In this article I will share my experience with the BYE! Endurance Bar a Cranberry Oat Bar with Chia Seeds. It is advertised as a 100% natural Oat & Fruit Vegan Energy Bar with 10% real fruit. I will try to compare it at a later point with the Amacx Energy Oat Bar (in flavor Banana).
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Key features BYE! Endurance Bar – Cranberry flavor
On the product page of the Boost Your Endurance (BYE! Endurance) Bar you can read the following description with key features:
The BYE! Endurance Bar is designed specifically for use during endurance sports. This natural energy bar combines oatmeal, date syrup and real fruit in a compact bar with a soft texture – ideal during long rides, runs or hikes.
Key features
- Available in 4 flavors: Apple/Cinnamon, Cranberry, Coconut and Caramel Himalayan Salt
- 100% natural
- Made from oatmeal flakes and real fruit
- Enriched with chia seeds, quinoa and wheat germs
- Soft bite – easy to eat during exercise
- No coating – does not melt in the heat or freeze in the cold
- Contains a mix of carbohydrates with both fast and slow energy sources
I did chose the Cranberry flavor simply because I wanted to compare a bit with other energy bar tastes: Amacx Energy Nougat Bar and Sports Nougat Bar – 6D Sports Nutrition. While combined with nougat, I simply wanted to experience te combination of cranberry flavor with a oatmeal energy bar. However the cranberry flavor is limited or not as outstanding as with the Nougat Bars.
Second key feature I wanted to test are the chia seeds, which reminds me of the discontinued Win2 Energy Bar – Sports Nutrition with Chia Super food. Discontinued unfortunately, but with the highest amount of energy packed into the bar.
What I really like with these Oat bars, is the compact size and weight of 40 grams. In practice this means in 2 bites the BYE! Endurance Bar is on its way to the stomach for processing (and keeping the engine fueled). In addition the BYE! Endurance Bar is easy on digestion, and it feels like Boost Your Endurance has a similar design philosophy as NatuSport.
Nutritional Values BYE! Endurance Bar Cranberry flavor
Before we go into the specific break down in nutritional values of the BYE! Endurance Bar in Cranberry flavor, let’s have a look at the total amount of energy per 100 grams and compare against the other energy bars that I’ve reviewed so far:
- Win2 Energy Bar has a total energy of 1955 kJ of energy per 100 grams (but discontinued)
- 6D Sports Nougat Bar provides 1789 kJ of energy per 100 grams
- Amacx Energy Nougat Bar fuels you with 1780 kJ of energy per 100 grams
- Natusport Soft Nougat Sport Bar in flavor Lemon & Salt contains 1773 kJ of energy per 100 grams
- PowerBar Ride energy has 1706 kJ of energy per 100 grams.
- Clif Bar Chocolate Chip Energy Bar contains 1596 kJ of energy per 100 grams
- PowerBar Energize Original fuels you with 1560 kJ of energy per 100 grams
- BYE! Endurance Bar in flavor Cranberry contains 1495 kJ of energy per 100 grams
So you can see that in terms of energy per 100 grams the BYE! Endurance Bar is on the 8th place, but actually this is a normal energy value for an oat energy bar. When I compare with Amacx Energy Oat Bar the energy is equal 1496 kJ.
Here is a detailed break down of the nutritional values:
| NUTRITION INFORMATION | PER 100 GR. | PER BAR = 40 GR. |
|---|---|---|
| Energy kJ (kcal) | 1495 kJ (368 Kcal) | 598 kJ (147 Kcal) |
| Fat | 7,0 g | 2,8 g |
| of which saturates | 2,7 g | 0,5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 62,5 g | 25 g |
| of which sugars | 13,8 g | 5,5 g |
| Omega 3-6-9 | 2,18 g | 0,87 g |
| Fibre | 15,8 g | 6,3 g |
| Protein | 12,5 g | 5 g |
| Salt | 0,2 g | 0,08 g |
| Magnesium | 100 mg | 40 mg |
| Potassium | 200 mg | 80 mg |
| Calcium | 2,8 mg | 11 mg |
| Iron | 2,5 mg | 1 mg |
| Manganese | 2,5 mg | 1 mg |
| Zinc | 2 mg | 0,8 mg |
Concluding thoughts and wrap-up
The price point of the BYE! Endurance Bar in Cranberry flavor is € 2,25 for a single bar, or a box of 30 pieces for € 57,37 (which is 1,91 per endurance bar). Both price points are fair for a 40 gram Energy Endurance Bar. It is the first time I’m using a product from this brand.
- Have you heard before of BYE! Sports Nutrition / Boost Your Endurance ?
- What products of BYE! have you used and why?
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