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Clean and Simple Ingredients The beauty of our GōL Bars is in the simplicity of the clean, whole food ingredients that are all Certified USDA Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified. Let’s start with our California Grass-Fed Milk Protein. Our California dairy farms are full of happy, grass-fed, Certified Organic Jersey Cows grazing on grass all day long in perfect climates. Maybe that’s why they are known to produce the tastiest A2 Beta Casein (a high-quality, slower-digesting protein compared to thinner, faster-digesting whey protein). Non-GMO Project Verified milk, with every batch tested to be free of pesticides, antibiotics and hormones (like rBGH and rBST). Next, let’s take a look at our Organic Dates. These sweet, flavorful fruits come from palm trees in Pakistan. They are naturally high in potassium and B vitamins (niacin and B6) as well as vitamin A. They not only add sweetness to our bars, but due to their fibrous tissues and paste-like texture, they actually bind the bars together. And everybody’s crazy for our Organic Nuts. Are nuts the original superfood or the next superfood? How about both! For centuries, across all cultures, we’ve relied on nuts as a primary source for protein, healthy fats, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. We use Certified Organic cashews, pecans and almonds. Next, our Organic Tapioca helps our bars stay firm but with a soft texture. Native to South America, the Cassava plant is best known The Gol Bar "Good" Standard GOOD FOR THE PLANET: Certified USDA Organic: Grown without the use of pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms or ionizing radiation. Non-GMO Project Verified: Non-GMO Project Verified is an assurance, through ongoing testing and monitoring, that a product has been produced according to the best practices for GMO avoidance. 14 Vol 33 • Extraordinary Health ™ for tapioca which is harvested from its roots. Naturally high in vitamins, minerals and other antioxidant compounds, we add in Organic Cassava root for its prebiotic fiber (a type of plant fiber that feeds the good bacteria in your digestive tract— probiotics—helping them grow). Who doesn’t love the taste of chocolate? We don’t add sweeteners, flavors or dairy ingredients to our Organic Fair-Trade Cacao. From our farms in Quebec, our delicious Wild Organic Blueberries are packed with vitamins, antioxidants and most of all—flavor! And, of course, we only use the finest Himalayan Pink Sea Salt to add a light hint of salt when appropriate! The GōL Bar is Born What came out of the combination of these ingredients was amazing. Simple. Clean. Real. Organic. Food. And that’s how our GōL Bar was born—truly a bar for anyone and everyone. If you are really tired of fake processed food and you love great-tasting, clean food that’s void of junk (like hormones and antibiotics), then the GōL Bar is for you. GOOD ANIMAL HUSBANDRY: American Humane Certified: The first independent, third-party welfare certification program in the Unites States to ensure the humane treatment of animals. Hormone (rBGH and rBST) & Antibiotic Free: Every lot is tested and verified. GOOD FOR YOU Certified Gluten Free • No Added Sugars • High in Protein & Fiber