David High Protein Bar — Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough — ENGINEERED

Name: David High Protein Bar — Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Brand: David

Munch or Dump rates David High Protein Bar — Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough by David ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

This bar wasn't baked, it was assembled — the brand's own site describes it as a protein system, binding system, fat system, and flavor system. Four sweeteners and a synthetic fat (EPG) make the 28g-protein-150-calorie math work. Impressive engineering; nothing like food.

Why this verdict

Four-part sweetener stack — maltitol, allulose, sucralose, acesulfame potassium — sweetness engineered, not simple
Modified plant fat (EPG) is a novel synthetic fat your body mostly can't absorb, used to game the calorie count
Protein comes from four industrial isolates plus artificial flavor — built in a lab, not a kitchen
17 ingredients, nearly all refined fractions; classic NOVA 4 ultra-processed formulation

Ingredients (11)

Milk protein isolate (safe) — Concentrated dairy protein — clean protein source, industrially refined
collagen (safe) — Animal protein; boosts the protein number but is incomplete on its own
egg white (safe) — Whole-food protein source
maltitol (caution) — Sugar alcohol notorious for bloating and laxative effects at bar-sized doses
ALLULOSE (moderate) — Rare sugar with minimal glycemic impact; well tolerated in small amounts
modified plant fat (EPG) (caution) — Esterified propoxylated glycerol — a synthetic fat engineered to be indigestible; long-term data is thin
Soy Lecithin (moderate) — An emulsifier derived from soybeans, generally considered safe but indicative of processing.
Natural and Artificial Flavor (caution) — This is the entire 'maple' — undisclosed flavor chemistry standing in for a real ingredient.
Sucralose (caution) — Artificial sweetener ~600x sweeter than sugar; emerging gut-microbiome concerns
Acesulfame Potassium (caution) — Second artificial sweetener stacked on top of sucralose
Coconut Oil (moderate) — Saturated fat; one of the few kitchen-recognizable items here

Healthier alternatives

Chocolate Sea Salt Protein Bar
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