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Detour Bars - 5/8/2003 11:46:57 AM
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Muzcles
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Seems like it' s all the rage to get these meal replacement bars that taste like a snickers bar. I heard a rumor that the label was BS.
Here' s an interesting post I picked up in another forum.
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Detour Bar Lab Results
As promised, I have the lab results from 1 of 4(?) companies that are testing for Detour bar label claims..As for anybody not in the know, the Detour bar is the hottest selling bar in the country..The private supplement store where I manage has sold close to 1000 boxes in the past 6 weeks..Because the bar is appealing to just about everybody, (tastes, feels, and looks like Snickers) we sell probably 5 to 1 Detour to every leading brand..Because of the high marks raised from this protein bar, including their competitor' s sales, the major supplement companies cryed foul and sent for independent lab analysis of the Detour bar...It wasn' t because the Detour bar doesn' t taste good, far from it, but that they believe label claims are misleading to what a fully packed with peanut, caramel and nougat bar should be..One bite from this bar, while scanning the label, sends me to protein bar heaven and label claim hell..
This report is from Shuster labs Shuster labs This analysis was paid for by Nature' s Best Inc, a major supplement company in Hauppauge, NY..They make Solid Protein bars, one of many products..It is lab report # 02-6397- project #74680..The Detour bar tested was from lot#121103- Date Dec 17, 2002...
Here they are:
Lab results:
protein- 19.5g
fat- 13.2g
carbs- 34.2g
sugar- 19.4g
Detour Bar Label:
protein- 32g
fat- 9g
carbs- 21g
sugar- 6g
I was given this report from a NB rep..I will fax it to anybody who wants it. (pm me) He also mentioned MET-RX has their results and are very similar..He was hush-hush on how they were gonna handle the situation..
I believe these #' s are true..
Do these #' s bother me? Yes, but I expected them..Sugar is the enemy..I want none at all, if possible..Misleading sugar counts are the bane of this society' s obesity rates..
How about it? Do these #' s bother you? For anybody eating these bars on a daily basis, have you changed physically? mentally?..weight gain, loss?? low carb diet!!.. So you thought..
Ah, the mind is a terrible thing to use...
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RE: Detour Bars - 5/8/2003 6:35:12 PM
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Marc David
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I followed up on this.. found the original post. Asked the person for more info.
Their response:
Since my last post on the Detour bar, the formula has been changed by the company several times..All I know at this point is that the sugars have come down somewhat by removing most of the caramel..Protein claims have also come down slightly..Right now, were not sure what the #' s are on the bar, but we have recent batched bars in for testing..I will make them available when the results come back..
You can also find a more recent study at:
1Fast400 Lab Report on the Detour Bar
(in reply to Muzcles)
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RE: Detour Bars - 5/12/2003 4:31:32 PM
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Twin Peak
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I' d just like to add, as we have discussed, that I personally know Mike, owner of 1fast400 and that he has no bias in this. He is a retailer who sells all kinds of bars. The other testing, on its face, appears to be done by a competitor.
I am a big fan of Detours, and will continued eating them until it is conclusively established that they lie.
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I' ve got a friend that eats those daily. Any word??
