The 70-calorie Tanka Bar, honored with a Backpacker magazine 2010 Editor's Choice Award,  delivers a slow, powerful protein punch by mixing two primary ingredients: low-fat, high-energy American buffalo meat and tasty cranberries. This combination is no accident, and now the Tanka Bar Traditional (Sweet & Smoky) has been joined by the new Tanka Bar SPICY PEPPER BLEND (the same tender and slightly sweet texture you have come to love in the Tanka Bar Traditional with the addition of a nice spiciness that brings just the right amount of heat. We bring the heat without all the chemicals you're likely to find in many other products -- just pure, delicious jalapenos and habaneros).

No MSG, No Nitrates, Gluten-free, hormone-free and low-fat, the Tanka Bars are deliciously perfect for every diet lifestyle. Tanka Bars are guaranteed shelf-stable for up to 12 months.

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How the Tanka Bar came to be

When we started working on the recipe for Tanka Bar, we were trying to meld authentic Native ingredients and flavors into a bar that would honor our past, yet fit how we live today. We started with the traditional recipe for wasna, the original Native trail mix, and thought to modernize it. We tried all sorts of ideas to improve on wasna, but each time we added something to the mix, we went further away from what we intended. It could not be improved! We came full circle to see that the traditional flavors were perfect. The Tanka Bar is simply great.

Heirloom recipe delivers endurance

We're convinced our Ancestors knew what they were doing. In times when Native Americans sustained themselves with wasna and other traditional foods, heart disease, diabetes, or obesity were virtually unknown. Tanka products honor their wisdom. Named for the Lakota word for "outstanding" or "great," the Tanka Bar offers powerful protein for your life journey in a bar so good, you can Taste the Energy!