Quest for the Best - Protein Ice Cream
Taste Texture Nutri on Flavors Ingredients Value Notes
Halo Top -‐ Per 1/2 cup : serving 17 flavors: Milk and cream, eggs, $6.99 per pint Halo Top and Arc c Chocolate 70 calories Vanilla Bean erythritol, prebio c Zero are the most 5 g protein Chocolate fiber, milk protein widely available of 2.5 g fat Lemon Cake concentrate, organic the ice creams on this 12 g carbs (2 g fiber, 5 Strawberry cane sugar, high fat list. If you s ll can’t g sugar, 5 g sugar Mint Chip cocoa, vegetable find it, check out alcohol) Chocolate Mocha Chip glycerin, sea salt, IceCreamSource.com Birthday Cake organic carob gum, for a lot of these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough organic guar gum, brands (just be Peanut Bu er Cup organic stevia. prepared to spend Cookies & Cream about $33 in shipping Sea Salt Caramel costs for 6 pints). S'mores Pistachio Oatmeal Cookie Chocolate Almond Crunch Black Cherry Red Velvet
Arc c Zero -‐ Per 1/2 cup : serving 17 flavors (10 creamy flavors Purified water, Whey Purely Chocolate 35 calories plus 7 chunky : flavors) Protein Concentrate 3 g protein Purely Chocolate (Milk), Organic Cane 0 g fat Toasted Coconut Sugar, Chicory Root, 7 g carbs (2 g fiber, 5 Cappuccino Sugarcane Fiber, g sugar) Chocolate Peanut Bu er Dutch Processed Cookie Shake Cocoa Powder with Hint of Mint Alkali, Guar Gum, Salted Caramel Xanthin Gum, Natural Vanilla Maple Flavors, Sea Salt, Cake Ba er Monk Fruit Poppin' Pomegranate Concentrate. Bu ery Pecan Cookie Dough Chip Brownie Blast Snickerdoodle Dandy Cherry Chocolate Chunk Peanut Bu er Swirl Rocky Road Trip
Eat Enlightened -‐ Per 1/2 cup : serving 21 flavors: Skim Milk, Milk $5.99 per pint You can also order Eat Chocolate 60 calories Bananas Foster Protein Isolate, Enlightened online 6 g protein Birthday Cake Erythritol (Natural via 2 g fat Black Cherry Chocolate Chip Sweetener), Non-‐ IceCreamSource.com. 14 g carbs (5 g fiber, 3 Bu er Pecan GMO Soluble Corn g sugar, 5 g erythritol) Caramel Oatmeal Cookie Crunch Fiber, Dutched Cocoa, Chocolate Cream, Contains 2% Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough or Less of: Vegetable Chocolate Peanut Bu er Glycerin, Carob Gum, Cold Brew Coffee Guar Gum, Natural Frozen Hot Cocoa Flavor, Monk Fruit Fudge Brownie Extract Mint Chocolate Chip Peanut Bu er Chocolate Chip Piña Colada Red Velvet Sea Salt Caramel Snickerdoodle Strawberry Cheesecake Toasted Almond Triple Chocolate Vanilla
Forte High Per 1/2 cup : serving 4 flavors: Skim milk, milk $3 per 1/2 cup If there's not a Protein Gelato -‐ 160 calories Vanilla proteins, organic Fair (equates to $12 per retailer near you that Chocolate 15 g protein Chocolate Trade cane sugar, pint) sells Forte, you can 2.5 g fat Ginger cream, organic agave order direct online 19 g carbs (1 g fiber, Espresso nectar, organic Fair and have them ship it 18 g sugar) Trade Dutch-‐process direct to your cocoa, cage-‐free egg doorstep for FREE if yolk, organic Fair you order 24 cups at Trade Madagascar once. vanilla
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Thrive Ice Cream Per 1/2 cup : serving 4 flavors (All available in regular Water, Cream, Mal tol, Milk $4.99 per pint I actually had to Proteins, Inulin, Cocoa -‐ Simply 110 calories and no sugar added : varie es) (processed with alkali), shrink the text of the 6 g protein Creamy Vanilla Polydextrose, Vitamins & ingredients list Chocolate (No Minerals (Dimagnesium Sugar Added) 5 g fat Simply Chocolate Phosphate, Tricalcium because it’s that long. 16 g carbs (5 g fiber, 1 Salted Caramel Phosphate, Potassium Plus it’s got a few Chloride, Dipotassium g sugar, 9 g sugar Bu ered Pecan Phosphate, Ferric ingredients I’d rather alcohol) Orthophosphate, d-‐1 alpha avoid! See the ones Tocopheryl Acetate, Zinc Oxide, Niacinamide, D-‐Calcium in red. Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Palmitate, You can also order Thiamin Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thrive online via Cupric Oxide, Riboflavin, IceCreamSource.com. Chromium Chloride, Bio n, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin K-‐1, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3, Cyanocobalamin), Less than 1% of: Glycerol, Stabilizer (Mono & Diglycerides, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carageenan, Maltodextrin), Natural Flavors, Salt, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Cultures (Bifidobacterium, L. acidophilus, L. paracasei), Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Eggs.
