A: Please find a list of all POWERBAR products and their nutritional benefits on our convenient product
FACT SHEET.(PDF)
A: With the exception of the POWERBAR® PERFORMANCE bars, all other bars have a shelf life of 10 months from the date of manufacture.
The PERFORMANCE bars, the GELs, and the GEL BLASTS have a shelf life of 12 months. The dry powdered drink mixes, such as ENDURANCE, RECOVERY, and ELECTROLYTES have a shelf life of 24 months.
A: If you are interested in purchasing POWERBAR products by the box (12–15 bars per box), please call Liberty Distribution at 1-800-450-4246.
If you would prefer to order POWERBAR products in larger quantity by the case (8 boxes per case — all the same flavor), we will need to forward your information to our Retail Team, and someone from this department will be in contact with you as soon as possible.
Please use the Contact Us page to send us an email or call us at 1-800-58-POWER so we can send your company’s information to the appropriate member of the Retail Team.
A: Although it is safe to eat POWERBAR products after the "best by" date, we recommend that you use POWERBAR products by the "best by" date to ensure you're getting the full nutritional benefits of the product.
A: We remind retailers to rotate stock appropriately and remove any product which has passed its "best by" date. Unfortunately, since our retailers have so many different products in their stores, it may be difficult for them to always stay on top of this task. Because of this, consumers should also check the "best by" dates before purchasing.
We recommend you take the product back to the store where it was purchased and request a refund or replacement.
A: Because they are low in fat and less vulnerable to spoilage, POWERBAR® PERFORMANCE bars and the POWERBAR® ENERGIZE Fruit Smoothie-flavored bars would be useful in an emergency kit. We recommend you check the kit every 15–18 months and rotate product as necessary.
A: While we would like to say "yes" to all the donation requests that we receive, POWERBAR cannot honor individual donation requests, as our resources are fully committed to our corporate giving program.
As the company that created the original energy bar, we have a stake in advancing the important role that physical activity and a balanced diet play in healthy lives. Sharing our resources to help encourage health and wellness is an important part of our company philosophy.
POWERBAR provides generous support to our partner organizations including the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team In Training, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and our POWERBAR® TEAM ELITE® program of sponsored athletes and coaches.
In addition, we work with our parent company, Nestlé, to support United States military service personnel stationed overseas, food banks, and victims of natural disasters in the United States and worldwide.
A: POWERBAR sponsorship can include supplies, product sampling booths and even listings on our site. To have your event considered for POWERBAR sponsorship, please follow these guidelines:
Join the Race Director community and enter your event information. Unfortunately, not all requests for sponsorship can be honored.
A: POWERBAR® ENERGY bars may include as ingredients, or contain traces of, milk, peanuts, nuts, soy or gluten. If you have a life-threatening allergy or sensitivity to any of the above, please read the food label or visit our site where the ingredients of each brand and flavor is listed. You should contact your physician with any questions or concerns.
The products containing common allergens will be listed on the ingredients list in bold. If you do not see your allergen listed here, please inspect the ingredients list or discuss with your physician before consuming this product.
A: None of our bars would be appropriate for gluten intolerance, as they may contain gluten at some level. Please speak with your physician.
"Gluten-free" is a claim not yet defined by the FDA, but there is a proposed definition under consideration. Traditionally, "gluten-free" simply meant that the product contained no ingredients that were a source of gluten harmful to those with celiac sprue/gluten intolerance — rye, oats, wheat and barley, as opposed to gluten from corn or rice, which is not harmful.
Oat gluten has recently been determined not to be harmful to people with gluten intolerance, but because they're a raw agricultural product, oats can contain some wheat due to common processing, transportation, etc.
There is no gluten in the gels. They also do not share common equipment with products containing gluten. However, we do not consider the gels, or any POWERBAR product, as a "gluten-free" product because there may always be a risk of cross-contamination during transit or storage of the ingredients.
There are no gluten ingredients in the POWERBAR® ENDURANCE sports drink, POWERBAR® RECOVERY beverage, or POWERBAR® ELECTROLYTE sports drink mixes. However, they do share common equipment with products that contain wheat. If you are very sensitive to gluten, you may not be able to use POWERBAR ENDURANCE, RECOVERY, or ELECTROLYTE sports drink mixes. Please consult your physician for more information.
