USN
Cherry Chocolate
TL:DR
In 2 Sentences
Dessert-first flavor—a real chocolate coating with a cherry twist—delivering 20g of protein and only 2g of sugar. It achieves that with a milk/soy protein core, collagen for texture, and modern sweeteners in place of table sugar.
When to choose USN Cherry Chocolate
Best for post‑workout or that mid‑afternoon sweet‑tooth moment when you want high protein without a sugar spike—provided you’re fine with milk, soy, and sugar alcohols (and you’re not strictly vegetarian).
What's in the USN bar?
Cherry Chocolate wraps a candy-bar-style coating around a top-tier 20g of protein.
The protein comes from a blend of milk protein and soy protein, with collagen peptides smoothing the chew—so you get complete dairy and soy amino acids, while collagen mainly boosts texture and the gram count.
Carbs skew engineered rather than whole-food: the chocolate is sweetened with maltitol, and the center leans on polydextrose, oligofructose, glycerol, and a touch of tapioca starch—ingredients that generally temper sugar spikes compared with table sugar.
Fat sits mid-range thanks to cocoa butter and sunflower oil, keeping calories near average for a chocolate-coated bar. Cherry shows up via flavoring and a tart pop of citric acid, with carmine lending a red-cherry hue and cocoa plus milk chocolate delivering the chocolate notes.
- Protein
- 20 g
- Fat
- 8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 17 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Calories
- 218
Protein
2015HIGHAt 20g, this lands around the top 10% for protein, built on a blend of milk protein and soy protein with collagen peptides in the mix. Milk protein is a high-quality, complete protein; soy helps too, while collagen is incomplete but improves texture and helps reach the 20g headline. Net-net, the milk/soy duo does the muscle-repair work, with collagen as a supporting act.
Fat
89MIDThe 8.4g of fat comes largely from cocoa butter in the milk chocolate coating, plus sunflower oil and a little dairy fat. Cocoa butter brings mostly stearic and oleic acids, while sunflower oil adds unsaturated fats, so you get a mix of saturated and unsaturated fats. It’s a middle-of-the-pack fat load—indulgent, but not nut-butter heavy.
Carbs
1720MIDMost of the 17g of carbs are from refined sweeteners and fibers rather than oats or fruit: maltitol in the chocolate, plus polydextrose, oligofructose, a bit of glycerol, and some tapioca starch. These choices tend to blunt blood-sugar spikes compared with table sugar, though tapioca is fast-digesting. Expect steadier energy for many, with the caveat that sugar alcohols and prebiotic fibers can bother sensitive stomachs.
Sugar
24MIDOnly 2.3g of sugar, much of it naturally occurring lactose from the milk ingredients, because sweetness comes mainly from a sugar alcohol and an artificial sweetener. The bar uses maltitol for bulked sweetness and a touch of sucralose for intensity, which cuts added sugar while keeping it sweet. That can be easier on blood sugar than sucrose, but sugar alcohols can cause GI upset in some people.
Calories
218210MIDAt 218 calories, this sits near the category average. Calories are shared across protein and fat, with the remainder from carbs that include low-digestible fibers and a sugar alcohol. That balance helps keep the total moderate for a chocolate-coated bar.
Vitamins & Minerals
No standout vitamins or minerals exceed 10% Daily Value here. Any small contributions likely come from the dairy (calcium, riboflavin) and cocoa (a touch of magnesium and iron), but not at headline levels. Think of this as protein-forward with treat flavors, not a vitamin vehicle.
Additives
This formula leans on modern food tech—sugar alcohols, soluble fibers, glycerol, emulsifiers, flavors, acids, and colors—to deliver a low-sugar, soft-centered, chocolate-coated bar. The upside is sweetness with fewer sugar swings; the trade-off is a longer, more processed ingredient list. If you tolerate polyols and prebiotic fibers well, great; if not, gas or bloating can follow.
Ingredient List
Corn or wheat
Cocoa beans
Cow's milk
Ground roasted cocoa bean nibs
Cow's milk
Soybeans
Animal skins and bones; fermentation
Vegetable oils and animal fats
glucose
Chicory root
What are people saying?
Sources
Range
“A little late to the discussion, but I love USN trust crunch protein bars. They are 214kcal and 20grams of protein per bar. They also taste really good.”
Main Praise
The big win here is pleasure plus purpose: a candy‑bar experience that still drops a solid 20g of protein at around 218 calories. Taste often gets called out as surprisingly good for a low‑sugar bar; one Redditor put it simply: they “taste really good.
” Reviews also note a satisfying crunch that keeps the texture from going gummy, and Cherry Chocolate adds a lively tart note to the milk‑chocolate shell. The milk/soy protein duo does the heavy lifting for recovery, and the low measured sugar keeps it from feeling syrupy.
As a post‑workout treat or a sweet snack with actual protein substance, it checks a lot of boxes.
Main Criticism
Not everyone loves the sweetener profile; a few reviewers find a lingering sweetness or “protein powder” aroma, and some have reported an occasionally gritty bite. Because the bar leans on sugar alcohols and refined fibers for sweetness and softness, sensitive stomachs can experience gas or bloating.
Collagen helps the texture but means the bar isn’t vegetarian, and the milk/soy base rules it out for those avoiding those allergens. Price is sometimes flagged as higher than everyday‑staple territory, and one blogger called out saturates and salt as a concern—worth checking if you’re tracking those closely.
The Middle Ground
There’s an understandable split between the “this tastes like dessert” camp and the “this tastes like sweeteners” camp.
Men’s Fitness praised the indulgent vibe but warned some flavors run higher in sugar; that knock doesn’t really stick to Cherry Chocolate, which clocks just 2 grams of sugar, but the trade‑off is precisely those sugar alcohols some folks dislike.
Fitness As Tradition called it a treat rather than a daily bar, largely on cost and sweetness—fair if you prefer simpler ingredients or a subtler flavor. On protein quality, the collagen isn’t a complete protein, but the milk/soy blend is, so the workout‑support piece holds.
And yes, a Reddit commenter chimed in with a breezy “tastes really good”—maybe they’d just crushed a lift, but the broader consensus is that if you enjoy candy‑bar textures, you’ll probably enjoy this.
Bottom line: expect candy‑bar‑style satisfaction with supplement‑like trade‑offs; if your gut plays nice with sugar alcohols, you’re in the sweet spot.
What's the bottom line?
USN’s Trust Protein Bar in Cherry Chocolate delivers what many bars promise but few match: a true treat experience married to 20 grams of protein and a reasonable 218 calories. The low sugar comes from food‑tech choices—maltitol, sucralose, and refined fibers—which temper blood‑sugar swings for many but can irritate sensitive stomachs. The protein blend is legit for recovery thanks to milk and soy, with collagen helping the bite but making the bar non‑vegetarian.
Choose it when you want a post‑gym or afternoon pick‑me‑up that feels indulgent without the sugar crash. Skip it if you avoid milk or soy, need vegetarian options, or know sugar alcohols don’t sit well with you. For everyone else: think of it as a candy‑bar‑style protein treat you can keep in rotation—maybe not your everyday staple if you prefer minimal ingredients, but a very satisfying way to hit 20g of protein when the craving for chocolate‑cherry strikes.