ProYo Low Fat Ice Per 1/2 cup serving: 7 flavors: Skim Milk, Whole Cream -‐ Dutch 120 calories Vanilla Bean Milk, Whey Protein Chocolate 10 g protein Mint Chip Concentrate, Xylitol 1.5 g fat Dutch Chocolate (Natural Sweetener), 20 g carbs (3 g fiber, 9 Coconut Cane Sugar, Inulin, g sugar, 7 g sugar Mocha Cocoa treated with alcohols) Dark Chocolate Toffee Alkali, Natural Flavors Blueberry Pomegranate
Wink Frozen Per 1/2 cup : serving 11 flavors: Water, Organic Agave $8.00 per pint This is a great op on Desserts -‐ Dark 25 calories Vanilla Bean Inulin (Prebio c for vegans or people Chocolate 2 g protein Dark Chocolate Fiber)*, Pea Protein, with food allergies -‐ 0.5 g fat Cake Ba er Vegetable Glycerin, it’s soy free, dairy 5 g carbs (4 g fiber, 0 Cocoa Dough Ground Flaxseed, free, egg free and nut g sugar, 1 g sugar Choco Mint Natural Flavors*, free. alcohol) Cinnamon Bun Organic Guar Gum, Iced La e Organic Locust Bean Black Cherry Cacao Nib Gum, Organic Stevia Peanut Bu er and Jelly Extract, Baking Soda, Strawberry Cheesecake Monk Fruit Extract, Caramel Candy Apple Organic Cocoa Powder.
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RxBar -‐ Chocolate Paleo Per 52 g bar: 11 flavors: Dates, egg whites, $25.99 for a 12 pack = Sea Salt Gluten Free 210 cals Apple Cinnamon cashews, almonds, $2.17 per bar Dairy Free 12 g protein Blueberry cacao, cocoa, natural Soy Free 9 g fat Chocolate Chip chocolate flavor, sea Non-‐GMO 24 g carbs (6 g fiber, Chocolate Sea Salt salt. 15 g sugar) Coconut Chocolate Coffee Chocolate Maple Sea Salt Mint Chocolate Mixed Berry Peanut Bu er Peanut Bu er Chocolate
Primal Kitchen -‐ Paleo Per 48 g bar: 5 flavors: Almonds, pumpkin $35.95 for a 12 pack = The protein in these Chocolate Gluten Free 230 cals Chocolate Hazelnut seeds, grass-‐fed $3 per bar bars comes primarily Hazelnut Dairy Free 15 g protein Coconut Cashew hydrolyzed collagen, from grass-‐fed Soy Free 15 g fat Dark Chocolate isomaltooligosacchari collagen, which helps Non-‐GMO 14 g carbs (6 g fiber, 3 Dark Chocolate Almond de (cassava root), explain the high price g sugar) Macadamia Sea Salt water, coconut flakes, of these bars. Grass-‐ honey, natural fed/free range animal flavors, coconut oil, products aren’t cheap bi er chocolate, but they’re worth it in cocoa powder, cocoa my opinion (watch nibs, himalayan pink the movie “Food, salt, monk fruit Inc.” if you are on the extract, tocopherols. fence).
