# Allergy-Friendly Seed Bars Enjoy Life's Bars are an Allergy-Free Alternative to Peanut Butter Cups By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-09-01 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seed-bar References: [enjoylifefoods](http://enjoylifefoods.com/our-food/decadent-bars/decadent-bars-chocolate-sunbutter/) Parents who are looking to send their kids to school with a snack to replace ever-popular peanut butter cups will find satisfaction in this seed bar from Enjoy Life. The soft 'Chocolate SunSeed Crunch Decadent Bars' take inspiration from the flavors of the classic peanut butter cup, yet is made with a base of sunflower seed spread, so as to avoid nuts altogether. In addition to being free from tree nuts, the school-friendly [seed snack bar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hearty-bars) also excludes gluten, soy, fish, dairy and eggs, among a few other types of ingredients that are known as common allergens. With the rise of protein-rich nut butter spreads, products like this one from Enjoy Life that integrate [alternative nut and seed spreads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/choc-pot-hazelnot) are becoming prevalent on the market. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.3/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Allergy-friendly Seed Bars:** Opportunity for creating more allergy-friendly snack options by using alternative nut and seed spreads. - **Avoiding Common Allergens:** Growing trend of excluding common allergens to cater to consumer preferences and increase market reach for food products. - **Protein-rich Nut Butter Alternatives:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in the market for developing protein-rich alternatives to nut butter spreads. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food:** Food industry can explore the creation of more allergy-friendly snacks using alternative nut and seed spreads. - **Health and Wellness:** Health and wellness industry can benefit from products that exclude common allergens and cater to consumer preferences. - **Plant-based Foods:** Plant-based food industry can innovate and create protein-rich alternatives to nut butter spreads to meet consumer demand. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Allergen-Free Halloween Snack Bags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allergyfriendly-bag-o-treats.md) - [Allergy-Friendly Health Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buddee.md) - [Indulgent Allergy-Friendly Snack Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-cups.md) - [Allergen-Free Seed Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sowleil.md) - [Superfood Seed Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/incan-seed-butter.md) - [Sustainable Peanut-Free Spreads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peanut-free-spread.md) - [Festively Flavored Seed Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peppermint-sunflower-seed-butter.md) - [Allergen-Inclusive Child Snack Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oat-fruit-bars.md) - [Six-Ingredient Seed Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mixed-up-seed-butter.md)