# RedCon1 MRE Bar

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/redcon1-mre-bar
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/protein-bars
- Placement: #7 of 16 in Protein Bars, D tier
- Brand: RedCon1
- LP on this board: 307
- Last researched: 2026-09-17T19:22:00.002Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

The taste king per Fitness Informant, ranked lower because whole-food bars historically show more batch-to-batch variability.

## For

- Number one rated protein bar in Fitness Informant's rankings
- Delicious, whole-food sourced
- Fitness Informant once called MRE the most exciting bar to hit the category in a long time
- Strong taste and whole-food formulation

## Against

- Whole-food formulations have historically been more prone to texture and freshness variability across batches
- Formula changed for the worse, with a slimy consistency reported by owners
- The Cookies and Cream version is called the worst bar the poster ever tried
- Sells at a per-bar price near the top of the category

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 3 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 9 cited sources across 6 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| r/Protein | u/TheBrooklynBooner | D | https://www.reddit.com/r/Protein/comments/1oaav1z/redcon1_mremre_lite_formula_changed_its_not_good/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Instagram | - | C | https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSOQKSNkTZz/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | C | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/is-the-redcon1-mre-bar-worth-the-price/?locale=zh_CN | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | C | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/is-the-redcon1-mre-bar-worth-the-price/?locale=he_IL | fetched and confirmed |
| Bulldog Nutrition | Editorial Team | B | https://www.bulldognutrition.com/blogs/bulldog-nutrition-guides/best-protein-bars-canada-2026 | fetched and confirmed |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPPl97XEuAe/?hl=en | fetched and confirmed |
| Muscle Science | Ryan Hale | C | https://musclescience.org/mre-protein-shake/ | fetched and confirmed |
| oppermanfitness | oppermanfitness | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zGN0gJk_N0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | - | C | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/is-the-redcon1-mre-bar-worth-the-price/?locale=bs_BA | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Kirkland Signature Protein Bar | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/kirkland-signature-protein-bar |
| 3 | Quest Protein Bar | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/quest-protein-bar |
| 4 | Rise Protein Bar | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/rise-protein-bar |
| 5 | David Protein Bar | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/david-protein-bar |
| 6 | Pure Protein Bar | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/pure-protein-bar |
| 8 | IQBAR | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/iqbar |
| 9 | Aloha Organic Plant Protein Bar | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/aloha-organic-plant-protein-bar |
| 10 | ONE Bar | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/one-bar |
| 11 | EPIC Bar | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/epic-bar |
| 12 | Think! High Protein Bar | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/think-high-protein-bar |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/protein-bars.

## What this tier means

- D: Weak. Hard to recommend when better options cost similar money.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

https://stspimgdevmfyk46r5vwkay.blob.core.windows.net/images/products/redcon1-mre-bar.webp

Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.