Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade

Name: Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade
Brand: Ancient Nutrition

24Avoid

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein (no cocoa)

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−35

arsenic−35

Ingredients

−30

natural strawberry flavor−12

natural lemon flavor−11

fermented eggshell membrane collagen−4

citric acid−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

−1

Rounding−1

Final score24

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein (no cocoa)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic32.4 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 3.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Multi Collagen Protein

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Multi Collagen Protein

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Multi Collagen Protein

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Multi Collagen Protein

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

Is Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade healthy?

Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade scores 24/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein (no cocoa). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade?

Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade lists 10 ingredients, starting with Hydrolyzed Bovine Hide Collagen Peptides, Fermented Eggshell Membrane Collagen, Chicken Bone Broth Protein Concentrate, Hydrolyzed Fish Collagen Peptides and Bacillus Coagulans. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade?

Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade compare to other protein powders?

At 24/100 Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade scores worse than most protein powders we have scored. A higher-scoring option in protein powders is VEGA Pea Protein Powder Chocolate at 100/100.

Is Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade organic?

Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade is not certified organic in our data.

Has Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Bovine and fish collagen, eggshell membrane, chicken bone broth; no cocoa or cinnamon) with the other products in its family, Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein (no cocoa), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade contain heavy metals?

Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen Protein Strawberry Lemonade itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 32.4 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Multi Collagen Protein. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.