Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla

Name: Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla
Brand: Optimum Nutrition

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 4 ingredients to avoid

100

Contaminants

Substances that do not belong in food

−61

arsenic−32

inorganic arsenic−26

lead−3

Ingredients

−59

natural and artificial flavor−33

maltodextrin−8

acesulfame potassium−8

sucralose−8

sunflower and/or soy and/or canola lecithin−2

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+30

Minimum score+30

Final score0

Contaminants · 5

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic24.8 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Lead1.8 ppbof 5 ppb

36% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Inorganic Arsenic24.9 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla healthy?

Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla scores 0/100 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 Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla?

Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla lists 6 ingredients, starting with Maltodextrin, Whey Protein Concentrate, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sunflower and/Or Soy and/Or Canola Lecithin and Acesulfame Potassium. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla’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 Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla?

Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla 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 Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla compare to other protein powders?

At 0/100 Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla 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 Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla organic?

Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla is not certified organic in our data.

Has Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla been lab tested?

Yes. 5 substances in Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 1.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 24.8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and inorganic arsenic at 24.9 ppb in Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Weight Gainer Protein Powder Vanilla. It also tested for cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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