Optimum Nutrition · Whey

Gold Standard 100% Whey (Double Rich Chocolate)

Elite. This is what every label wishes it were.

A82/100
protein / 100 g
79 g
80% of calories · lean
₹100 buys
16 g
of protein
sugar
4 g
none added
price
₹4,349
907 g (2 lb)

How it scored 82/100

DENSITY80% of calories are protein22.2/25
QUALITYamino score 1, Complete20/20
DOSE1 scoop (30.4 g) = 24 g14.4/15
VALUE₹121 per usable 20 g10.4/20
CLEANno added sugar15/20

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 · Protein blend 93% (whey isolate, whey concentrate, hydrolysed whey), cocoa (alkali), emulsifier (lecithin INS 322i), flavours, sweetener (Ace-K 950), full list read.

artificial flavour'Artificial flavouring substances' on the label. Not dangerous at these doses, just a sign the food needs a costume.
digestive enzymesDigeZyme-style enzymes that help whey sit easier, useful if milk usually argues with you.

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.
Acesulfame-K: Zero-calorie artificial sweetener, usually paired with sucralose to round off the aftertaste.
FSSAI: 79 g/100 g · 20 g/100 kcal, may legally print “HIGH PROTEIN” via the per-100 g + per-100 kcal route. The airport-duty-free of whey. You pay for the badge; the badge is real. Sweetened with sucralose + acesulfame, not sugar, fine at one scoop, just not the ‘zero-additive’ story.

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