GoMacro Organic Per 69 g bar: 4 protein flavors: Organic Brown Rice GoMacro makes a lot MacroBar -‐ Vegan 290 cals Peanut Bu er + Syrup, Organic of other bars, but Peanut Bu er + Gluten Free 11 g protein Chocolate Chip Peanut Bu er, there are only 4 Chocolate Chip Dairy Free 11 g fat Cashew Caramel Organic Protein Blend varie es that boast a Soy Free 37 g carbs (2 g fiber, Peanut Bu er Protein (Organic Sprouted higher protein Non-‐GMO 14 g sugar) Sunflower Bu er + Brown Rice Protein, content. Kosher Chocolate Organic Pea Protein), Organic Puffed Brown Rice, Organic Fair Trade Chocolate Chips (Organic coconut sugar, organic cocoa, organic cocoa bu er), organic peanuts.
Square Bar Organic Per 48 g bar: 7 flavors: Organic coconut Organic Protein Vegan 210 cals Chocolate Coated Nuts nectar, organic whole Bar -‐ Chocolate Gluten Free 12 g protein and Sea Salt grain brown rice Coated Crunch Dairy Free 9 g fat Chocolate Coated protein, organic dark Soy Free 23 g carbs (2 g fiber, Crunch chocolate (organic Non-‐GMO 13 g sugar) Chocolate Coated Cherry cocoa liquor, organic Coconut dried cane syrup, Chocolate Coated organic cocoa bu er), Peanut Bu er organic coconut oil, Chocolate Coated organic oats, organic Almond Spice cocoa liquor, organic Chocolate Coated brown rice crisps Coconut (organic brown rice, Chocolate Coated Mint organic brown rice syrup, sea salt), sunflower lecithin, sea salt.
SimplyProtein Vegan Per 40 g bar: 10 flavors: Soy Protein Isolate, $24.00 for a 12 pack = SimplyProtein makes Bar -‐ Double Gluten Free 140 cals Cocoa Coffee Chicory Root Fiber, $2 per bar both a Chocolate Chocolate Non-‐GMO 15 g protein Cocoa Raspberry Vegetable Glycerin, Peanut Bu er and a Kosher 3 g fat Cinnamon Pecan Cashew Bu er (Dry-‐ Peanut Bu er 18 g carbs (7 g fiber, 1 Chocolate Caramel Roasted Cashews, Chocolate flavor. I g sugar) Chocolate Coconut Sunflower Oil), can’t figure out what Chocolate Peanut Bu er Cashew Nuts, Cocoa the difference is Double Chocolate Powder, Tapioca between the two! Lemon Coconut Starch, Natural Flavor, Maple Pecan Salt. Peanut Bu er Chocolate
Perfect Bar -‐ Dark Organic Per 65 g bar: 12 flavors: Orgainic Peanut Bu er, $24.00 for an 8 pack The ingredients list Gluten Free 320 cals Almond Acai Organic Honey, Organic = $3 per bar on these bars is a Chocolate Chip Nonfat Dry Milk, *Organic Peanut Bu er Soy Free 15 g protein Almond Bu er Dark Chocolate (Organic mile long but…it’s all with Sea Salt Non-‐GMO 19 g fat Almond Coconut Cocoa Liquor, Organic Cane organic and nothing 25 g carbs (3 g fiber, Blueberry Cashew Sugar, Organic Cocoa I’m concerned about. Bu er, Organic Cocoa 18 g sugar) Carob Chip Powder, Organic Sunflower I just don’t Coconut Peanut Bu er Lecithin), Organic Dried understand the need Cranberry Crunch Whole Egg, Organic Brown for the “20+ nutrient Rice Protein Concentrate, Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt, Organic Flax Seed dense superfoods” -‐ Dark Chocolate Chip Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, not sure what they’re Peanut Bu er with Sea Organic Sesame Seed Oil, really accomplishing Salt Organic Olive Oil, Organic with those other than Pumpkin Seed Oil, Dried Fruit and Nut Whole Food Powders driving up the price of Maple Almond (Organic Kale, Organic Flax these bars. Peanut Bu er Seed, Organic Rose Hip, Organic Orange Peel, Organic Lemon, Organic Papaya, Organic tomato, Organic Apple, Organic Alfalfa, Organic Celery, Organic Kelp, Organic Dulse, Organic Carrot, Organic Spinach).
