How Many Syns In A Special K Bar? Are They Friendly? - Our Syn Guide

Special K bars are advertised to be a healthy snack when dieting as a mid-morning snack or quick breakfast, but how many syns do these bars have on the slimming world?

Special K bars have on average 5 syns for their 27g bar and 4 syns for their 21g bar, making them quite high in syns and should therefore be eaten within moderation on the plan.

To find out more about the syns in Special K bars, we've made a small syn guide below which will take you through why Special K bars are high in syns, some syn values and some low syn alternative snack bars to keep you going throughout the day.

Why Are Special K Bar's High In Syns?

At 4-5 syns a bar, Special K bars are quite high in syns, you could have up to three/four before using all of your 15 daily syns.

These bars get their high syn values from the sugar content, for example, their small 21g red berries version has 6g per bar. That being said, compared to other cereal bars, Special K are a great option thanks to its low calorie and sugar content.

Syn Values Of Special K Bars

Special K bars have similar syn values no matter the flavour that you buy, but they can differ according to their size. We've listed some syn values down below to help you compare.

• Kellogg's Special K Milk Chocolate Bars 6 x 20g - 4 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Milk Chocolate Cereal Bars 5 x 27g (135g) - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Juicy Red Berry Cereal Bars 5 x 27g (135g) - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Dark Chocolate Bars 6 x 21.5g - 4 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Juicy Red Berry Bars, 6 x 21.5g - 4 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Dark Chocolate & Cranberries Cereal Bars 5 x 27g (135g) - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Chocolate Biscuit Moments Snack Bar, 25g (Pack of 5) - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Strawberry Biscuit Moments Snack Bar, 25g (Pack of 5) - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Milk Chocolate Delight Cereal Bar 24g, Pack of 4 - 5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Coconut, Cocoa & Cashew Protein Bars 4 x 28g - 6 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Blackcurrant & Pumpkin Seeds Protein Bars 4 x 28g - 6 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Protein Bars Blackcurrant & Pumpkin Seeds 35g - 7.5 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Protein Bars Coconut, Cocoa & Cashew 35g - 7.5 syns.
• Kelloggs Special K Avec Chocolat au Lait Belge Cereal Bar with Belgian Milk Chocolate 6 x 20g (120g) - 4 syns.
• Kellogg's Special K Bar Apricot & Sultanas 5 x 27g - 5 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Special K Bars

If you find Special K bars to be too high in syns, there are plenty of other low-syn alternative bars to snack on which we've listed down below.

• Kellogg's Frosties Cereal Bars 6 X 25G - 5 syns.
• Alpen Light Cereal Bars Jaffa Cake 5X19g - 3.5 syns.
• Tesco Chocolate & Caramel Cereal Bars 5X19g - 3 syns.
• Harvest Morn Chocolate Fudge Benefit Bars 5x19g - 3 syns.
• Fibre One Cake Bar Triple Chocolate - 4.5 syns per cake.
• Harvest Morn Jaffa Benefit Bars 5x19g - 3 syns.
• Tesco Summer Fruits Cereal Bars 5 X 19G - 3 syns.
• Go Ahead Apple Bakes - 6 syns per bake.
• Tesco Apple Bakes- 6.5 syns per bake.
• Eat Natural Crunchy Protein Bars with Peanuts & Chocolate 3 x 45g - 11.5 syns.
• Eat Natural Fruit & Nut Bars Dark Chocolate with Cranberries and Macadamias 3 x 45g - 11 syns.
• Tesco Strawberry Fruity Bakes - 7 syns.
• Harvest Morn Fibre Now Chocolate Squares 5x24g - 4 syns.
• Harvest Morn Cherry Bakewell Benefit Bars 5x19g - 3 syns.

Final Words

Overall, Special K Bars are high in syns, having between 4-5 syns per bar, meaning you could have up to three bars before using all of your daily syn allowances, they are a good snack bar alternative to other bars which are often full of sugar.

To save syns we recommend opting for the small Special K size bar or our low syn alternatives above which start as low as 3 syns.