Overall Rating: 3.5/5
Summary: I found that this bar just wasn't sweet enough for my tastes, so if you like more subtly sweet bars, this one may be the one for you. I liked that there was a light mintiness that didn't overpower the chocolate flavour. Both flavours actually worked quite nicely together, but again, just not sweet enough. I also wish the icing drizzle wasn't just for show--I didn't really get a taste of it. Maybe more coverage would have helped. And a chocolate drizzle--would've been even better! As with most Clif Bars, it was perfectly soft, chewy, with bits of rice crisps. As someone who prefers super sweet chocolatey, nutty flavours, I wouldn't buy this flavour again.
Where to buy: Bulk Barn, Fortinos, Shopper's Drug Mart
Ingredients: *brown rice syrup, protein blend (soy rice crisps [soy protein isolate, rice flour, barley malt extract], *roasted soybeans, *soy flour), *rolled oats, *cane syrup, *soy butter (*roasted soybeans, *soybean oil, salt), chocolate cookies (oat flour, dried cane syrup, alkalized cocoa, sunflower oil, unsweetened chocolate, salt, baking soda, soy lecithin), crunch pieces (apple pomace, *oat fiber, *milled flaxseed, inulin [chicory extract]), alkalized cocoa, *fig paste, white chocolate flavoured chips (*dried cane syrup, cocoa butter, soy flour, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), natural flavours, sea salt, green tea extract, *soybean oil.
Nutritional Information*
Serving size: 1 bar
Calories: 250
Fat: 5g
Saturated: 1.5g
Trans: 0g
Polyunsaturated: 2g
Linoleic acid: 1.5g
n3 Linoleic acid: .2g
Monounsaturated: 2g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 140mg
Potassium: 440mg
Carbohydrate: 43g
Fibre: 3g
Sugars: 17g
Protein: 10g
Vitamin A: 30%
Vitamin C: 90%
Calcium: 25%
Iron: 10%
*Full nutritional profile available here.
Even though I won't be buying this bar again, I'd encourage anyone to try it (unless you're adverse to the mint flavour). The ingredients are such that this makes for a relatively healthy snack and so you can contentedly try it out just to satisfy your curiosity.
For 250 calories, it has your healthy unsaturated fats, 3g of fiber, and 10g or protein. Visit the website to see just how many vitamins and minerals are also provided. Because it is a protein bar, it is high in calories, carbs, and sugars, so it's probably best to have this on a more active/physical day.
Other Clif Bar flavours (all vegan, baby):
- Apricot
- Banana Nut Bread
- Black Cherry Almond (reviewed here)
- Blueberry Crisp
- Carrot Cake (reviewed here)
- Chocolate Almond Fudge (reviewed here)
- Chocolate Brownie
- Chocolate Chip (reviewed here)
- Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch
- Coconut Chocolate Chip
- Crunchy Peanut Butter
- Gary's Panforte
- Iced Gingerbread
- Maple Nut (reviewed here)
- Oatmeal Raisin Walnut (reviewed here)
- Peanut Toffee Buzz
- Peppermint Stick (reviewed here)
- Spiced Pumpkin
- White Chocolate Macadamia
- Each Clif Bar is 70% organic
- No high-fructose corn syrup, no hydrogenated oils
- No artificial preservatives or trans fats
- No artificial colours, sweeteners or flavours
- Non-GMO
- Clif Bar Family Foundation
- Commitment to Zero Waste
- Climate Action Approach
- Partnerships with American Forests and Trees for the Future
- Organic farming strategy
- Certified Sustainable
- Community involvement (e.g. collaboration with other businesses, volunteering, sharing products, philanthropy)