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Rise Bar -‐ Gluten Free Per 60 g bar: 8 flavors: Almonds, honey, $25.19 for a 12 pack = Chocolatey Soy Free 260 cals Almond Honey carob powder, and $2.10 per bar Almond Non-‐GMO 17 g protein Cacao Banana whey protein isolate. Kosher 15 g fat Chocolatey Almond 22 g carbs (5 g fiber, Chocolatey Coconut 15 g sugar) Lemon Cashew Mint Chip Snicker Doodle Sunflower Cinnamon
Julian Bakery Paleo Per 63 g bar: 16 flavors: Egg Whites (From $29.99 for a 12 pack = Julian Bakery also Paleo Protein Vegetarian 220 cals Almond Fudge Cage FREE USA $2.50 per bar makes a Pegan line of Bars -‐ Devil's Gluten Free 20 g protein Blueberry Tart Farms), Organic protein bars that are Food Cake Dairy Free 11 g fat Chocolate Brownie Prebio c Fiber (From Vegan and Paleo and Soy Free 23 g carbs (18 g fiber, Chocolate Mint Tapioca), Organic made with 98% Non-‐GMO 2 g sugar) Cinnamon Raisin Roll Sunflower Seeds organic ingredients. I Cinnamon Roll (Ground), Organic included all of the Coconut Cream Cocoa Powder, flavors in the list Devil’s Food Cake Natural Chocolate here. Espresso Extract, Lou Han Guo Ginger Snap Cookie (Monk Fruit), Glazed Donut Produra™ (Bacillus Sunflower Bu er Coagulans-‐Probio c) Sweet Cream Vanilla Cake Vanilla Cookie Vanilla Pudding
Vega Sport Vegan Per 60 g bar: 2 flavors: Complete protein Protein Bar -‐ Gluten Free 260 cals Chocolate Peanut Bu er blend (organic Chocolate Peanut Dairy Free 15 g protein Chocolate Coconut sprouted whole grain Bu er Soy Free 11 g fat brown rice protein, Non-‐GMO 27 g carbs (3 g fiber, pea protein), organic 16 g sugar) tapioca syrup, organic brown rice syrup, organic cane sugar, organic peanut bu er, palm kernel oil, organic peanuts, Vega Saviseed™ (sacha inchi) oil, inulin (from chicory root), brown rice crisps, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), organic peanut flour, organic agave syrup, sea salt, organic peanuts extract, unsweetened chocolate, natural vanilla flavor, sunflower lecithin.
Health Warrior Vegan Per 50 g bar: 5 flavors: Ancient grain blend $23.99 for a 12 pack = Superfood Gluten Free 200 cals Dark Chocolate Coconut (chia, oats, organic $2 per bar Protein Bar -‐ Dairy Free 10 g protein Sea Salt quinoa), brown rice Peanut Bu er Soy Free 8 g fat Honey Almond syrup, pea crisp (pea Cacao Non-‐GMO 25 g carbs (5 g fiber, Peanut Bu er Cacao protein isolate, pea 11 g sugar) Mint Chocolate starch, rice flour, Lemon Goldenberry calcium carbonate), almonds, organic agave syrup, organic dark chocolate chips (organic sugar, organic cocoa liquor, organic cocoa bu er, organic vanilla), coconut flakes, cocoa powder, arabic gum, natural flavors, sea salt, mixed tocopherols (natural vitamin E).
