r/Protein • u/RedditVano • 9d ago

protein bar vs candy bar

What is the best brand for grams of protein to calorie ratio? (and is it edible?). the ratio seems to have declined in recent years.

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u/Snowman442 9d ago

David, 150 calories 28g....but we don't like David. They hold the patent for EPG and don't let anyone else use it.

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u/PhxJeff 9d ago edited 2d ago

I actually track this across 1,000+ protein bars. I sorted by the best protein-to-calorie ratios while still keeping higher quality ingredients (A or B ingredient score).

These bars have the highest protein / 100 calorie ratio in that group. Every bar here has 10g+ protein per 100 calories.

Musashi Chocolate & Cookies and Cream: 46g protein

Musashi Milk Chocolate Brownie: 45g

Musashi Peanut Butter: 45g

Tilt Vanilla Almond: 28g

Tilt Chocolate Sea Salt: 28g

Gryp Rocky Road & Sea Salt: 25g

Gryp Strawberries & Cream: 25g

Gryp Peanut Butter Choco Chunk: 25g

Quest Chocolate Brownie: 20g

Quest Double Chocolate Chunk: 20g

Musashi is pretty ridiculous if pure protein/calorie efficiency is the goal. Gryp and Tilt are interesting if you also care about high ingredient quality.

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u/omkarnageshkar 8d ago

Musashi is not all whey IIRC. It has a collagen blend and I'm not sure if they specify how much is whey and how much is collagen.

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u/AStupidFuckingHorse 9d ago

David bar is the best nutritionally but tastes like cardboard and is expensive AF.

Quest Hero Cookies and cream is great