Fuel One Black Whey (Chocolate, with creatine + ashwagandha)
Elite. This is what every label wishes it were.
⚠ herbal add-ins
A82/100
they shout
“24 g protein per scoop”
what’s true
73 g protein, 75% of calories. Grade A.
protein / 100 g
73 g
75% of calories · lean
₹100 buys
32 g
of protein
sugar
0 g
none added
price
₹1,699
750 g
How it scored 82/100
DENSITY75% of calories are protein20.7/25
QUALITYamino score 1, Complete20/20
DOSE1 scoop (33 g) = 24.1 g14.5/15
VALUE₹62 per usable 20 g12.7/20
CLEANno added sugar14/20
The deeper science
quality · DIAAS
0.97
Good
leucine / serving
2.5 g
below the 2.7 g trigger
planet / 20 g usable
619 g CO₂
Heavy footprint · 639 L water
What’s actually in it
first on the label · Whey protein concentrate, Creapure creatine (3 g), cocoa, whey powder, KSM-66 ashwagandha + safed musli blend, xanthan (INS 415), full list read.
⚠herbal add-insAshwagandha/green-tea-extract style botanicals, the exact category the 2024 Indian study flagged as liver-stressing in bulk. Fine occasionally, not by the kilo.
⚠thickener gumsGuar/xanthan/CMC/carrageenan, thickness that reads as 'richness'. Harmless for most, bloating for some.
⚠artificial flavour'Artificial flavouring substances' on the label. Not dangerous at these doses, just a sign the food needs a costume.
The fine print
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: 73 g/100 g · 18.7 g/100 kcal, may legally print “HIGH PROTEIN” via the per-100 g + per-100 kcal route.