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Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey
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Strong nutrition · Ultra-processed · per 100 g
Ultra-processed — built with extras a kitchen wouldn’t use. Better as a rare treat, not a Good rating.
Better than most of Protein — 17 of 25 sit at or below this number.
Council note
Ultra-processed — flavours, extras, a list a kitchen would not write. A dietitian would not make this a weekday habit. Better than most of Protein — 17 of 25 sit at or below this number.
The pack
Ultra-processed — built with extras a kitchen wouldn’t use. Better as a rare treat, not a Good rating.
How often
Rarely
Who it’s for
Anyone comparing similar products in this aisle.
Skip if
It clashes with the notes you keep in your profile — allergens, diet, or extras you asked us to flag.
- Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good
- Ultra-processed
- Acesulfame K
At a glance
How often
Rarely
Nutrition box
Strong
How processed
Ultra-processed
Extras
3 additives
Planet
Mixed footprint · 52/100
Organic
Not organic
Built in a factory with additives, flavours, or refined extras. Cannot be rated Good — a rare treat, not a habit.
Some good signs, some industrial ones. Not the heaviest in the aisle.
No shelf price logged yet. When a shopper posts a receipt to Open Prices, it lands here.
Why this number
Ultra-processed — built with extras a kitchen wouldn’t use. Better as a rare treat, not a Good rating.
Poor · 49/100 · nutrition strong
- Nutrition quality89/100
- Ingredients81/100
- How processed16/100
- Organic0/100
Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good. A factory recipe is a treat, not a habit.
What pulled it down
Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good
A factory recipe — flavours, colours, or many additives — cannot be rated Good. A sometimes treat, not a daily habit.
Ultra-processed
Built in a factory with additives, flavours, or refined extras. A growing pile of research ties a diet of these to poorer health — not because one biscuit is poison, but because the pattern crowds out real food.
Acesulfame K
-14Intense sweetener. Limited long-term data; gut microbiome questions.
Natural flavouring
-5Undisclosed mixture. Usually low toxicological risk, poor transparency.
What held it up
A strong nutrition box
Sugars are modest. This is a strong everyday box.
Nutrition is half the number. Ingredients a quarter. How processed a fifth. Organic is a small bonus — it cannot rescue a sugary drink or a nitrite ham. How this compares to Nutri-Score
Nutrition · per 100 g
| Energy | 1550 kJ |
|---|---|
| Sugars | 4 gLow Naturally low in sugar. |
| Saturated fat | 1.5 gLow |
| Salt | 0.3 gLow Light on salt. |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Protein | 24 g |
Better neighbours
Same aisle, cleaner number. Ranked by how close the job is — not by who paid.
Ingredients
Whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavour, sucralose, acesulfame potassium.
Acesulfame KE950
−14Long-term questions linger. Fine as a rare diet drink, not as a personality.
Natural flavouring
−5Not a toxin. A sign the recipe needed a perfume. You cannot tell what is inside from the words.
Milk
No concernA staple for people who digest it. An allergen for people who don’t.
Soy
No concernEU major allergen. Protein source; isolate and concentrate are factory ingredients.
Silicon dioxideE551
No concernAnti-caking.
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