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Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate  Rich Vanilla  2.91 lbs (1.32 kg)  Optimum Nutrition

Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition

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Is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition healthy?

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition scores 27/100 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 Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition?

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition lists 5 ingredients, starting with Partially Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Lecithin and Sucralose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition’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 Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition?

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition compare to other protein powders?

At 27/100 Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition 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 Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition organic?

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Rich Vanilla 2.91 lbs (1.32 kg) Optimum Nutrition is not certified organic in our data.

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