I looked into this more and seems like that seems to be pretty common: http://protein-bars.findthebest.com/

Color me surprised. I'll stick with my whey powder which is 24g protein, 3g carb 1g Fat (http://www.optimumnutrition.com/products/100-Whey-Gold-Stand...)

Quest bars are the best I've found: http://www.questproteinbar.com/

Thanks for sharing that link!

"Taste first", they said. Protein, no matter what the source, unfortunately doesn't taste great, so I guess their workaround is to not use much protein...

In my experience, at least on the low-sugar side, it tastes good once you get used to it. Eat a low-sugar diet for a few weeks and not only does it start to taste fine, but if you eat something with lots of added sugar, it tastes sickeningly sweet.

> Protein, no matter what the source, unfortunately doesn't taste great

Um, meat? Unless you mean sweet protein in which case I agree.

I mean protein by itself (without fats or sugars)

Even meat protein kinda sucks if you cook all the fat out of it.

What's the problem with protein/fat bars? Rancidity? There are fats (possibly not those found next to meat) which can be more shelf-stable; I wonder if you could use those fats, protein, and chemicals extracted from the tasty fat to have the right stability, taste, and nutrition profile. But that would be "evil food science" so people wouldn't think it was "healthy" I guess.

It exists - it's called Pemmican.

Usually it's the fat in the meat that makes it taste good.

> Protein, no matter what the source, unfortunately doesn't taste great, so I guess their workaround is to not use much protein...

Different forms of protein have different tastes.

Egg white tastes fine (cooked).

Considering the ingredients, I wouldn't be surprised if a relatively large portion of the protein came from the almonds and chocolate. I never understood why people eat this crap when it's so easy to get protein from simple, natural sources.

>>I never understood why people eat this crap when it's so easy to get protein from simple, natural sources.

Yep. Eggs. Milk. Protein powder. Even cheese.

Protein bars are nice when you're on-the-go though.

> Eggs. Milk. Protein powder. Even cheese.

Am I wrong, or is "one of these things, not like the other"?

What is "protein powder" (made from)? To me it seems like the odd one out? (I'm not saying you shouldn't eat protein powder, but -- it is made from something, right -- most likely(?) powdered egg whites?)

> What is "protein powder" (made from)?

Usually whey or soy. I've seen hemp and other plant sources, too.

> 20g fat (5g saturated), 27g carbs (14g sugar), 10g protein.

I have a slice of raw (aquaculture) salmon in my fridge that's 67% water, 19.9 grams of protein and 14% fat (so roughly 14 grams fat, 20 grams protein). 14 grams fat, 20 grams protein (and sugar!) doesn't sound great, no.

And the fish tastes great with some soy and wasabi (or fried, or steamed or...)...

[edit: and most of that is not saturated fat]