YORK confectioner Nestlé has launched a brand new protein enriched chocolate bar, Yorkie Pro.

The new bar contains 10.5g of protein and features a combination of protein-enriched milk chocolate and wheat protein crispies, said spokeswoman Ellie Tyler.

She said Yorkie Pro contained 35 per cent less sugar and fewer calories per 100g than the standard Yorkie bar.

“Given the increased interest in protein enriched products we are very excited to bring this new addition to Yorkie,” she added.

Yorkie was launched in 1976 by Rowntree’s of York - hence the name -and it is made at the factory in Haxby Road.