ENERGY BARS:
There are loads of them on the market,
and it's a big mistake to think they're
all the same in nutritional value. Not
all of the are intended to be eaten when
your riding, some are protein bars more
suitable for after rides or for building
up muscles. So always read the labelling
before you buy.
The Bicyclemania trailfinders have been
chomping there way through a selection
of them, see what score they give the
bars between 1 & 10
" ARE THEY ANY GOOD ? . . . OR ARE
THEY JUST LIKE EATING SAW DUST !. " |
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KELLOGG'S NUTRI GRAIN 'ELEVENSES'
Flavour raisin
Weight 45g
Fat per bar 3.5g
Energy per bar 175kcal
From Super markets |
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The big K has done a good job here, the
Elevenses bar tasted quite nice, it's
like eating a home made cake, not a lot
of calories or carbs for that matter but
we like them, choc chips good, some
found ginger a bit strong. |
EAT
NATURAL GOLD
Flavour Fruit, Nut & Coconut
Weight 45g
Fat per bar 14.2g
Energy per bar 229kcal
From Super markets |
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They make 4 different bars, all contain
glucose syrup, sultanas, puff rice,
honey, nuts. We recon 'Eat Natural' make
some tasty energy bars, for the money
you get a good little bar packed with
energy, the only downside is there's a
bit of fat in them as well. But what the
hell eat it. |
SCIENCE IN SPORT 'GO BAR'
Flavour Chocolate Orange
Weight 65g
Fat per bar 1.3g
Energy per bar 203kcal
From Good Bicycle Shops & Internet |
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This bar gives you energy from oats,
rice, corn & real fruit too. So it
provides a steady release of energy.
This orange & chocolate bar even has
added MCT's (Medium Chain Triglycerides)
which SIS says provide an extra easy
used energy source for ultra enduro.
Chewy but tasty. |
TORQ BAR
Flavour Sun dried banana
Weight 65g
Fat per bar 1.3g
Energy per bar 210kcal
From
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It has a very low fat content like the
Go bars, but the highest in carob's at
around 90%. Packed with calories, this
bar also contains 'ribose' which is a
natural sugar present within all living
cells of the body. The makes claim that
when taken in small amounts this
enhances recovery. A few flavours to
choose from, thick, sticky & chewy,
heavy going. |
HIGH 5
SPORTS BAR
Flavour raisin
Weight 55g
Fat per bar 8.0g
Energy per bar 175kcal
From Good Bicycle Shops & Internet |
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These
energy bars are chocolate coated, taste
nice & are easy to digest, yet they are
still
high in
carbohydrate & 92% fat free. SportsBars
are “real” food made from GMO free fruit
& grains. They provide a balance of
simple and complex carbohydrates for
fast and sustained energy. Flavours are
caramel, raisin, orange, berry, banana &
mixed fruit.
Energy Bars have won almost every Best
Product Award during the last 4 years. |
HIGH 5
PROTEIN BAR
Flavour Banana & Vanilla
Weight 50g
Fat per bar 8.0g
Energy per bar 175kcal
From Good Bicycle Shops & Internet |
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A good recovery bar for
use immediately after sport, this bar
has a perfect balance of rapidly
absorbed carbohydrate to re-fuel tired
muscles and high quality protein to
build lean muscle. We like the Banana &
vanilla over a soft aerated centre
ensures that the Protein Bar tastes as
good as it performs & it’s still 92% fat
free!. The
H5 Protein bar is designed for use
immediately after exercise. It has a
perfect balance of high quality protein,
is low in fat (8%) & not bad in tastes
too. A 50g recovery bar is 26% protein,
48% carbs & available in Banana/vanilla,
chocolate or Berry/vanilla flavours. |
HIGH 5
ENERGY BAR
Flavour Berry
Weight 50g
Fat per bar 2.0g
Energy per bar 175kcal
From Good Bicycle Shops & Internet |
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High 5 Energy bar is a Performance
sports bar which have the perfect
balance of carbohydrates to provide both
fast and sustained energy. They are made
from real fruit (58%) & wholesome grains
(22%) and are a nutritionally complete
food that tastes mighty fine, we like
the berry one. Others are Banana,
coconut & citrus all are 98% Fat Free. |
LUCOZADE
ENERGY BAR
Flavour Orange
Weight 45g
Fat per bar n/a
Energy per bar 175kcal
From Super markets, Boots, Internet |
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The energy bar from Lucozade Sports
contains Carbohydrates, Protein and 14
vitamins and minerals. If you like
Orange Flavoured energy bars you'll not
go wrong with this. It's all down to
personnel tastes, we were not that keen
on it but that's our view. |
McVITIES
HOBNOBS
Flavour Chocolate Flapjack
