Project 8: Cost of handmade Protein Bars.

2025-10-25

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Objective:

Evaluate and compare cost of homemade protein bar to the commercial cost.

Non-Consumable Materials and Directions:

Refer to cookie recipe for basic kitchen utensils and technique required.

Consumable Materials:

Weight		Ingredient	Cal	Fat	Carb	Prot	Cost
120	g	Flour	420.0	1.2	91.2	12.0	$0.08
75	g	sugar	290.3	0.0	75.0	0.0	$0.20
100	g	oats	267.0	2.0	58.0	10.0	$0.17
75	g	choc chips	375.0	21.5	48.2	0.8	$0.37
75	g	butter	537.8	60.8	0.0	0.8	$0.50
40	g	oil	354.0	40.0	0.0	0.0	$0.22
60	g	egg	85.8	6.0	0.6	7.8	$0.22
110	g	protein powder	390.3	3.5	0.0	88.7	$4.20
655	g	Energy in recipe	2720.1	134.9	273.0	120.0	$5.97
	12	Cookies
55	g	Per Cookie	226.7	11.2	22.8	10.0	$0.50

The following costs are not included

• Labour cost 0.5 hr $10.0
• Kitchen rent 0.5 hr $10.0
• Itemized per cookie of labour and rentals $1.66 each.

Conclusion

The cost range of similar commercial bars are about 1.25$. Therefore, the reason to make own bars is to control ingrediants rather than cost.