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Orgain Organic Organic Per 40 g bar: 4 flavors: Orgain Organic Protein Bar -‐ Vegan 150 cals Chocolate Chip Cookie Protein Blend™ Peanut Bu er Gluten Free 10 g protein Dough [organic brown rice Chocolate Chunk Dairy Free 6 g fat Peanut Bu er Chocolate protein, organic Soy Free 18 g carbs (6 g fiber, 5 Chunk protein crisps Non-‐GMO g sugar, 3 g erythritol) S’mores (organic pea protein, Peanut Bu er organic rice flour), organic ground chia seeds], organic dry roasted peanuts, organic tapioca syrup, organic chocolate chunks (organic cane sugar, organic cocoa liquor, organic cocoa bu er, organic vanilla extract), organic tapioca fiber. organic erythritol, natural flavor, organic vegetable glycerin, sea salt, sunflower lecithin.
Garden of Life Organic Per 75 g bar: 4 flavors: Organic tapioca Erythritol shows up in Organic Sport Vegan 280 cals Chocolate Fudge (syrup and soluble the ingredients list as Protein Bar -‐ Gluten Free 20 g protein Chocolate Mint fiber), organic pea part of the chocolate Chocolate Fudge Dairy Free 9 g fat Peanut Bu er Chocolate protein, organic coa ng but not on Soy Free 34 g carbs (10 g fiber, Sea Salt Caramel almond bu er, the nutri on label. 8 g sugar) organic vegetable glycerin, chocolate coa ng (organic cacao nibs, organic erythritol, organic tapioca fiber, organic cocoa bu er, natural licorice flavor, organic stevia extract (leaf), organic sunflower lecithin, organic vanilla bean extract), organic sprouted brown rice protein, organic pea crisps (organic pea protein, organic tapioca starch), organic yacon syrup (root), organic cacao, organic carob, organic acacia fiber, organic flavors, sea salt.
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Clif Bar Builder’s 8.5 10 Per 68 g bar: Soy Protein Isolate, Beet 7 flavors: $21.48 for a 12 pack = If you can afford to fit the Protein Bar – I wish that I had been This bar overall is a 270 cals Syrup, Organic Brown Rice Chocolate $1.79 per bar extra carbs in your daily Chocolate Peanut able to snag a purely li le bigger than the 20 g protein Syrup, Organic Dried Cane Chocolate Hazelnut macros or are sensi ve to Bu er chocolate version of others and has some 9 g fat Syrup, Palm Kernel Oil, Organic Chocolate Mint ar ficial sweeteners, this is this bar for a good nice layers and 29 g carbs (21 g sugar, Peanut Bu er, Organic Chocolate Peanut Bu er your bar. This wrapper also comparison, because I crunch to it. Just 2 g fiber) Peanuts, Organic Soy Protein Cookies ‘n Cream says it’s low glycemic think the peanut barely pulls ahead of Concentrate, Organic Oat Crunchy Peanut Bu er (although brown rice bu er was a li le Grenade Carb Killa Fiber, Natural Flavors, Vanilla Almond syrup, the #3 ingredient, is distrac ng in this bar bar in terms of Vegetable Glycerin, Cocoa‡, high glycemic) and uses when you put it up texture. Rice Starch, Salt, Cocoa non-‐GMO ingredients, against a stack of all Bu er‡, Soy Lecithin, Organic including several organic chocolate bars (I know, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, ingredients. I gave it the I know – I can’t believe Mixed Tocopherols top spot because the taste I’m saying it either). (An oxidant). and texture are pre y The PB flavor was just much on point, it has great a touch bland, but I did value and the ingredients really like that it list doesn’t make me wasn’t too sweet. nervous to eat it.
