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Optimum Nutrition · Double Rich Chocolate, 2 lb (907g) · Protein Powders

Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder

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High-protein isolate blend with 24g protein per serving; minimal additives but lacks Indian regulatory transparency on sports supplement claims.

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Fig. 01 · Double Rich Chocolate, 2 lb (907g) · web-sourced

§01 — Six-Axis Assessment

Red = warning
01/06Sugar loadClear

Green threshold applies because the available nutrition info indicates "No added sugar" and the ingredient list does not place sugar among the top ingredients (sweetener listed is INS 955 (sucralose)).

02/06Processing tierWatch

Yellow threshold applies because this is effectively NOVA Group 4 (ultra-processed) (whey isolate/concentrate/hydrolysed blend plus additives like emulsifier INS 322i and sweetener INS 955), but it does not clearly fail the other nutrition-risk axes (sugar load appears low; fat appears low; sodium not quantified). Evidence comes from the ingredient panel showing industrial protein fractions and permitted additives.

03/06Fat profileClear

Based on this limited evidence, it fits the Green threshold (no PHO indicated and very low total fat), though saturated fat

04/06SodiumWatch

Yellow is assigned due to insufficient quantification: "Sodium" is listed as "Not disclosed" in the research nutrition table, while sodium chloride is present in ingredients. Without mg sodium per 100g, it cannot be confidently placed below or above the 300–625 mg/100g threshold; this axis is flagged yellow for missing/insufficient sodium data.

05/06Marketing deceptionWatch

Yellow threshold applies because the product makes sports-performance/cleanliness framing (e. g. , recovery/muscle-building positioning, "no added sugar" and other purity-style claims in listings) but the research notes absence of independent third‑party certification/testing data in the available sources, limiting verifiability. No formal ruling is cited, so this does not meet Red.

06/06Regulatory historyClear

Green threshold applies on the provided research: no major regulatory controversies, recalls, or ASCI rulings for this specific variant were found in the available sources. However, this is based on absence of findings in the supplied research rather than an exhaustive regulator database check.

§04 — Evidence Trail

01Optimum Nutrition ON 100% Whey Gold Standard 5 lbs Double Rich Chocolate - Apollo Pharmacy — Apollo Pharmacy02Optimum Nutrition (ON) Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein for Muscle Recovery No Added Sugar Flavour Powder Double Rich Chocolate - 1mg — Tata 1mg
Assessed under donteat.in methodology v1 · six-axis framework.

§06 — Ingredients

Protein Blend 93% (Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Hydrolysed Whey Protein), Emulsifier (INS 322i), Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), Flavours, Sweetener (INS 955).