This page is for people who do not eat animal products or want a vegan option and need more than a guess. It lists protein bars that their makers call vegan, in the maker’s own words, on the maker’s own product page, with the nutrition label of one named flavor verified in our database.
A bar that looks vegan from its ingredient list does not qualify. We do not decide what a bar is. The maker’s words do, and we quote them exactly, with where they sit, the URL and the date we read them.
Reviewed by Melissa Mitri, MS, RDN, on 2026-10-30. She reviewed the draft of this list of 25 Oct 2026.
The list
We checked 24 of the 25 verified bars in our database, and seven qualify, listed in alphabetical order. Each entry quotes the maker’s vegan statement and then the cross-contact line it states, because a vegan bar can still be made on equipment shared with milk or eggs.
ALOHA Organic Protein Bars
Flavor on our verified label: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Last verified Oct 23, 2026. Our listing: /bars/aloha-organic-protein-bars/. The maker’s product page: https://aloha.com/products/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-protein-bar
What ALOHA says:
USDA Organic, Non-GMO, vegan and gluten-free
Source: the product description in the page’s data (not shown as page text), https://aloha.com/products/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-protein-bar.json, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavor.
Yes. Every ALOHA bar is certified vegan and made without dairy.
Source: the product page’s FAQ, https://aloha.com/products/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-protein-bar, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the whole ALOHA brand, as the page presents it.
Non-GMO Project Verified. Vegan. Free-from.
Source: the product page text, https://aloha.com/products/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-protein-bar, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the whole ALOHA brand, as the page presents it.
Cross-contact, as the brand states it:
Manufactured in a facility that also processes tree nuts, fish, milk, peanuts, sesame, soy and wheat
Source: the product page text, https://aloha.com/products/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-protein-bar, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavor.
IQBAR Plant Protein Bars
Flavor on our verified label: Chocolate Sea Salt. Last verified Oct 23, 2026. Our listing: /bars/iqbar-plant-protein-bars/. The maker’s product page: https://www.eatiqbar.com/products/chocolate-sea-salt
What IQBAR says:
VEGAN
Source: an icon on the product page (the words are in the artwork), https://www.eatiqbar.com/cdn/shop/files/Vegan_c60b2407-5262-4bbe-8ca7-1bac645b0df3.svg, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the whole product line, as the page presents it.
Cross-contact, as the brand states it:
We found no cross-contact statement where we looked on the product page on Oct 24, 2026. That does not tell you whether the bar is made on shared-ingredient equipment or in a shared-ingredient facility. Check the ingredients label on the package in your hand.
Misfits Plant-Based Protein Bar
Flavor on our verified label: Peanut Butter (Peanut Butter Flavored Protein Bar). Last verified Oct 19, 2026. Our listing: /bars/misfits-plant-based-protein-bar/. The maker’s product page: https://eatmisfits.com/products/peanut-butter-fudge-12
What Misfits says:
VEGAN
Source: the product page text, https://eatmisfits.com/products/peanut-butter-fudge-12, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Peanut Butter Fudge flavor.
Yes – our plant-based bars are made to a vegan recipe so they are suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Source: the product page’s FAQ, https://eatmisfits.com/products/peanut-butter-fudge-12, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the whole product line, as the page presents it.
Cross-contact, as the brand states it:
MADE IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO HANDLES MILK, TREE NUTS AND WHEAT.
Source: the product page text, https://eatmisfits.com/products/peanut-butter-fudge-12, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Peanut Butter Fudge flavor.
All of our bars may contain tree nuts or peanuts, since they are manufactured in shared facilities.
Source: the product page’s FAQ, https://eatmisfits.com/products/peanut-butter-fudge-12, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the whole product line, as the page presents it.
No Cow Protein Bar: Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor only
The maker’s vegan statement we hold is on the Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor’s page and covers that flavor. Other flavors of No Cow Protein Bar are not covered here.
Flavor on our verified label: Chocolate Fudge Brownie. Last verified Oct 19, 2026. Our listing: /bars/no-cow-protein-bar/. The maker’s product page: https://nocow.com/products/chocolate-fudge-brownie-protein-bar
What No Cow says:
No Cow Chocolate Fudge Brownie vegan protein bars are Certified Gluten-Free and Kosher, Non-GMO Project Verified, Soy Free, high protein and low sugar!
Source: the page’s description tag (not shown as page text), https://nocow.com/products/chocolate-fudge-brownie-protein-bar, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor.
