Editing Energy bar (section)

{{short description|Nutritional snack bar}}
{{About|the cereal bar|similar types of cereal bars|Granola bar|the video game concept|Health bar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
[[File:Three protein bars, two cut in half.jpg|thumb|Energy bars vary in size, ingredients, and nutritional benefits.]]
[[File:Hooah.jpg|right|thumb|A [[HOOAH! Bar|HOOAH! energy bar]] provided by the [[United States Army]] in its [[MRE]]s]]
'''Energy bars''' are supplemental bars containing [[cereal]]s, [[micronutrient]]s, and flavor ingredients intended to supply quick [[food energy]]. Because most energy bars contain added [[protein (nutrient)|protein]], [[carbohydrate]]s, [[dietary fiber]], and other nutrients, they may be marketed as [[functional food]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Gill|first1=Aakash|last2=Singh|first2=Ashish Kumar|date=2020-02-29|title=Energy bars: Quick, Healthy and Wholesome Snack for Adolescents|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340396746}}</ref>{{Moved resource|date=January 2023}} Manufacturing of energy bars may supply nutrients in sufficient quantity to be used as [[meal replacement]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-11|title=How to Choose the Best Health Bars|url=https://health.clevelandclinic.org/health-bars-how-to-choose-wisely/|access-date=2022-01-22|website=Cleveland Clinic|language=en-US|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122033802/https://health.clevelandclinic.org/health-bars-how-to-choose-wisely/|url-status=live}}</ref>