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Quest Hero Protein Bar Review and Comparison

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24 Jun

Hello! Have you seen the new protein bar by Quest Nutrition? It’s called the Quest Hero Protein Bar and comes in three flavors. I’ve seen it on Instagram and have been wondering about them so I finally hit up GNC to get one of each.

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Quest Hero Protein Bar:

Comes in 3 flavors:

Chocolate Caramel Pecan

Blueberry Cobbler

Vanilla Caramel

They cost about $2.50 to $3.50 each.

The nutrition stats are similar to the original Quest bars, including my favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

It is made of a sugar replacement called allulose, that doesn’t have calories. I haven’t done a lot of research on this sweetener so I don’t know the details about it but I didn’t notice any aftertaste.

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I still 100% prefer the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough protein bar. They seem like a treat.

They both have similar calories, protein and fiber.

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General thoughts – The Quest Hero Bars are not as good as the original Quest Protein bars. They’re less sweet and the coating doesn’t add anything. I would skip this and stick with the original next time. The inside was slightly dry and similar to the cereal bars (which I like). They’re a good size protein bar, but that is the only thing I liked about them.

I tried all three flavors that were available at GNC. If I had to pick a favorite I’d go with chocolate, but I would pick another bar over these. I think the vanilla frosted bars are fairly similar in taste / sweetness.

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I still LOVE their Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and other bars though. So, I’m still a big fan of their other protein bars. But when it comes to the Hero Bars – I say save your money for gummy bears or egg whites or whatever else you already know you like.

Question: Have you tried the new Quest Hero Bars? Thoughts?

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    1. Kristen says

      2017-06-25 at 3:15 pm

      I tried the chocolate and really liked it. I thought it tasted like a candy bar.

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    2. Heather says

      2017-06-25 at 1:17 pm

      I have seen these and had almost purchased them several times. Thank you for taking the plunge for me! Will stick to the bars I usually have.

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    3. Juliette | Namastay Traveling says

      2017-06-25 at 7:51 am

      Kinda bummed to hear there not as good! I like most of the regular quest bar flavors but always looking for a new protein bar to try! I haven’t seen these in stores yet so guess I’ll stick to my tried and true flavors 🙂

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    4. Kathy says

      2017-06-25 at 5:33 am

      We have not tried the HERO bars …but my son loves the Choc. Chip Cookie Dough ones so I guess we will stick with those.

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    5. Cyndi says

      2017-06-25 at 5:07 am

      I did try the vanilla caramel and blueberry cobbler, and I agree with you that the original Quest bars are better! I feel all Quest bars are more like a “treat”!!

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    6. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

      2017-06-24 at 11:37 pm

      No idea that Quest made Hero bars now. I still have yet to try all their normal protein bars!

      Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
      http://charmainenyw.com

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