A: Although many POWERBAR bars are designed to help meet the sports nutrition needs of athletes, they can and often are consumed as snacks by individuals who aren't necessarily exercising at the time they're eating the bars.
For adults and teenagers, snacking on our POWERBAR bars is absolutely fine, and just like with any and all foods, you want to make sure that you are balancing calories consumed and calories expended such that you maintain a healthy weight.
We recommend that children eat a variety of foods. Children have unpredictable appetites, often preferring sweet foods. POWERBAR bars are a nutritious addition to a young child's diet. For older children, a whole bar would be a fine addition to a balanced diet. Children require more energy than adults during sports activities to help keep fuel levels up and avoid exhaustion. Still, we do not recommend parents using the bar as a substitute for a variety of nutritious foods in the child's diet. Also make sure your child consumes the bar with plenty of water or juice for hydration and digestion.
POWERBAR bars consumed in small amounts are fine as an occasional snack, but the bars should not make up a large proportion of the total calories children consume on a regular basis.
A: Although POWERBAR bars, gels and drinks do not contain animal by-products, none are certified kosher. POWERBAR GEL BLASTS™ do contain gelatin as an ingredient, which is derived from pork.
A: We do not recommend POWERBAR bars to be used as a meal replacement. The bars are a balanced food, providing between 110–300 calories (depending on the bar), high-quality protein, simple and complex carbohydrates for quick and sustained energy, and 16–23 key vitamins and minerals (depending on the bar). The bars are suitable for a healthy snack rather than a complete meal. We recommend eating POWERBAR along with a variety of foods for a well-balanced meal.
A: The POWERBAR® PERFORMANCE Wild Berry bar contains a carmine dye extracted from the shell of the cochineal beetle. Carmine is a natural red coloring that was an important natural dye until the latter part of the 19th century, when synthetic colors were introduced.
Many of the bars, which contain the POWERBAR® trisource protein blend, contain protein sources from whey protein isolate and calcium caseinate. These sources are derived from milk, and therefore are not suitable for our vegetarian/vegan customers who also restrict milk.
The gelatin in the POWERBAR GEL BLASTS™ is derived from pork and is not suitable for vegetarians and those who do not consume pork products.
A: Anything in excess amounts will have an effect on the body. In theory, consuming more calories than what is needed by the body for proper daily function will cause a weight gain. The origin of the calories does not matter.
POWERBAR products are not meant to replace nutritious meals, but can be used as a supplement to a healthy diet when consumed between meals or used before or after exercise or another activity.
Use the Activity/Calorie Calculator to find the body's burn rate for over 70 activities.
A: While our bars and beverages are excellent products for athletes and active people, they are not specifically designed to be your only source of calories and essential nutrients. To lose weight effectively, you need to burn more calories than you consume. Although our POWERBAR products are not designed as a weight loss product, they provide lots of essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber, and they can be enjoyed as a healthy snack anytime.
The most effective diets for losing weight are those that are balanced and largely based on eating reasonable servings of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, and nuts. These are foods that are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other important natural compounds, and they tend to be low in calories.
Combining intake of these types of foods with plenty of exercise is the best way to manage weight. Use POWERBAR products as healthy snacks or for sports nutrition purposes before, during, and after exercise.
Use the Activity/Calorie Calculator to find the body's burn rate for over 70 activities.
POWERBAR® Pria® 110 Plus bar is an ideal snack because it satisfies your craving for something great-tasting and indulgent, it's nutritious with 23 vitamins and minerals, and it has just 110 calories and 3–3.5 grams of fat.
A: Sugar alcohol is a man-made carbohydrate that is not metabolized like sugar. For people who monitor their sugar intake, products with sugar alcohol is probably a more sensible solution. Maltitol is a sugar alcohol used in some POWERBAR products that is made from maltose (malt sugar) and is nearly as sweet as sucrose.
Maltitol is slowly metabolized, giving it approximately 2 calories per gram, or half the amount of typical carbohydrates, and does not cause blood sugar and insulin to spike. This reduced caloric density makes maltitol a common ingredient in carb-control foods.