Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Protein Energy Bars

10 of the top 10 protein energy bars products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The protein energy bars with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 356 protein energy bars with complete data.

  1. 1 Cacao Choco Chip

    Cacao Choco Chip

    feel · 2 oz
    a NOVA 3 351 kcal 12.3 g sugar 26.3 g protein 17.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Lemon & Pistachio Protein Balls

    Lemon & Pistachio Protein Balls

    Alesto
    NOVA 3 438 kcal 38 g sugar 16 g protein 20 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Barras cruas avelã & cacau

    Barras cruas avelã & cacau

    Continente
    NOVA 3 388 kcal 41.4 g sugar 5.9 g protein 16 g fat

    Also: No additives

  4. 4 Buddha Protein

    Buddha Protein

    Iswari · 47g
    NOVA 3 384 kcal 39 g sugar 15 g protein 15 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Coconut

    Coconut

    rawits bite · 1
    NOVA 3 445 kcal 41 g sugar 8 g protein 25 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Baies de Goji Cranberries Amandes Bio

    Baies de Goji Cranberries Amandes Bio

    Alterfood · 40 g
    NOVA 3 406 kcal 14.5 g sugar 11.5 g protein 29 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Raw Energy Maracuja & Coconut bar

    Raw Energy Maracuja & Coconut bar

    Bombus Energy · 50 g
    NOVA 3 396 kcal 44.8 g sugar 3.9 g protein 18.6 g fat

    Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives

  8. 8 Protein bar cacao almomds

    Protein bar cacao almomds

    The beginnings
    NOVA 3 492 kcal 33 g sugar 20 g protein 28 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  9. 9 Raw protein barrita de manteca de cacahuete sin

    Raw protein barrita de manteca de cacahuete sin

    Bombus Energy · 50 g
    NOVA 3 424 kcal 34 g sugar 20 g protein 19 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  10. 10 Superfoodriegel Energy Bar

    Superfoodriegel Energy Bar

    enerBiO · 45g
    NOVA 3 442 kcal 26.4 g sugar 11.6 g protein 18.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published protein energy bars on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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