Protinex · Nutrition powder

Lite (Vanilla, No Added Sugar)

Fine. Does the job, no medals.

C58/100
they shout
“Zero added sugar”
what’s true
30 g protein, 39% of calories. Grade C.
protein / 100 g
30 g
39% of calories
₹100 buys
18 g
of protein
sugar
3 g
none added
price
₹670
400 g tin

How it scored 58/100

DENSITY39% of calories are protein9.8/25
QUALITYamino score 0.9, High18/20
DOSE2 scoops (32 g) in milk = 9.6 g5.8/15
VALUE₹124 per usable 20 g10.3/20
CLEANno added sugar14/20

The deeper science

quality · DIAAS
0.78
Good
leucine / serving
0.8 g
below the 2.7 g trigger
planet / 20 g usable
308 g CO₂
Moderate footprint · 513 L water

What’s actually in it

first on the label · Skimmed milk powder, maltodextrin, soy protein isolate, minerals, nature-identical vanilla flavour, full list read.

⚠thickener gumsGuar/xanthan/CMC/carrageenan, thickness that reads as 'richness'. Harmless for most, bloating for some.

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.
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: 30 g/100 g · 9.8 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.