Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard Strawberries & Cream

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard Strawberries & Cream scores 14/100 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 100% Whey Gold Standard Strawberries & Cream lists 12 ingredients, starting with Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Hydrolyzed Whey Protein), Natural and Artificial Flavor and Emulsifier (Lecithin From Sunflower and/Or Soy). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 14/100 Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard Strawberries & 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.