Is NUTRITION BARS, COOKIES & CREAM COOKIE DOUGH GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 12 ingredients that contain GERD friendly and 4 ingredients contain GERD friendly depending on the source.

Why it's not GERD friendly

  • chocolate liquor
  • chocolate powder
  • natural cocoa powder
  • chocolate flavored coating
  • less than 2% of the following: natural flavor, peanut butter, salt, chocolate powder
  • cocoa powder
  • sweet cream layer
  • chocolate cookie pieces
  • nonfat milk powder
  • milk protein isolate
  • nonfat dry milk
  • whole milk powder
  • +4 more

chocolate liquor

Dietitian note

Chocolate, especially dark chocolate, can be a trigger for GERD symptoms. Caffeine and Theobromine, both found in chocolate, can relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This muscle acts as a barrier between the esophagus and stomach. When relaxed, it allows stomach acid to flow back up into the esophagus, causing heartburn. The high fat content in chocolate can also contribute to GERD symptoms by slowing down digestion and relaxing the LES.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

BROWN RICE SYRUP, SODIUM CASEINATE, TAPIOCA SYRUP, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SALTED BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), WHITE CHOCOLATE CHUNKS (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, NONFAT DRY MILK, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA EXTRACT), CHOCOLATE COOKIE PIECES (UNBLEACHED UNENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI] SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOY LECITHIN), SWEET CREAM LAYER (TAPIOCA SYRUP, FRUCTOSE, PALM KERNEL OIL, MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), FRUCTOSE SYRUP, CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING (SUGAR, FRACTIONATED PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA POWDER [ PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], SOY LECITHIN, NONFAT MILK POWDER, VANILLA), BROWN SUGAR, PASTEURIZED WHOLE EGG POWDER, SAFFLOWER OIL, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, GLYCERINE; LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: NATURAL FLAVOR, PEANUT BUTTER, SALT, CHOCOLATE POWDER (NATURAL COCOA POWDER, SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA), VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID [VIT. C], MAGNESIUM OXIDE, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE [VIT. E], NIACINAMIDE [VIT. B3], ZINC OXIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE [VIT. B5], FERROUS FUMARATE [IRON], PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE [VIT.B6], VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN [VIT. B2], THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VIT. B1], FOLIC ACID [VIT.B9], CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, BIOTIN [VIT. B7], SODIUM SELENITE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, CYANOCOBALAMIN [VIT. B12]).

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About this product

Protein Bar · Bar

Flavor
ChocolateyVanillaSweet
Texture
ChewyCrunchy
Commonly used for
SnackingOn The GoBreakfast