Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla

Name: Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla
Brand: Smart 138

4Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium32 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 6.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead11 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 2.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic5 ppbof 10 ppb

50% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla healthy?

Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla scores 4/100 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 Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla?

Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla lists 3 ingredients, starting with Pea Protein, Natural Flavors and Monk Fruit. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Smart 138 Vegan Pea 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 Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla?

Smart 138 Vegan Pea 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 Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla compare to other protein powders?

At 4/100 Smart 138 Vegan Pea 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 Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla organic?

Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla is not certified organic in our data.

Has Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Smart 138 Vegan Pea 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 Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 11 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 32 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Smart 138 Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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Vegan Pea Protein Powder, Vanilla

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