Protein Powder Nutritional Breakdown (Tested?)

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Mr_Knight
Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Results from apparently/allegedly independent testing of various name brand protein powders...

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Extensive discussion here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/31volk/we_sent_samples_from_famous_whey_protein_brands/

This isn't my testing, just passing it along as a FWIW because I know there are lots of protein-powder users here.

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  • Ohwhynot
    Ohwhynot Posts: 356 Member
    Is there a breakdown you can post easily? Reddit is blocked here. If not, NBD I'll check when I get home. :)
  • punkuate
    punkuate Posts: 127 Member
    Not exactly been verified or any information to back this u. :neutral:

    Pretty much everything you eat is tested three times and the figures provided are the average.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    The summary is that a lot of the brands are testing at significantly lower protein levels than advertised on the tub. Samples were sent to a professional lab, so this isn't a meth cooker with time on his hands playing with powders in a trailer. :smiley:

    ON Gold, a widely used market leader, tested at 12% less protein than advertised.

    The reddit discussion is long - lots of comments - nobody has managed to blow up the numbers yet, and a couple of folks have referenced in other studies consistent with what these guys found.
  • betuel75
    betuel75 Posts: 776 Member
    Good info, thank you for this. Now this makes me think of the whey isolate i take and what the true number is...
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    It's just another reminder that even with "perfect" logging, all this **** has error bars on it.
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