These Pure Protein bars are great! Cheap and yummy. They're more dense than other bars such as Quest bars. So even though they're smaller in size they're actually quite hearty because of being so dense and I'm definitely satisfied after eating one no matter what flavour.
The chocolate peanut caramel one is a tad softer & less dense than the others because of the softer peanut flavoured center. The chocolate peanut caramel flavour is one of my husband's favorite and reminds us of a snickers or mars bar. Its similar to the Atkins endulge caramel nut bars which are also on Amazon. It reminds me almost of Purdys pb chocolate bars but less sweet.
We absolutely love the strawberry greek yogurt flavour of these bars as well and it's a nice change from chocolate flavoured bars. It's a nice balance of sweet and strawberry flavoured with a few little strawberry flavoured crunchy bits throughout. And it's not too sweet. It's very good! After trying one we immediately purchased another box lol.
I saw someone say the chocolate coconut flavour reminded them of a bounty bar. It doesn't remind me of a bounty bar but rather it's very akin to a dense dark chocolate brownie flavour but with coconut on top and coconut flavour added. It has a touch of a bitter note to it but it's good as well. It would be great if you love dark chocolate and/or brownies and like coconut flavour. If you're looking for something like a bounty bar, I highly recommend trying the Atkins endulge chocolate coconut bars. Those are definitely just like a bounty bar filled with coconut center like bountys. My husband and I also love those and most of the other Atkins bars as well.
The chocolate salted caramel flavour of these Pure Protein bars are good too but a tad strong in the caramel flavour. Which I didn't think would be possible as I love caramel. But I like this flavour of these bars as well. They'd be especially delicious in the fall & winter. If you love caramel flavour you'll like these. They'd be a lovely Halloween treat due to the caramel or during the holidays. They remind me a bit of how an old fashioned icecream shop smells when you walk in and smell the caramel and hazelnut notes.
The red velvet flavour is one of my least cared for flavours which is shocking because we love red velvet flavour. It's very mediocre and tastes like a too mild basic chocolate center with a meh outer white coating. Neither the center nor the outer coating are very flavourful whatsoever. They're very bland and could definitely do with a revamping of the recipe. It's as if they didn't try at all with the red velvet flavour and just threw something together quickly. It's kind of like a cheap bland brownie with some unsweetened white chocolate or something as the outer coating. Very bland. The only plus I can see to this flavour would be if you're sick with a stomach bug or morning sickness or something where you need something more bland flavoured. This is the most bland flavoured out of all the flavours I've tried. Ironically, the red velvet flavour has the highest grams of sugar alcohols out of all the flavours I've tried.
They all have a small touch of a bitter note due to the protein and sugar alcohols but are definitely still delicious and aren't sickly sweet. My husband and I really limit sugar in our diets and these are fun for us as they're much like a candy bar. All of these bars do feel like an indulgence and a treat rather than like a protein bar. They're fantastic. I really enjoy their density as it's a nice change from softer more aerated type bars and it's satiating and satisfying. Similar to how the Cliff builders bars are dense but these have way less sugar and are smaller more like the size of a regular snickers or mars bar etc. I thought the smaller size would be a bad thing but their density makes up for that.
I highly recommend trying these bars as they're affordable and packed with protein and are different than other protein bars on the market due to their density and seeming more like candy bars. It's hard to limit myself to just one a day as I feel like sneaking a second before bed as a treat lol. Whereas with other bars such as Quest bars I definitely know I'm eating a protein bar and don't find myself wanting another. These really are more like sugar free candy bars.
The next flavours we'll try are the regular chocolate peanut butter, the chocolate chip and the chocolate deluxe though there was some negative reviews on the chocolate deluxe flavour on here.
I'll update this review once I've tried the other 3 flavours!
| Manufacturer | Pure Protein |
|---|---|
| Place of Business | Bohemia, NY 11716, USA |
| Item model number | 800106 |
| Product Dimensions | 10.16 x 7.14 x 13.97 cm; 300 g |
| ASIN | B00BMHB4T6 |
