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gluten_free2019-08-20 04:02 pm
runpunkrun) wrote in gluten_free2019-08-20 04:02 pm
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Product Review: RXBAR vs. EPIC
RXBAR Chocolate Sea Salt Protein Bar
Ingredients: Dates, Dried Egg Whites, Cashews, Almonds, Chocolate, Cocoa, Natural Flavors, Sea Salt.
Thick, stubby, and dense. You can see salt crystals sprinkled on top. Bite into it and it's chewy, slightly sticky, tastes very vaguely of cocoa and caramel (that's probably the dates), gritty (also probably the dates?) with little crunches of salt and big chunks of almond. I could see the chocolate chunks, but couldn't really taste them so I ate one straight; they're 100% cacao, bitter and not too flavorful; the cashews get lost in all the commotion, some bites tasted of coconut which shouldn't be happening.
That wasn't exactly easy to eat, a lot of chewing, with a lot of stuff stuck in my teeth afterward, and a bitter coffee-like aftertaste from the chocolate. I don't feel like eating that again. There's nothing wrong with it; it's just not for me.
The bar in my hand is labeled gluten free and has no gluten, dairy, or soy ingredients, but it's manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, milk, soy, and wheat.
Now for the competition:
EPIC Almond Butter Chocolate Performance Bar
Ingredients: Dates, Egg Whites, Almonds, Unsweetened Chocolate, Sea Salt, Vanilla Extract.
Thick, stubby, and dense, but more tender than the RXBAR. Can taste coconut again, is that the dates? Can taste caramel again. The almonds are there, chopped in small pieces. The chocolate is not making itself known; it's in little chunks; you get occasional hints of its bitterness. This was chewy and stuck to my teeth but wasn't as gritty as the RXBAR. I could eat it again.
The bar in my hand is labeled gluten free, soy free, and non-GMO.
Ingredients: Dates, Dried Egg Whites, Cashews, Almonds, Chocolate, Cocoa, Natural Flavors, Sea Salt.
Thick, stubby, and dense. You can see salt crystals sprinkled on top. Bite into it and it's chewy, slightly sticky, tastes very vaguely of cocoa and caramel (that's probably the dates), gritty (also probably the dates?) with little crunches of salt and big chunks of almond. I could see the chocolate chunks, but couldn't really taste them so I ate one straight; they're 100% cacao, bitter and not too flavorful; the cashews get lost in all the commotion, some bites tasted of coconut which shouldn't be happening.
That wasn't exactly easy to eat, a lot of chewing, with a lot of stuff stuck in my teeth afterward, and a bitter coffee-like aftertaste from the chocolate. I don't feel like eating that again. There's nothing wrong with it; it's just not for me.
The bar in my hand is labeled gluten free and has no gluten, dairy, or soy ingredients, but it's manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, milk, soy, and wheat.
Now for the competition:
EPIC Almond Butter Chocolate Performance Bar
Ingredients: Dates, Egg Whites, Almonds, Unsweetened Chocolate, Sea Salt, Vanilla Extract.
Thick, stubby, and dense, but more tender than the RXBAR. Can taste coconut again, is that the dates? Can taste caramel again. The almonds are there, chopped in small pieces. The chocolate is not making itself known; it's in little chunks; you get occasional hints of its bitterness. This was chewy and stuck to my teeth but wasn't as gritty as the RXBAR. I could eat it again.
The bar in my hand is labeled gluten free, soy free, and non-GMO.
Re: Our tastes are converging
When taste is my guide, I find KIND dark chocolate almond butter protein reliably delicious. Just the right amount of crunch without any buccal abrasions.
Tragically, I can't tolerate inulin (aka chicory). It's a prebiotic that appears in too many bars.
Re: Our tastes are converging