Horlicks · Health-drink powder

Classic Malt

Protein makes a cameo. Sugar headlines.

F31/100
protein / 100 g
11 g
11% of calories · mostly filler
₹100 buys
20 g
of protein
sugar
32 g
27 g added
price
₹275
500 g jar

How it scored 31/100

DENSITY11% of calories are protein2.5/25
QUALITYamino score 0.8, High16/20
DOSE27 g in 200 ml milk = 3 g1.8/15
VALUE₹125 per usable 20 g10.3/20
CLEAN27 g added sugar / 100 g0/20

The deeper science

quality · DIAAS
1.14
Excellent
leucine / serving
0.3 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 65.6% (barley 31.3%, wheat flour, wheat, millet), milk powder 14%, sugar, wheat gluten, emulsifier (INS 471), full list read.

⚠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: 11 g/100 g · 2.9 g/100 kcal, may legally print “HIGH PROTEIN” via the per-100 g route. Legally entitled to print HIGH PROTEIN. 11 g/100 g clears FSSAI’s 10.8 g bar. The other 83 g is carbohydrate, a third of it sugar. Both facts share the label.

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