Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy

Name: Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy
Brand: Optimum Nutrition

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Ingredients · 30

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Common questions

Is Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy healthy?

Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy 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.

What is in Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy?

Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy lists 30 ingredients, starting with l-Glutamine, l-Leucine, Taurine, l-Arginine and l-Isoleucine. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy’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 Essential Amino Energy?

Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy 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 Essential Amino Energy compare to other drink mixes & powders?

At 5/100 Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy scores worse than most drink mixes & powders we have scored. A higher-scoring option in drink mixes & powders is Matcha & Co Organic Golden Milk at 100/100.

Is Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy organic?

Optimum Nutrition Essential Amino Energy is not certified organic in our data.

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