Choose a Bonfire Night protein bar by the guest’s specific allergen or dietary requirement, then check the exact flavour’s ingredients and any “may contain” statement on its current wrapper. Vegan, gluten-free and lower-sugar describe different things: none is a substitute for checking whether a bar meets that person’s requirements.
Keep each bar’s wrapper available so guests can check ingredients and precautionary warnings against their own requirements. A broad dietary claim does not settle questions about milk, peanuts, tree nuts or gluten.
A vegan bar may suit a plant-based preference, but vegan labelling does not establish that it is free from wheat or relevant allergen cross-contact warnings.
Compare values for the bar you would eat, alongside its allergen information. If the product carries a polyol warning, read that too rather than treating a lower-sugar figure as the only consideration.
Start with any allergen that must be avoided; compare dietary claims and nutrition figures only after the individual bar meets that requirement.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Allergens | Read the current pack’s ingredient list and “may contain” statement for the exact flavour. Check the wrapper again before sharing a bar from a multipack. | I’m serving someone who needs to avoid a particular allergen, so I need to check both ingredients and cross-contact warnings. The Food Standards Agency describes “may contain” labelling as a warning that a regulated allergen could be unintentionally present. |
| Dietary claims | Look for the claim that matches the requirement. Check wheat ingredients on vegan bars and the exact pack when choosing a gluten-free product. | A plant-based bar suits my preference, but I cannot assume it is gluten-free or suitable for someone with a milk or nut allergy. For gluten avoidance, I need the gluten-free claim on the bar being bought. |
| Nutrition panel | Compare protein and sugars on the same basis, such as per bar. Read the serving size and any polyol warning. | If I’m comparing protein and sugars for an evening snack, the values for the portion I’ll eat matter more to me than figures shown on different serving bases. |
| Sharing at the event | Keep bars in their wrappers until guests have checked them. Do not rely on an older online listing in place of the pack. | I want guests to see the information for the individual bar they are offered, particularly if I bought several flavours ahead of Bonfire Night. |
Myprotein Vegan Carb Crusher is labelled suitable for vegans, but its listed ingredients include wheat. Its product information says it may contain milk, peanuts and nuts and is not suitable for people with peanut or nut allergies.
Check the selected flavour against the specific ingredient or allergen that needs to be avoided, rather than relying on its vegan label.
Grenade Salted Caramel contains milk and soy and may contain gluten, peanuts and nuts. Tesco’s listing for Barebells Soft Cinnamon Bun lists milk proteins and soy lecithin, with further precautionary allergen warnings.
Keep the wrapper with each bar and let guests check the exact product before taking one.
Tesco advises that food products can be reformulated, changing their ingredient and allergen information.
Read the physical pack that will be served, even if you have bought that flavour before.
Grenade says its Salted Caramel bar contains more than 10 g of polyols per 100 g and warns that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect.
Check the serving size and any warning on the chosen bar before putting out several for one person.
These examples show why the exact product and flavour matter; a brand name alone does not establish allergen suitability.
Grenade’s Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel bar is a protein-focused option, not a general free-from choice.
PhD’s Smart Bar line includes whey-protein bars; check the chosen flavour rather than applying one flavour’s figures across the line.
Myprotein’s Vegan Carb Crusher is labelled suitable for vegans, but that claim does not cover every allergen requirement.
Barebells flavours need individual label checks, particularly where milk, nuts or precautionary warnings matter.
Quest describes a gluten-free protein-bar collection made with dairy-based proteins.
These bars cover different Bonfire Night snack preferences, including products to consider when checking for a gluten-free or plant-based option. Check each current pack against the eater’s requirements; the products do not form one interchangeable free-from group.
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For a guest seeking a gluten-free option, confirm the claim on this pack before serving. The product information identifies peanuts, soya and milk as ingredients and warns that it may contain nuts; the pack contains four 40 g bars.
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Check the current pack for its gluten-free claim if that is the reason for choosing it. The product information identifies almonds, peanuts, milk and soya as allergens; this pack contains four 40 g bars.
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Consider this peanut-butter bar only where its allergen information meets the eater’s needs: the product information lists peanuts and soya and warns that it may contain tree nuts. The pack contains three 42 g bars; check the wrapper if a gluten-free claim is required.
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This nut-based bar is an option only for someone whose requirements allow its listed allergens: peanuts, nuts, milk and soya. The pack contains three 40 g bars; compare its nutrition panel with other bars on the same serving basis if sugars matter to your choice.
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For a plant-based or gluten-avoiding guest, check the current pack for the relevant claims and its full allergen statement. The product information identifies soya protein as an ingredient; the pack contains three 50 g flapjacks.
No. Myprotein Vegan Carb Crusher is labelled suitable for vegans, but contains wheat ingredients, may contain milk, peanuts and nuts, and is described by Myprotein as unsuitable for people with peanut or nut allergies. Check the exact bar against the requirement.
The Food Standards Agency states that food sold to the final consumer may be labelled “gluten-free” when it contains no more than 20 mg/kg gluten. That claim does not also establish that the bar is vegan, dairy-free or nut-free, so read the rest of the label.
The Food Standards Agency describes it as precautionary labelling that an allergen could be unintentionally present. If that allergen matters to the guest, include the warning when checking whether the bar meets their requirements; do not look only at deliberate ingredients.
No. Tesco advises that products can be reformulated and their ingredient and allergen information can change. Read the label on the physical pack you intend to serve.
Yes. Grenade warns that its Salted Caramel bar contains more than 10 g polyols per 100 g and that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect. Read the chosen bar’s serving information, warnings and allergen label alongside its sugars figure.