Protein bars are great for packing in nutrients – we put three to the test

THE wellness nutrient trends predicted for 2025 see gut products, beverage and yoghurt alternatives and macromolecule bars.

Around a 5th of radical successful Britain devour a macromolecule merchandise astatine slightest erstwhile a week.

Protein bars are a convenient mode to battalion successful nutrients for musculus betterment and energy.

Plus they tin assistance with weight management by helping you consciousness afloat for longer. I enactment immoderate to the test . . . 

Carrot and orange

THESE aren’t your emblematic macromolecule bars. Fresh ingredients see apricots, dates, nuts, oats, carrots, orange, coconut and seeds.

These earthy bars aren’t individually wrapped and tin beryllium frozen. They person nary additives and are precocious successful fibre.

They incorporate 211 calories and 5.5g of macromolecule positive 4.6g fibre per 64g barroom and you tin sensation the ingredients and zesty orange.

Not the highest macromolecule but my definite favourite from a health perspective.

Sweet + Wild marque meal bars and vigor balls too.

From £2.70 a bar, sweetandwildtreats.co.uk

White cocoa salted peanut

GRENADE Protein Bars travel successful each kinds of flavours.

I tried the White Chocolate Salted Peanut barroom which tasted great.

It is afloat of peanuts, brushed nougat and creaseless caramel, each wrapped successful a achromatic chocolate coating.

The 60g barroom has 242 calories and a ample 20g of protein, tastes astonishing and is sweet. This had the highest macromolecule of the 3 and kept maine afloat for hours.

But it’s not 1 for vegetarians oregon vegans acknowledgment to beverage and bovine collagen. Plus determination is immoderate thenar abdominous and a synthetic fibre, polydextrose.

Each barroom has conscionable 2g of sweetener and if peanuts are not your happening past determination are 14 flavours to take from, including Oreo, day barroom and a vegetarian option.

They outgo from £2.70 per barroom astatine tesco.com.

Caramelised biscuit

BRAND caller bars from UFIT, known for its macromolecule drinks range.

With the fewest calories of the 3 brands I tried, each 45g barroom has 15g of macromolecule which is somewhat little than the Grenade but little than 145 calories and little than 2g of sweetener successful each too.

They’re vegetarian-friendly, nevertheless they incorporate existent chocolate, truthful are not for vegans.

There are conscionable 2 flavours successful the caller range, Caramelised Biscuit oregon White Chocolate Cookie.

I tried the Caramelised Biscuit one, which had a beauteous biscuit flavour, was precise brushed and chewy but did person rather a powdery taste.

From £1.37 per bar, ufitdrinks.com.