10 best protein powders
DESCRIPTION
What's really inside the best-selling protein powders? LabDoor tested 50 best-selling protein supplements in the United States. Our analysis quantified protein, fat, sugar, cholesterol, calcium, sodium, lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury content and recorded presence/absence data for 63 inactive ingredients. This slideshow covers the testing methods utilized in our analysis, along with grades and rankings of the top 10 protein powders in our report. For LabDoor's complete protein rankings, see https://labdoor.com/rankings/protein.TRANSCRIPT
RANKED:
10 BEST PROTEIN POWDERS
WHAT’S REALLY INSIDE THE BEST-SELLING PROTEIN POWDERS?
A INVESTIGATION
THE METHOD
1. CHOOSE PRODUCTS
We select the best-selling products on leading retailers like amazon.com, bodybuilding.com, and gnc.com.
Products are photographed and labelled at LabDoor prior to testing.
Products are purchased by LabDoor. No manufacturer-provided samples.
2. SCIENTIFIC TESTING
FLASKS PHOTO CREDIT: HIBA MAGAZINEHPLC, GC, ICP-MS PHOTO CREDIT: AGILENT
All scientific testing is performed at FDA- and USDA-registered analytical chemistry laboratories.
HPLC: ACTIVE INGREDIENT AND NUTRACEUTICAL TESTING
WET CHEMISTRY: NUTRITION LABEL VERIFICATION
ICP-MS: HEAVY METALS AND MINERALS TESTING
GC: FATTY ACID, CHOLESTEROL, CHEMICAL SOLVENTS ANALYSIS
3. DATA SCIENCE
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40
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120
160
ACTIVE INGREDIENT #1 PER DOLLAR
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100
200
300
400
500
AMOUNT: ACTIVE INGREDIENT #1
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
LABEL ACCURACY: ACTIVE INGREDIENT #1
0
60
120
180
240
300
AMOUNT: MINOR ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
4. REPORT GENERATION
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
0
60
120
180
240
300
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
0.6gTOTAL FAT
373.9mgSODIUM
1.2gSUGAR
7.8mgCHOLESTEROL
61.1gPROTEIN
THE RANKINGS
1. MET-RX PROTEIN PLUS
29.8 93.0PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
BUY MET-RX PROTEIN PLUS
2. NATURE’S BEST ZERO CARB ISOPURE
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
BUY NATURE’S BEST ZERO CARB ISOPURE
26.9 97.0PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
3. SHAKEOLOGY
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
BUY SHAKEOLOGY
3.9 49.5PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
4. MUSCLETECH NITRO-TECH
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
BUY MUSCLETECH NITRO-TECH
20.4 89.7PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
5. NOW FOODS WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
BUY NOW FOODS WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE
12.4 87.6PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
6. JAY ROBB’S WHEY PROTEIN
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
BUY JAY ROBB’S WHEY PROTEIN
13.4 94.4PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
7. CYTOSPORT MONSTER MILK
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
BUY CYTOSPORT MONSTER MILK
20.9 69.7PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
8. OPTIMUM PRO COMPLEX
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
BUY OPTIMUM PRO COMPLEX
25.9 91.0PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
9. PURE PROTEIN 100% NATURAL WHEY
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
BUY PURE PROTEIN 100% NATURAL WHEY
34.9 75.7PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
BUY DYMATIZE ISO-100
10. DYMATIZE ISO-100
LABEL ACCURACY
PRODUCT PURITY
10
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
10
10
INGREDIENT SAFETY
10
PROJECTED EFFICACY
10
0
0
0
0
0
23.7 91.3PROTEIN (G) PER DOLLAR
CALORIES (%) FROM PROTEIN
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