VEGAN
Source: an image on the product page, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1300/3623/files/Untitled_design_28.png, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor.
Cross-contact, as the brand states it:
Produced on equipment that also processes peanuts, soy, milk, wheat, egg, and other tree nuts.
Source: the product page text, https://nocow.com/products/chocolate-fudge-brownie-protein-bar, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor.
NuGo Slim
Flavor on our verified label: Crunchy Peanut Butter. Last verified Oct 21, 2026. Our listing: /bars/nugo-slim/. The maker’s product page: https://nugonutrition.com/products/nugo-slim-crunchy-peanut-butter
What NuGo Nutrition says:
Enjoy sweet, creamy peanut butter and indulgent real dark chocolate in a take-it-anywhere bar that is vegan and gluten-free.
Source: the product page text, https://nugonutrition.com/products/nugo-slim-crunchy-peanut-butter, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Crunchy Peanut Butter flavor.
Every NuGo® Slim bar is vegan, palm oil free, certified gluten free, non-GMO, and coated in real dark chocolate.
Source: an image on the product page, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0328/7993/5619/files/3_Slim_Certs_b.jpg, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the whole product line, as the page presents it.
Cross-contact, as the brand states it:
manufactured on equipment that also processes products containing tree nuts, milk, egg, and sesame. product is produced under kosher supervision and is certified pareve
Source: the product page text, https://nugonutrition.com/products/nugo-slim-crunchy-peanut-butter, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Crunchy Peanut Butter flavor.
Orgain Organic Protein Bar: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk flavor only
The maker’s vegan statement we hold is on the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk flavor’s page and covers that flavor. Other flavors of Orgain Organic Protein Bar are not covered here.
Flavor on our verified label: Organic Protein Bar – Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk. Last verified Oct 21, 2026. Our listing: /bars/orgain-organic-protein-bar/. The maker’s product page: https://orgain.com/products/organic-protein-bar-peanut-butter-chocolate-chunk
What Orgain says:
Vegan
Source: the product page text, https://orgain.com/products/organic-protein-bar-peanut-butter-chocolate-chunk, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk flavor.
Cross-contact, as the brand states it:
We found no cross-contact statement where we looked on the product page on Oct 24, 2026. That does not tell you whether the bar is made on shared-ingredient equipment or in a shared-ingredient facility. Check the ingredients label on the package in your hand.
Skout Organic Protein Bars
Flavor on our verified label: Chocolate Peanut Butter. Last verified Oct 20, 2026. Our listing: /bars/skout-organic-protein-bars/. The maker’s product page: https://www.skoutorganic.com/products/chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-bar
What Skout Organic says:
Certified Vegan (Vegan.org)
Source: the product page’s FAQ, https://www.skoutorganic.com/products/chocolate-peanut-butter-protein-bar, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the whole Skout Organic brand, as the page presents it.
Cross-contact, as the brand states it:
We found no cross-contact statement where we looked on the product page on Oct 24, 2026. That does not tell you whether the bar is made on shared-ingredient equipment or in a shared-ingredient facility. Check the ingredients label on the package in your hand.
Checked and not listed
These verified bars did not make the list. For each one, the reason is the maker’s own words, or the absence of any vegan statement on the product page we read.
Built Puffs. The brand’s own words rule it out:
Contains: Milk, Soy
Source: the product page text, https://built.com/products/coconut-puffs-12ct, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Coconut Puff flavor.
David Protein Bar. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS: MILK, EGG.
Source: an image on the product page, https://davidprotein.com/cdn/shop/files/FBNutrition.png, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Fudge Brownie flavor.
FITCRUNCH Snack Size protein bar. The brand’s own words rule it out:
Contains milk, soy, peanut and tree nut (almond) ingredients.
Source: an image on the product page, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0861/6525/8548/files/FC_CPB_46g_Prod_Tile_6.jpg, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Peanut Butter flavor.
ONE BARS Protein Bars. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS: MILK, SOY.
Source: an image on the product page, https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/hersheyprodcloud/7_88434_10808_9_776_10810_010_CND_Item_Back_B, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Birthday Cake flavor.
Perfect Bar. The brand’s own words rule it out:
ALLERGEN WARNING: CONTAINS PEANUTS, MILK, EGGS AND SESAME.
Source: the product page text, https://perfectsnacks.com/products/peanut-butter, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Peanut Butter flavor.
Perfect Bar Oaties. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS: MILK, EGG, SESAME.
Source: the product page text, https://perfectsnacks.com/products/oaties-brownie-batter, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Brownie Batter flavor.