Weight n/a
Fat per bar 7.5
Energy per bar 159kcal
From Super markets |
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Light enough to carry a few in the
backpack & easy to eat with a chocolate
top coating. Contains (38%) rolled oats,
(8%) chocolate, plus milk, soya &
gluten. The only downside we found is
you may need to eat them slowly & catch
all the fragment too. |
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McVITIES GO AHEAD BARS
Flavour Hazelnut & Pistachio
Weight 30g
Fat per bar 3.5g
Energy per bar 117kcal
From Super markets |
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This bar is a favourite with one of the
trailfinders due to the tonnes of
hazelnuts and pistachio content, not to
mention the chocolate cover base. For a
small 30g bar it has 19.9g of carob's
and is free from 'Trans Fats'. The 'Go
ahead' bar is blended with oats and
crispies. |
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CADBURY BRUNCH BAR
Flavour Chocolate & Raisin
Weight 35g
Fat per bar 5.5g
Energy per bar 150kcal
From Super markets |
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For a small cereal bar you get a
whopping 23.3% carob boost and it's full
of oats, bran flakes, raisins, honey &
chocolate. We like this bar for it's
moist chewy texture, downside is it can
be sticky on warm days & fat content is
high, but what the hell !. |
SEED OF CHANGE (Organic Cereal Bar)
Flavour Chocolate & Raisin
Weight 29g
Fat per bar 2.3g
Energy per bar 107kcal
From Super markets |
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If you are into organic foods then this
bar is right up your street, the makers
claim it's 100% organic free from
artificial additives, preservatives &
suitable for veggie's. It does have a
homely rustic taste & is moist and quite
chewy too. The bar did not stick to the
wrapper but the downside is, it's small
and pricey. |
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FOX'S
OFFICIALLY LOW FAT BAR
Flavour Chocolate & Orange
Weight n/a
Fat per bar 0.6g
Energy per bar 75kcal
From Super markets |
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This is a small bar but ideal for
cycling, some found it a bit sweet.
Officially Low Fat is a range of 97% fat
free biscuits that offers a practical
and tasty solution for those who enjoy
the occasional biscuit, but who wish to
reduce their level of fat intake. Packed
with succulent, juicy fruits. In
contrast to many other so-called
"healthier" biscuits, fat levels are
deliberately kept below 3%, thus
enabling them to meet Food Standards
Agency criteria for a low-fat food. The
Officially Low Fat range is designed to
help adults interested in a low fat
lifestyle or following a low fat diet
and is intended for consumption as part
of a balanced diet and a regular
exercise regime. |
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FOX'S
SPORTS BAR
Flavour Nut
Weight n/a
Fat per bar 1.3g
Energy per bar 70kcal
From Super markets |
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It's a nice bar for a cycling picnic, we
found it a bit on the small side. Wheat
flour. Vegetable Oil . Sugar. Glucose
Syrup. Dried Skimmed Milk. Sugar Syrup.
Raising Agents: Sodium Carbonates,
Ammonium Carbonates, Disodium
Diphosphates. Salt. Flavourings.
Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin. Contains:
Soya, Wheat, Gluten, Cows Milk |
MYOPLEX
ENERGY BAR
Flavour Tropical
Weight 65g
Fat per bar 5.5g
Energy per bar 159kcal
From Good Bicycle Shops & Internet |
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The Myoplex Energy Bar is full with
carbohydrates 44g in a 65g bar. We tried
the tropical, having 75% energy from
fructose-glucose syrup, rice flour, oat
flakes, fructose, sugar and various
fruit. At the same time they have only
5.5% fat. Easy to get out the packet hot
or cold, not sticky. |
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KELLOGG'S SPECIAL 'K' BAR
Flavour Chocolate Chip
Weight n/a
Fat per bar 1.5g
Energy per bar 397 kcal per 100g
From Super markets |
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All the taste of your favourite cereal
packaged up to take on the trail.
Kellogg's Cereal and Milk Bars are ideal
to have in the backpack. Again we
liked them but they are on the small
side. You do get a high carbohydrate
treat, packed full of vitamins with
added calcium & iron to make sure you
get the nutrients you need to keep the
wheels turning. |
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KELLOGG'S FRUIT & FIBRE BAR
Flavour Fruit & Yoghurt
Weight n/a
Fat per bar 2.5g
Energy 380 kcal per 100g
From
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It’s Fruit n’ Fibre To Go, pop a load in
your backpack for a healthy snack. Some
of the testers were not too keen on the
yoghurt topping, but they are pansies.
