Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream

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Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream 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. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 24g protein and 1g 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.

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream lists 11 ingredients, starting with Protein Blend, Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Hydrolyzed Whey Protein) 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.

120 kcal per serving, or 387 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream 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.