Clean Simple Eats Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein

Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 contaminants flagged · 1 ingredient to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Clean Simple Eats Chocolate Whey

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−74

cadmium−44

lead−15

arsenic−12

mercury−3

Ingredients

−19

natural flavors−12

cocoa powder−4

coconut milk powder−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+3

Minimum score+3

Final score0

Contaminants · 7

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium6.11 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury0.52 ppbof 2 ppb

26% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Lead1.04 ppbof 5 ppb

21% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

E. ColiNDnone found

Not detected

SalmonellaNDnone found

Not detected

Staphylococcus AureusNDnone found

Not detected

Contaminants · 6

3 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Clean Simple Eats Chocolate Whey

Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Cadmium30.8 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 6.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder Chocolate Brownie Batter

Lead11.1 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Protein Powder Mint Chocolate Cookie

Arsenic14.1 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Protein Powder Mint Chocolate Cookie

E. ColiNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Protein Powder Mint Chocolate Cookie

SalmonellaNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Protein Powder Mint Chocolate Cookie

Staphylococcus AureusNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Protein Powder Mint Chocolate Cookie

Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein healthy?

Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein scores 0/100 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, Clean Simple Eats Chocolate Whey. 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 Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein?

Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein lists 6 ingredients, starting with Grass Fed Whey Protein Isolate, Cocoa Powder, Sea Salt, Coconut Milk Powder and Stevia Leaf Extract. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein’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 Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein?

Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein compare to other protein powders?

At 0/100 Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein 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 Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein organic?

Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein is not certified organic in our data.

Has Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein been lab tested?

Yes. 7 substances in Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Clean Simple Eats Chocolate Whey), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 1.04 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, cadmium at 6.11 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 0.52 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder - Chocolate Brownie Batter - 9.5oz/10ct: Whey Protein Isolate, 20g Protein. It also tested for arsenic and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected arsenic at 14.1 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Protein Powder Mint Chocolate Cookie, cadmium at 30.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder Chocolate Brownie Batter and lead at 11.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Protein Powder Mint Chocolate Cookie. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

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