With this bar you'll get all the
benefits of whole wheat with the
delicious taste of raisins, coconut,
banana and apple with a yoghurt flavour
topping. |
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KELLOGG'S FRUIT & FIBRE BAKES
Flavour Fruit & Yoghurt
Weight n/a
Fat per bar 5.0g
Energy 365 kcal per 100g
From
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This snack bar is high in fibre and
quite tasty too, the Kellogg's Fruit &
Fibre Bakes are moist, oven baked with
high fibre bran, wholegrain oats and
topped off with soft chewy sultanas, not
for the low fat riders. |
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KELLOGG'S FRUIT & FIBRE NUTRI GRAIN BAR
Flavour Blueberry
Weight n/a
Fat per bar 3.5g
Energy per bar 131kcal
From
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A soft golden baked crust made with
wheat and whole-grain oats, with a great
tasting fruit filling. We found it a tad
dry to eat on its own, needed liquid to
help get it down. A ton of flavours to
choose from Apple, Cherry, Blackberry &
Apple, Chocolate Chip, Honey Oat &
Raisin, Chocolate & Strawberry. |
POWER BAR
ENERGY BAR
Flavour Vanilla
Weight 65g
Fat per bar 2.5g
Energy per bar n/a kcal
From Good Bicycle Shops & Internet |
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Hard to find, but worth tracking down
the mix is: High Fructose Corn Syrup
With Grape And Pear Juice Concentrate,
Oat Bran, Malt dextrin, Rice Crisps
(Milled Rice, Rice Bran), Milk Protein
Isolate, Brown Rice Flour, Almond
Butter, Natural Flavour, Glycerin, Soy
Protein Isolate & Peanut Flour. The
range is: Apple cinnamon, Banana,
Cappuccino, Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut
Butter (My god!), Cookie & Cream
(Someone must like it!), Malt Nut,
Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut Butter, Raspberry
& Cream, Vanilla Crisp & Wild Berry.
(One of the best on the market) |
POWER BAR HARVEST WHOLEGRAIN BAR
Flavour Dipped Double Chocolate crisp
Weight 65g
Fat per bar 5.0g
Energy per bar n/a kcal
From Good Bicycle Shops & Internet |
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Hard to find again but worth tracking
down, it's a bit heavy going if you're
straight back on the bike & melts in
heat the mix is: Whole Oats, Brown Rice
Syrup, Soy Crisps (Soy Protein Isolate,
Rice Flour, Barley Malt, Salt),
Evaporated Cane Juice Syrup, Chocolaty
Coating (Sugar, Fractionated Palm Kernel
Oil, Cocoa, Whey, Non fat Milk, Soy
Lecithin, Vanilla), Honey, Alkalized
Cocoa, Rice Crisps (Milled Rice, Sugar,
Salt, Barley Malt), Inulin (Fibre),
Chocolate, Glycerin, Soy Protein
Isolate, Non fat Milk, Natural Flavour
(Contains Barley Malt), Almond Butter,
Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate, Milk
Fat, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin,
Vanilla), Peanut Butter. |
POWER BAR NUT NATURALS BAR
Flavour Fruit & Nut
Weight 45g
Fat per bar 10.0g
Energy per bar n/a kcal
From Good Bicycle Shops & Internet |
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Not bad at all moist & chewy, downside
bits in the teeth. Dry Roasted Almonds
and Peanuts, Brown Rice Syrup, Soy
Crisps (Soy Protein Isolate, Tapioca
Starch, Salt), Rice Crisps (Rice Flour,
Rice Bran, Rosemary Extract), Evaporated
Can Juice Syrup, Dried Fruit Blend
(Strawberries, Cranberries, Apple Juice
Concentrate, Sugar, Rice Flour,
Sunflower Oil), Whole Oats, Canola Oil,
Glycerin, Natural Flavours, Inulin,
Salt, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid, Milk
Protein Isolate. |
POWER BAR TRIPLE TREAT BAR
Flavour Chocolate Caramel Fusion
Weight 55g
Fat per bar 8.0g
Energy per bar n/a kcal
From Good Bicycle Shops & Internet |
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Fatwhippet likes this one, again moist,
chewy & chocolate coated, melt in heat
(Sugar, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil,
Alkalized Cocoa, Whey, Non fat Milk, Soy
Lecithin, Vanilla), Corn Syrup, Caramel
(Corn Syrup, Sugar, Cream, Water,
Fructose, Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin, Salt,
Disodium Phosphate, Natural Flavour,
Carrageenan), Trisource TM Protein Blend
(Whey Protein Isolate, Calcium Caseinate,
Soy Protein Isolate), Maltitol Syrup,
Glycerin, Oat Fibre, Soy Crisps (Soy
Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch, Salt),
Peanuts, High Oleic Canola Oil,
Alkalized Cocoa, Natural Flavours,
Almond Butter, Soy Lecithin, Salt,
Peanut Flour. |
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