The well-known RXBar was co-founded by Peter Rahal, and while it isn’t overly high in protein or have a smooth, comfortable eating experience, where it excels is the ingredients. The product is infinitely famous for putting its simple set of ingredients on the front of its packaging; the Peanut Butter Chocolate RXBar, for example, has three egg whites, 14 peanuts, and two dates. Rahal did sell RXBar many years ago but is back in the game this year and with a different sort of approach in the David Protein Bar.
David is a functional food company, once again, from Peter Rahal, and it makes the flagship protein snack, the David Protein Bar. It looks like it has a similar sort of build and texture to the RXBar; however, it is much bigger and the nutrition is vastly different. The impressive feature of the newcomer David and its signature product is that it manages to pack 28g of protein into a single 58g bar, making it one of the leanest protein snacks we’ve ever seen, even more so than Icon’s piece of meat, the Wag Bar.
The protein comes from a variety of sources, primarily milk isolate, as well as collagen, whey concentrate, and egg whites, so it’s backed by quality sources of protein. The David Protein Bar is also made using allulose, polydextrose, glycerin, tapioca, the delicious and better-for-you EPG, a unique plant-based fat, coconut oil, and various flavoring ingredients like chocolate, monk fruit, and stevia. Not only does David squeeze a huge 28g of protein into a single 58g piece, but the other macros are impeccably low, with 2g of fat and 14g of carbohydrates, no sugar, all leading to an unbelievable 150 calories.
Again, we’ve seen our fair share of protein bars and high-protein snacks in all sorts of other formats, far more than most others out there, and never have we seen something this lean. 28g of protein to 150 calories is truly unheard of, and to give you some context, that isn’t close; that is the same sort of balance you get in a dry protein powder. The protein-to-calorie ratio of the David Protein Bar works out to 25g of protein to 133 calories, which is right around a typical whey-powered protein supplement.
We have yet to try David and its protein bar, and even though we don’t have high expectations, it doesn’t need to taste that great with the nutrition profile it provides. Many people looking for macros like this are more about function than format; they really just need to be edible. The pictures do make it look more like an RXBar than the delicious candy bar style of our number-one-rated Barebells Protein Bar, and you can try it for yourself over at davidprotein.com for $39 a box. There are four flavors to choose from in Blueberry Pie, Double Fudge Brownie, Cake Batter, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
