I bought some expired protein bars online for an extremely low price. Normally the bars are about $3 each but they expired about 6 months ago and costed me about $0.50 each...
They taste the same (maybe a bit drier) but I was wondering if the protein quality would diminish with time? And if it does, will 6 months to 1 year make much of a difference?
They're vacuum sealed in individual packages and it's a dry product so I guessing I'm not stuffing my face with bacteria bars...
I can't say much about their nutritional value, but I once bought about 200 bars for $0.10 each. Most of them tasted like ass (yes, I've tried it), so I ended up throwing them in smoothies and shakes.
I've read the that the vitamin potency diminishes, but I've never heard of protein disapating, so I think you're ok.
Poor student... wrote:
I bought some expired protein bars online for an extremely low price. Normally the bars are about $3 each but they expired about 6 months ago and costed me about $0.50 each...
They taste the same (maybe a bit drier) but I was wondering if the protein quality would diminish with time? And if it does, will 6 months to 1 year make much of a difference?
They're vacuum sealed in individual packages and it's a dry product so I guessing I'm not stuffing my face with bacteria bars...
I don't think it should be an issue. I do this all the time (there's a local store near me that sells beat up boxed/canned foods at a super low price, as well as some other things like expired protein bars. Although these bars (even when fresh) usually aren't very good for you (you can make much better ones yourself from scratch), I still love eating them and they're better than just eating a candy bar (though most are just like eating a candy bar with added protein really).
The protein in them should not "denature" or anything unless they've been exposed to really high heats, in which case they would've melted anyway.
I say go for it, especially if you're a struggling student like me.
Not a problem. I buy them all the time. It's the preservatives and stuff in them that is the reason for the expiration dates.
Freaking preservatives! If it wasn't for them food would last forever.
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