Horlicks · Nutrition powder

Diabetes Plus (Vanilla)

Fine. Does the job, no medals.

C50/100
they shout
“22 g protein per 100 g”
what’s true
22 g protein, 24% of calories. Grade C.
protein / 100 g
22 g
24% of calories
₹100 buys
11 g
of protein
sugar
12 g
none added
price
₹768
400 g jar

How it scored 50/100

DENSITY24% of calories are protein5.7/25
QUALITYamino score 0.85, High17/20
DOSE30 g in 200 ml milk or water = 6.6 g4/15
VALUE₹205 per usable 20 g8.6/20
CLEANno added sugar15/20

The deeper science

quality · DIAAS
1.14
Excellent
leucine / serving
0.6 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 · Milk solids, dietary fibre 26% (wheat dextrin, corn dextrin), maltodextrin, soy protein isolate, MCT oil, full list read.

The fine print

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.
Sucralose: Zero-calorie artificial sweetener. Regulators rate it safe at normal intake; a 2023 lab study flagged a trace impurity (sucralose-6-acetate) as genotoxic in cells. Doses there were far above what a scoop delivers.
FSSAI: 22 g/100 g · 6 g/100 kcal, may legally print “HIGH PROTEIN” via the per-100 g + per-100 kcal route.

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