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Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder

Chocolate Protein Powder

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Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium71 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 14×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
Arsenic8 ppbof 10 ppb
80% of the limitFDA 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

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit
Includes lab tests of other products in its family
Just Ingredients Chocolate Pea/Whey
Worst result per contaminant across the family

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

Cadmium71 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 14×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Chocolate Protein Powder
Lead12 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 2.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Chocolate Protein Powder
Arsenic8 ppbof 10 ppb
80% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Chocolate Protein Powder
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Chocolate Protein Powder

Ingredients · 10

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Nutrition facts

NutrientPer 100gPer serving
Calories424.24 kcal140 kcal
Fat12.12 g4 g
Saturated fat9.09 g3 g
Carbohydrates9.09 g3 g
Sugars0 g0 g
Fiber9.09 g3 g
Protein72.73 g24 g
Sodium0.48 g0.16 g
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Common questions

Is Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder healthy?

Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder scores 8/100 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, Just Ingredients Chocolate Pea/Whey. Per serving it carries 3g fiber, 24g protein and 0g sugar. 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 Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder?

Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder lists 10 ingredients, starting with Grass-fed Non-denatured Whey Protein Isolate, Coconut Milk, Cacao, Pea Protein and Pumpkin Seed Protein. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder?

140 kcal per serving, or 424 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder’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 Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder?

Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder compare to other protein powders?

At 8/100 Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder 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 Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder organic?

Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder is not certified organic in our data.

Has Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder 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 (Just Ingredients Chocolate Pea/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 Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 12 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 71 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Just Ingredients Chocolate Protein Powder. It also tested for mercury 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 8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Chocolate Protein Powder, cadmium at 71 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Chocolate Protein Powder and lead at 12 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Chocolate Protein Powder. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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