Not sold in USA
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Optimum Nutrition
Gold Standard 100% Whey
Avoid · Flagged- Barcode
- Size
- 454
- Sold in
- Canada only · not sold in USA
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Why it’s rated Avoid
A product’s rating follows its most concerning indexed ingredient. Each ingredient links to its science card and the research behind it. How ratings work
- Sucralose Chlorinated Artificial Sweetener / Gut Microbiome DisruptionAvoid
- Natural Flavors (Undisclosed) Proprietary Mixture LoopholeUse Caution
- Food Gums (Xanthan, Guar, Gellan) Generally safe; some people find gums irritate digestion. Limit, not avoid.Use Caution
- Soy Lecithin Usually solvent-extracted from conventional soy. (Sunflower lecithin is the cleaner alternative.)Use Caution
- Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.Use Caution
- Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).Clean
Ingredients
On the label
Ingredients
Protein blend (whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, hydrolyzed whey protein), natural flavour and artificial flavour, lecithin, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, salt, sucralose
As listed by the data source. Always check the package in your hand — formulations change.
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