Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Extreme Milk Chocolate

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Ultra-processed · 7 ingredients to avoid

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Extreme Milk Chocolate scores 5/100 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.

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Extreme Milk Chocolate lists 15 ingredients, starting with Protein Blend (Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Hydrolyzed Whey Protein), Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali) and Natural and Artificial Flavor. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Extreme Milk Chocolate scores worse than most protein powders we have scored. A higher-scoring option in protein powders is Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides Unflavored Powder at 100/100.