Fulfil Vitamin and Protein Bar (15 x 40 g Bars) — Chocolate Salted Caramel Flavour — 15 g High Protein, 9 Vitamins, Low Sugar

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I’ve said it a million times BUT I LOVE white chocolate and, since trying the White Chocolate and Cookie Dough flavour, I know Fulfil do a good white chocolate. It’s fair to say Fulfil has been hit and miss on its peanut flavours so far. I wasn’t thrilled by the Peanut & Caramel bar but I did love the chocolate Peanut Butter, so this could really go either way. In truth, there was nothing ‘deluxe’ about this bar – it was a fairly standard chocolate protein bar. More ‘meh’ than ‘wow’. It’s great to satisfy a chocolate craving, but there are more interesting flavours out there. My hopes were dashed, but I wasn’t mad about it. Unlike some of Fulfil’s later bars, the coconut chocolate flavour is simply a nougat-like centre coated in milk chocolate – no fancy crispies or caramel layer.

Irish brand ‘Fulfil’ have set out to change this, offering a protein bar with added vitamins that’s high in fibre and low in calories. Each bar has 9 added vitamins, including Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Thiamine and Folic Acid. But looks can be deceiving. Initially there’s a pleasant cocoa taste, but as I chewed it began to take on the classic ‘protein’ taste and ended up tasting strangely of marzipan. It was too sweet then too bitter, probably because someone was a little heavy-handed with the sweetener. The macros for each flavour varies slightly, ranging between 180-220 calories, 15-20g carbs and 8-10g fat, but all have at least 20g protein and under 3g sugar. Cookie dough is slightly salty, it’s soft and chewy and it has chocolate chunks in it. Surely the innovators at Fulfil have experienced the pure joy that is eating cookie dough straight from the mixing bowl. I suspect ‘cookie dough’ has been used as a buzz word to make this bar sound more exciting. This bar weighs in at 60g, 5g more than Fulfil’s standard 55g, explained by the more dense and chewy core. The macros are still stellar with 207 kcal, 8.4g fat, 11.7g carbs, 2.1g sugar, and 20.6g protein. There’s also a hefty 11.2g fibre in there and the protein comes from milk.Lemon is not a common flavour among protein bars – Oh Yeah!’s lemon drizzle cake ONE bar is the only one that springs to mind. I’ll admit I went into this a little sceptical, but I came out pleasantly surprised. This is one of my favourite protein bars out there – it makes Grenade’s ‘Caramel Chaos’ look like a chunk of cardboard in comparison. I can’t recommend highly enough.

I had never really thought about pairing lemon with white chocolate, but it works so well – creamy, sweet and slightly tart at the same time. The lemon flavour is authentic, and the addition of lemon chunks (peel maybe?) is really going above and beyond. As expected, the texture is wonderful. Unlike the White Chocolate Cookie Dough flavour, this bar has a soft centre and a good chew.It has to be said that initially this bar is quite tough, the centre being a little chewier than other Fulfil flavours. It’s not unpleasant by any means, and the caramel layer offsets it a little, but I do prefer the softer nougat-y core of the other bars. A peanut base topped with a caramel and sprinkled with crispies and peanut pieces, all encased in a layer of white chocolate. Having had my moan, I will say that the chocolate coating is nice. The flavour is dark and rich, but still not enough to mark the other, more unpleasant, aspects of the bar.

Whilst the ingredients list is pretty inoffensive, some might take issue with the milk protein and collagen hydrolysate blend, but you are getting 30% of your vitamin RDA and the macros are great – 212 calories, 20g protein, 9.5g fat (higher than usual because of the peanuts), and 15g carbs. The macros are good – 208 kcal, 9.3g fat, 8.2g carbs, 1.9g sugar, 20g protein – but the protein does come from soy which might cause alarm among the whey puritans out there. But then again the reason I would swerve this bar isn’t because soy protein is the first ingredient…For 213 kcal you get 7.2g fat, 2.3g sugar and 20g protein. The carb count is slightly higher than usual at 20g, but with the inclusion of lemon peel you can’t really complain! Triple Choc Deluxe 6/10. Fulfil have tried to achieve an irresistible blend of sweet and salty but, in reality, the dark chocolate isn’t sweet enough to balance the saltiness of the base.

I’m a huge fan of white chocolate, and white chocolate cookie dough is my dream come true (#dreambig), so I had high hopes for this bar. All the elements work really well together here and the bar feels like real treat. Easily one of Fulfil’s best flavours. Chocolate Peanut Butter 9.5/10. This bar looks incredible. I love that Fulfil have replaced crispies with hazelnut pieces, much like the Chocolate Peanut Butter flavour. There’s a wonderful smell of hazelnut, inside it’s the classic three-layer bar we’ve come to know and love.

As usual, the macros are really good – 6.9g fat, 10.3g carbs, 2.5g sugar and 19.7g protein – and it’s one of the lower calorie bars at 189 kcal.