Butter (Clif) $0.125/g 18g
Peanut Butter Banana (Clif) $0.135/g 7.41g
Peanut Toffee Buzz (Clif) $0.135/g 7.41g
Chocolate Almond (NuGo)
Chocolate Chip (NuGo)
Chocolate Coconut (NuGo)
Chocolate Pretzel (NuGo)
Dark Chocolate Crunch (NuGo)
Mocha Chocolate (NuGo)
Peanut Butter Cup (NuGo)
Almond Butter Chocolate Brownie (Lärabar)
Apple Cobbler (Lärabar)
Chocolate Cashew Brownie (Lärabar)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup (Lärabar)
Lemon Blueberry Muffin (Lärabar)
Key Lime Coconut Pie (Lärabar)
Almond Butter Chip (IQ)
Banana Nut (IQ)
Chocolate Sea Salt (IQ)
Lemon Blueberry (IQ)
Matcha Chai (IQ)
Peanut Butter Chip (IQ)
Wild Blueberry (IQ)

Clif Bars

Most Clif Bars are vegan, however, the Builders Bar contains Palm Kernel Oil. There are 20 standard Clif Bars available. The prices listed are per bar for the purchase of a box of 12 bars.

Peanut Toffee Buzz

Taste: Nice peanut buttery, pastry taste.

Cost: $1.35

Cost per gram of protein: $0.135/g

Chocolate Brownie

Taste: Chocolatey, and not very dark. Microwave for best flavor.

Cost: $1.35

Cost per gram of protein: $0.15/g

Chocolate Chip

Taste: Tastes mostly like a chocolate chip cookie, with a few nutty tones.

Cost: $1.35

Cost per gram of protein: $0.15/g

Crunchy Peanut Butter

Taste: Pretty much a nice peanut-buttery taste, crunchy while retaining soft texture.

Cost: $1.35

Cost per gram of protein: $0.125/g

Peanut Butter Banana

Taste: Nice fusion of both peanut butter and banana.

Cost: $1.35

Cost per gram of protein: $0.135/g

Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch

Taste: Pretty much tastes like peanut butter with some chocolate mixed in.

Cost: $1.35

Cost per gram of protein: $0.135/g

Nugo Bars

The prices listed are per bar for the purchase of a box of 12 bars.

Chocolate Chip

Taste: Tastes like a chocolate wafer candy bar (but healthier)

Cost: $1.58

Cost per gram of protein: $0.16/g

Dark Chocolate Crunch

Taste: Like chocolate chip bar, with richer chocolate, and more filling.

Cost: $1.58

Cost per gram of protein: $0.175/g

Mocha Chocolate

Taste: Rich chocolate taste with a hint of coffee.

Cost: $1.58

Cost per gram of protein: $0.16/g

Chocolate Almond

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $1.58

Cost per gram of protein: $0.13/g

Chocolate Pretzel

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $1.58

Cost per gram of protein: $0.13/g

Peanut Butter Cup

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $1.58

Cost per gram of protein: $0.13/g

Chocolate Coconut

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $1.58

Cost per gram of protein: $0.16/g

Lärabars

Lemon Blueberry Muffin

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost:

Cost per gram of protein:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup

Taste: Fairly rich, dates in bar mix well with the chocolate chips and peanut butter.

Cost:

Cost per gram of protein:

Apple Cobbler

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost:

Cost per gram of protein:

Almond Butter Chocolate Brownie

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost:

Cost per gram of protein:

Chocolate Cashew Brownie

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost:

Cost per gram of protein:

Key Lime Coconut Pie

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost:

Cost per gram of protein:

IQ Bars

Chocolate Sea Salt

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $2.08

Cost per gram of protein: $0.175

Peanut Butter Chip

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $2.08

Cost per gram of protein: $0.175

Almond Butter Chip

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $2.08

Cost per gram of protein: $0.175

Lemon Blueberry

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $2.08

Cost per gram of protein: $0.175

Matcha Chai

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $2.08

Cost per gram of protein: $0.175

Banana Nut

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $2.08

Cost per gram of protein: $0.175

Wild Blueberry

Taste: (not tried yet)

Cost: $2.08

Cost per gram of protein: $0.175

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