Is PERFORMANCE PROTEIN BAR, CHOCOLATE PEANUT, BUTTER PRETZEL GERD Friendly?
Why it's not GERD friendly
- high protein chocolate coating
- cocoa powder
- nonfat dry milk solids
- milk protein isolate
- milk protein concentrate
high protein chocolate coating
Dietitian noteChocolate, 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
PROTEIN BLEND (WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE), HIGH PROTEIN CHOCOLATE COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, COCOA POWDER, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], VANILLA), HIGH PROTEIN PEANUT BUTTER COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUT FLOUR, MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, NONFAT DRY MILK SOLIDS, PEANUT OIL, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], AND SALT), PEANUT BUTTER LAYER (PEANUT BUTTER, SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, WATER, GLYCERINE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUT FLOUR, PALM KERNEL OIL, SALT, MONOGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVORS), GELATIN, GLYCERINE, PRETZELS (WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, VEGETABLE OIL [MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN, CANOLA, COTTONSEED, SOYBEAN], CORN SYRUP, SODIUM BICARBONATE, YEAST), PEANUT FLOUR, PEANUT PASTE (PEANUTS, SALT), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SOY CRISPS (ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT), PEANUTS, COCONUT OIL, LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], SALT, VITAMINS AND MINERALS: DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, ASCORBIC ACID, COPPER GLUCONATE, NIACINAMIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, BIOTIN, ZINC OXIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, FOLIC ACID, MANGANESE SULFATE, CALCIUM D-PANTOTHENATE, RIBOFLAVIN, SODIUM SELENITE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE.
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No. This product is not low FODMAP as it lists 1 ingredient that is likely high FODMAP at 1 serving and 8 ingredients that could be moderate or high FODMAP depending on source or serving size.
Details →No. This product is not dairy free as it lists 5 ingredients that contain dairy.
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