“…Emergency food bars (EFBs) are a highly nutritious food source that can be consumed in various situations, including by athletes or individuals affected by natural disasters or disease outbreaks, e.g., COVID‐19 (Dabbagh Moghaddam et al., 2019 ; Norouzbeigi, Vahid‐Dastjerdi, Yekta, Farhoodi, & Mortazavian, 2021 ; Norouzbeigi, Yekta, Vahid‐Dastjerdi, Keyvani, Ranjbar, Shadnoush, Khorshidian, et al., 2021 ; Norouzbeigi, Yekta, Vahid‐Dastjerdi, Keyvani, Ranjbar, Shadnoush, Yousefi, et al., 2021 ; Yekta et al., 2021 ). The ideal EFB should be healthy, tasty, easily distributed, and have a shelf life of 6 months at 38°C (Brisske et al., 2004 ).…”