Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate

Name: Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate
Brand: It's Just!

0Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Cadmium35 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead12 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic16 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate healthy?

It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate 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. 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 It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate?

It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate lists 5 ingredients, starting with Whey Protein Concentrate, Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavor, Sunflower Lecithin and Sucralose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate’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 It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate?

It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate compare to other protein powders?

At 0/100 It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate 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 It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate organic?

It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate is not certified organic in our data.

Has It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 12 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 16 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 35 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in It's Just! Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate

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