Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango

Name: Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango
Brand: Transparent Labs

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 contaminants flagged · 2 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Transparent Labs BULK Black Pre-Workout

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−45

lead−36

arsenic−7

cadmium−2

Ingredients

−64

alpha gpc−12

natural flavors−11

citrulline malate−4

beta alanine−4

betaine anhydrous−4

8 more deductions−29

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Credits

Certified organic+5

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+14

Minimum score+14

Final score0

Contaminants · 9

1 at/over limit

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

Lead17.6 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3.5×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic3.19 ppbof 10 ppb

32% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Cadmium0.52 ppbof 5 ppb

10% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

E. ColiNDnone found

Not detected

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

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

SalmonellaNDnone found

Not detected

Staphylococcus AureusNDnone found

Not detected

Total ColiformNDnone found

Not detected

Total Plate CountNDnone found

Not detected

Contaminants · 2

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Transparent Labs BULK Black Pre-Workout

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic6.64 ppbof 10 ppb

66% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Transparent Labs Bulk Black Pre-workout Black Cherry

Cadmium0.95 ppbof 5 ppb

19% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Transparent Labs Bulk Black Pre-workout Black Cherry

Ingredients · 17

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Common questions

Is Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango healthy?

Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango 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, plus lab results from its product family, Transparent Labs BULK Black Pre-Workout. 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 Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango?

Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango lists 17 ingredients, starting with Citrulline Malate, beta Alanine, Betaine Anhydrous, l-Theanine and alpha Gpc. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango’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 Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango?

Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango compare to other pre-workout & performance?

At 0/100 Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango scores worse than most pre-workout & performance we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pre-workout & performance is Orgain Creatine Monohydrate at 97/100.

Is Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango organic?

Yes. Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango been lab tested?

Yes. 9 substances in Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Transparent Labs BULK Black Pre-Workout), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 17.6 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 3.19 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 0.52 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Transparent Labs Organic Bulk Black Strawberry Mango. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected arsenic at 6.64 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Transparent Labs Bulk Black Pre-workout Black Cherry and cadmium at 0.95 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Transparent Labs Bulk Black Pre-workout Black Cherry. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.