Premier Nutrition Twisted Bars
California-based Premier Nutrition specializes in protein bars, powders and “shot” type supplements. According to the company web site, Premier is “…dedicated to researching and developing a variety of products with advanced formulas, outstanding taste, and exceptional nutritional values that are unsurpassed by any other products on the market.” The Twisted® bars are one of four different protein/energy bar lines, and come in three flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla and Peanut Butter.
Manufacturer’s Description: There’s a whole lot to love about Premier Nutrition’s Twisted Bars. In addition to combining four delicious ingredients that include pretzel, caramel, peanuts, and nougat, covered in a creamy chocolate vanilla or peanut butter coating; the Twisted Bar is packed with 15 grams of protein!
All the flavor of a salty sweet snack plus the protein you need to keep you going throughout the day! It doesn’t get much better than that!
Product Label:
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Serving Size: 1 Bar (46g) Calories 190 Fat Cal. 60 Total Fat 6g Sat. Fat 4g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 5mg Sodium 190mg Potassium 80mg |
Total Carbohydrate 20g Dietary Fiber <1g Sugars 13g Protein 15g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 6% Iron 8% Phosphorus 8% |
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Ingredients: Protein Blend (Whey Protein Isolate, Soy Protein Isolate, Milk Protein Isolate, Hydrolyzed Whey Protein, Whey Protein Concentrate, Calcium Caseinate), Hydrolyzed Fish Gelatin (From Cod), Sugar, Vegetable Glycerine, Milk, Corn Syrup, Wheat Flour, Water, Palm Kernel Oil, Peanuts, Peanut Oil, Peanut Flour, Invert Sugar, Coconut Oil, Salt, Malt, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Yeast, Sodium Bicarbonate, Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Vanilla, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid. |
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Comments: I bought the Chocolate and Peanut Butter flavors from my local Fred Meyer…they were $1.49 each. The bars were on the smallish size (1.62 oz) – a little less than a standard candy bar.
Each bar is coated according to the labelled flavor, and has several layers: pretzel, nougat and caramel. They were quite sweet, almost too sweet (for my taste, at any rate). The flavors and textures were good, though: the bars were soft/chewy AND crunchy (thanks to the pretzels added to the top of the bar)…overall, I thought they were pretty tasty.
Despite the protein content, however, these are not really meal replacement bars…they’re more like value-added candy. That’s not necessarily a bad thing if you’re interested in a sweet/chocolate fix. Gram-for-gram, the Twisted bars are slightly lower in fat and calories, and contain only about half the sugar of – say – a Milky Way bar. So they’re definitely an improvement over conventional candy bars, but aren’t precisely “health food” or low in calories, either.
In my opinion, Twisted bars would make a good backpacking snack or lunchbox treat for an active teen; but if you’re watching your weight, there are probably better choices.
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April 21, 2010
Love these bars!!! But used to buying them in bluk from Costco or Sams…..who no longer sell them. Now what???? We need them!!