Choose a protein bar by checking its ingredients and any ‘may contain’ statement against your specific restriction before comparing pack sizes or protein per bar. A vegan label alone does not rule out wheat or precautionary nut wording: Myprotein UK lists both for Vegan Carb Crusher.
Start with the exact ingredient you need to avoid, then read the precautionary allergen wording. The UK Food Standards Agency says allergens used as ingredients in prepacked food must be emphasised in the ingredients list; ‘may contain’ wording addresses possible unintended presence.
Check the vegan claim for the particular flavour, but assess gluten and allergen restrictions separately. Myprotein UK’s Vegan Carb Crusher contains wheat and carries precautionary wording for milk, peanuts and nuts.
Once a bar meets your ingredient requirements, compare protein and sugars on the same serving basis and check the number and weight of bars in the pack. Read any excessive-consumption warning too: the Grenade and PhD examples carry one.
Screen each flavour against your restriction before comparing its nutrition panel and pack format.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Allergen wording | Read the full ingredients list, emphasised allergens and any ‘may contain’ statement on the current flavour. The Food Standards Agency distinguishes allergens used as ingredients from possible unintended presence. | I need to know whether the bar contains, or may contain, the allergen I avoid before considering anything else. |
| Dietary claims | Match each claim to the restriction: vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free answer different questions. Check ingredients and precautionary wording even when a front-of-pack claim looks relevant. | A plant-based bar appeals to me, but I may also need to avoid wheat or nuts. Myprotein UK’s Vegan Carb Crusher shows why those are separate checks. |
| Nutrition per serving | Compare protein, sugars and serving weight together, using the nutrition panel for the exact flavour. Read any polyol or excessive-consumption warning. | I want to compare what one bar provides, rather than assuming that ‘high protein’ or ‘low sugar’ tells me everything relevant. |
| Pack format | Check the number of bars and weight per bar. Confirm that the flavour and pack you are comparing have the same dietary and allergen information. | If I am choosing a multipack, I want to know what is in each bar and whether every option meets my restriction. |
Myprotein UK’s Vegan Carb Crusher contains wheat and has precautionary wording for milk, peanuts and nuts. A vegan claim does not answer a separate gluten or allergy question.
Check the ingredients and allergy advice for the exact flavour against every restriction that matters to you.
Protein and sugar claims do not establish allergen suitability. Grenade’s Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel bar, for example, carries precautionary wording for gluten, peanuts and nuts.
Read the current flavour’s ingredients and precautionary statement before using its nutrition figures to compare it with other bars.
The Grenade and PhD product information includes warnings that excessive consumption may cause laxative effects. This matters independently of the protein and sugar figures.
Read the pack warning and serving information when deciding whether the bar suits how you intend to use it.
These examples illustrate flavour-specific checks; a brand name does not establish whether every bar in its range meets a restriction.
Grenade’s Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel bar is one example for comparing serving figures after an allergen check.
PhD’s Smart Protein Bar range includes the Choc Brownie flavour in a multipack.
Myprotein offers plant-based protein bars, including Vegan Carb Crusher.
Barebells has several protein-bar lines, including vegan varieties.
Tesco’s protein-bar category brings together bars from different manufacturers and includes marketplace listings.
These bars and flapjacks offer different flavours and pack formats for a free-from protein-bar shop. Check the current label for your own restriction before choosing between them.
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An option to check if you want a vegan flapjack made with gluten-free oats. It contains soya, so check the current pack’s full allergy advice if you need to avoid soya or another allergen.
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This flavour is not an option for someone avoiding milk, wheat gluten or soya. Its product information also flags bovine collagen hydrolysate and an excessive-consumption warning; check the current pack if those affect your choice.
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Consider this pack only after checking that its current gluten-free claim meets your needs. The product information lists peanuts, soya, milk and almonds, so it is not a way to avoid those ingredients.
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This pack is described as gluten-free, but it contains peanuts and soya and may contain tree nuts. Check the current flavour’s full ingredient and precautionary statements before choosing it for a gluten restriction.
No. Myprotein UK’s Vegan Carb Crusher contains wheat and may contain peanuts and nuts. Check the ingredients and precautionary wording for the exact bar rather than treating vegan as an all-purpose free-from claim.
Read the full ingredients list and any precautionary allergen statement on the current pack. The UK Food Standards Agency says allergens used as ingredients must be emphasised in the ingredients list, while ‘may contain’ wording communicates possible unintended presence.
No: absence from the ingredients list does not cancel a nut precautionary statement. The Food Standards Agency describes such wording as indicating that an allergen could be unintentionally present; take it into account when assessing the bar against your restriction.
No. Compare the nutrition panel for the exact serving and read its ingredients and warnings. Grenade and PhD product information includes excessive-consumption warnings, which a sugar figure alone would not convey.