Power Crunch Original. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS: Milk, wheat, soy.
Source: an image on the product page, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/4972/3553/files/PCO_Choc_Straw_LS5.jpg, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Strawberry flavor.
PROBAR Protein Bar. The page’s words are “100% PLANT-BASED”. We do not count plant-based as a vegan statement; the word vegan appears only in the product name.
Pure Protein Bar. The brand’s own words rule it out:
Contains milk, soy, peanut and tree nut (almond) ingredients.
Source: an image on the product page, https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0507/0218/8716/files/2_PP_Amazon_ChocolateDeluxe_12_LabelImage.jpg, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Deluxe flavor.
Quest Crispy Hero Protein Bars. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, PECANS.
Source: the product page text, https://www.questnutrition.com/products/chocolate-caramel-pecan-hero-bar, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Caramel Pecan flavor.
Quest Overload Bar. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS: MILK, ALMONDS, SOY.
Source: the product page text, https://www.questnutrition.com/products/chocolate-explosion-overload-bar, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Explosion flavor.
Quest Protein Bars. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS: MILK, ALMONDS, SOY.
Source: the product page text, https://www.questnutrition.com/products/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-protein-bar, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavor.
Quest Stacks Protein Bar. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS: MILK, ALMONDS, SOY.
Source: the product page text, https://www.questnutrition.com/products/salted-caramel-stacks-bars, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Salted Caramel flavor.
Ready Clean Bar. The brand’s own words rule it out:
Contains peanuts, soy, and milk.
Source: the product page text, https://teamready.com/products/chocolate-peanut-butter, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Peanut Butter flavor.
RXBAR Protein Bars. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS EGGS, CASHEWS AND ALMONDS.
Source: the product page text, https://shop.rxbar.com/shop/chocolate-sea-salt-box-of-12-bars.html, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Chocolate Sea Salt flavor.
Simply Protein Crispy Bars. The page’s words are “Plant-based”. We do not count plant-based as a vegan statement.
think! High Protein Bars. The brand’s own words rule it out:
CONTAINS: TREE NUTS (ALMOND), MILK, AND SOY.
Source: the product page text, https://www.thinkproducts.com/products/high-protein-bar-girl-scout-coconut-caramel, read Oct 24, 2026. Covers the Girl Scout Coconut Caramel flavor.
Why a Contains line is not enough
In the United States a food’s major allergens have to be declared, in the ingredient list or in a Contains line: milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame. That is the whole allergen declaration. Other ingredients appear in the ingredient list under their own names, and an animal ingredient that is not a major allergen, such as honey or a beef or pork gelatin, is not flagged as an allergen. So a label that declares no milk or eggs is not a vegan statement. A product name with “vegan” or “plant” in it is not one either. Cross-contact lines (“may contain”, “made in a facility that also processes”) are voluntary in the US, so a label without one does not tell you whether the bar is made on shared-ingredient equipment or in a shared-ingredient facility.
How we chose
The rule: a bar is listed only when (1) its nutrition panel for one named flavor is verified in our database, with a last verified date; (2) the maker states that the bar is vegan in its own words on its own product page, and we hold the words verbatim with where they sit, the URL and the date we read them; and (3) nothing the maker says on that page contradicts the statement, such as a Contains line naming milk or eggs.
Words count when they are the maker’s own on its product page, including the words on a badge, an icon or a label image there. A product name does not count. “Plant-based” does not count as “vegan”, as some makers classify it from the protein source alone.
We read the product pages of 24 of the 25 verified bars in our database on Oct 24, 2026. Their labels were verified between Sep 22, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026. A statement covers only what it says: when it sits on one flavor’s page and is about that flavor, the entry’s heading names the flavor, and the line’s other flavors are not covered. Testing status for each bar, with the date we checked the registry, is on its listing page.
Not on this page yet: Gatorade Recover Protein Bars, CLIF BUILDERS Protein Bar and Lenny & Larry’s Cookie-fied Bar, which we have not published yet, and MET-Rx Big 100, verified but not part of this read. Protein powders are outside this bar list.
Frequently asked
Is “plant-based” the same as “vegan”? Not always. Some makers use “plant-based” when referring to the protein source only. We list a bar here only when the maker uses the word vegan in a statement about the bar.
Does “vegan” mean the bar never touched milk or eggs? No. “Vegan” describes ingredients. Shared equipment is covered, when it is covered at all, by the cross-contact line, which we quote under each bar.