Cadbury · Health-drink powder

Bournvita

Protein makes a cameo. Sugar headlines.

F27/100
protein / 100 g
7 g
7% of calories · mostly filler
₹100 buys
13 g
of protein
sugar
50 g
37 g added
price
₹270
500 g

How it scored 27/100

DENSITY7% of calories are protein1.6/25
QUALITYamino score 0.8, High16/20
DOSE20 g in milk = 1.4 g0.8/15
VALUE₹193 per usable 20 g8.8/20
CLEAN37 g added sugar / 100 g0/20

The deeper science

quality · DIAAS
1.14
Excellent
leucine / serving
0.1 g
below the 2.7 g trigger
planet / 20 g usable
368 g CO₂
Moderate footprint · 544 L water

What’s actually in it

first on the label · Malt/cereal extract (44-56%), sugar, cocoa solids, liquid glucose, milk solids, caramel colour (150c), emulsifiers (322, 471), full list read.

⚠artificial colourSynthetic colours (INS numbers). Pure decoration, the body gains nothing, the label gains a glow.
⚠emulsifiersINS 433/471-type emulsifiers keep the powder from clumping; early research links heavy daily intake to gut-lining irritation.

The fine print

Sugar: Plain added sugar, the honest villain. Counted by the gram in the Clean score.
FSSAI: 7 g/100 g · 1.8 g/100 kcal, may legally print “SOURCE ONLY” via the per-100 g route. In 2024 the government told e-commerce sites to stop shelving this under ‘health drinks’. The label. 49.8 g total sugars per 100 g, explains the memo.

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Graded by math, not brands. Macros are label/brand-listed (June 2026); not medical advice.