Cadbury Bournvita · Health-drink powder

5 Star Magic

Protein makes a cameo. Sugar headlines.

F26/100
they shout
5 Star taste
what’s true
6 g protein, 6% of calories, 40 g added sugar. Grade F.
protein / 100 g
6 g
6% of calories · mostly filler
₹100 buys
9 g
of protein
sugar
48 g
40 g added
price
₹293
500 g jar

How it scored 26/100

DENSITY6% of calories are protein1.3/25
QUALITYamino score 0.8, High16/20
DOSE20 g in 200 ml milk = 1.1 g0.7/15
VALUE₹266 per usable 20 g7.7/20
CLEAN40 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 · Cereal extract (54%), sugar, milk solids, caramel colour (150c), maltodextrin, cocoa solids, 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.
Maltodextrin: A starch that legally isn’t ‘sugar’, so it never shows in the sugar line, yet has a glycemic index of 85–105, higher than table sugar. The classic ‘sugar-free’ loophole.
FSSAI: 6 g/100 g · 1.4 g/100 kcal, may legally print “SOURCE ONLY” via the per-100 g route.

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