Lineage Provisions created a protein bar with no gums, sugar alcohols, or seed oils

Many protein bars on the market resemble candy more than food. Lineage Provisions is taking a different approach. The brand, founded by Dr. Paul Saladino, MD and Dr. Anthony Gustin, DC, has launched the Lineage Protein Bar in two flavors: Chocolate and Mixed Berry. The bar is built around grass-fed whey, raw honey, and beef tallow instead of the sugar alcohols, gums, and processed fibers found in most bars.

What’s in it

The protein comes from a combination of grass-fed whey and grass-fed collagen, with fewer than 200 calories per bar. The ingredient list is short by design:

Grass-fed whey and collagen. Whey provides a complete amino acid profile to support muscle repair and satiety. The added collagen (Type I and III) contributes to joint, skin, and connective tissue support.

Real-food sweeteners. Both flavors are sweetened with raw honey and organic coconut nectar. No artificial sweeteners, no sugar alcohols.

Grass-fed beef tallow. Used in place of seed oils as the fat source. Tallow is shelf-stable and a source of fat-soluble nutrients, though the “ancestral fat” framing is the brand’s own characterization.

Flavor-specific ingredients. The Chocolate bar uses organic cocoa powder and cocoa nibs (tested for heavy metals, per the brand). The Mixed Berry bar uses freeze-dried wild blueberries and organic strawberries.

The bars are third-party tested, non-GMO, gluten-free, and seed oil-free.

Why it stands out

The protein bar market is crowded, and most products in it rely on some combination of sugar alcohols or synthetic emulsifiers to hit their macros. Those ingredients are effective on a nutrition label but can cause bloating and digestive discomfort for many people. Lineage’s formula skips all of that.

The trade-off is that real-food sweeteners like honey and coconut nectar contribute natural sugars—so this isn’t a low-sugar bar. However, each ingredient uses natural sugars unlike many competitors.

Where to buy

The Lineage Protein Bar is available at lineageprovisions.com. A 12-bar box is $38; 24 bars are $72. Subscribe and save 10%.