Grenade Carb 9.5 10 Per 60 g bar: Milk Protein (Calcium 5 flavors: $29.99 for a 12 pack = I’m bummed that this bar Killa – Chocolate This bar is not overly This bar is the most 210 cals* Caseinate, Milk Protein Isolate, Chocolate Cream $2.49 per bar has so many ques onable Cream sweet but has a great visually appealing 23 g protein Whey Protein Isolate), Chocolate Crunch ingredients…although I chocolate flavor with a when you see the 8 g fat Chocolate (Mal tol; Cocoa Caramel Chaos suppose that’s why hint of caramel. inside – it has nice 20 g carbs (1 g sugar, Bu er, Whole Milk Powder, Peanut Nu er it tastes so good. I couldn’t layers and what looks 7 g fiber) Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier (Soy White Chocolate Cookie put it in the number one like a cookie crunch Lecithin), Natural Flavors), spot because of that. layer topped with *Macro math gives Polydextrose, Gela n caramel-‐like s cky you about 240 cals Hydrolysate, Glycerol, Soy stuff (almost like a per bar Protein Isolate, Cocoa Bu er, Twix?) and crisped soy oil, Palm Fat, Xylitol, rice under a Sucralose, Skimmed Milk chocolate coa ng. Powder, Fat Reduced Cocoa, Cream Powder, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors thinkThin High 8 8 Per 60 g bar: Protein Blend (Soy Protein 11 flavors: $14.95 for a 10 pack = These bars are gluten free, Protein Bars – The flavor is nice and These bars have a 230 cals Isolate, Calcium Caseinate, Chunky Peanut Bu er $1.50 per bar kosher, are touted as low-‐ Brownie Crunch chocolatey and not good crunch to them, 20 g protein Whey Protein Isolate), Cookies ‘n Cream glycemic and are widely overly sweet. but sadly no layers 8 g fat Mal tol, Coa ng Mal tol ( , Creamy Peanut Bu er available at grocery stores, inside and the bar is 25 g carbs (0 g sugar, Cocoa Bu er, Chocolate, Dark Chocolate convenience stores, etc. just a li le on the dry 2 g fiber) Sodium Caseinate, Milk Fat, Lemon Delight Although they claim to be side. Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Maple Almond sugar free, there are 12 Salt), Glycerin, Almonds, White Chocolate grams of sugar alcohols. Water, Soy Crisps (Soy Protein Chocolate Strawberry Isolate, Tapioca Starch), Brownie Crunch Alkalized Cocoa, Sunflower Oil, Chocolate Espresso Sunflower Lecithin, Natural Caramel Fudge Flavors, Chocolate, Sea Salt. Contains: Tree Nuts (Almonds), Milk, and Soy.
MusclePharm 7.5 8.5 Per 63 g bar: Protein Blend (Whey Protein 9 flavors: $26.99 for a 12 pack = If you like a more dense, Combat Crunch – The chocolate is Nice and thick 210 cals* Isolate, Milk Protein Isolate), Chocolate Cake $2.25 per bar chewy bar than the first Chocolate Cake pronounced and has a textured/crunch 20 g protein Isomalto-‐Oligosaccharide Birthday Cake three op ons, this is a bit of a caramel flavor. coa ng with a dense, 7 g fat (Prebio c Fiber), Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie great bar to take a look at. It’s not overly sweet chewy inside. 25 g carbs (5 g sugar, Chunks (Chocolate Liquor Dough Bonus Flavor Review: I also but it toes that line 12 g fiber) [Processed with Alkali], Sugar, Chocolate Coconut tried the S’mores flavor of pre y closely. Cocoa Bu er, and Vanilla), Chocolate Peanut Bu er this bar – it’s just a bit less *Macro math gives Glycerin, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Cup chewy, but s ll pre y you about 250 cals Palm Kernel Oil), Sugar, Cinnamon Twist chocolatey. I could detect per bar. Almonds, Water, Soy Protein Cookies ‘N Cream a faint bit of marshmallow Isolate, Mal tol, and Cocoa S’mores and graham cracker flavor. (Processed with Alkali), White Chocolate Overall, quite tasty. Contains less than 2% of: Salt, Raspberry Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Sucralose, Vanilla, and Tapioca Starch. OhYeah! Nutrition ONE Bar – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
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