Whey Protein Comparison Indian Brands

Whey Protein Comparison Indian Brands 

Code			Protein (%)	Aflatoxin (μg/kg)	Pesticides (mg/kg)	As	Cd	Pb	Hg	Tl	Cu
1	Protein super herbs women	Himalayan Organics	65.65	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.086	BLQ	BLQ	1.61
2	High protein nutrishake vanilla	Oriflame	43.28	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.04	BLQ	BLQ	4.41
3	Nutrabox whey	Nutrabox	58.17	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	1.51
4	GNC whey	GNC	63.93	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.038	BLQ	BLQ	2.94
5	EIite 100% whey	Dymatize	73.34	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.029	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	2.87
6	Whey protein	One Science	68.37	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	1.92
7	Whey gold	Muscle Blaze	76.11	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.043	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	3.65
8	Whey protein	Muscle Blaze	71.65	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.047	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	4.43
9	Vegan protein	Origin	63.63	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	4.57
10	Ultra-soy protein	Forever Life	50.65	2.93	BLQ	0.048	BLQ	0.033	BLQ	BLQ	30.61
11	Nutrella whey	Patanjali Ayurved	73.16	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.028	0.028	BLQ	BLQ	11.66
12	Whey protein	Ultimate Nutrition	71.71	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	2.38
13	lso veda protein	Patanjali Ayurved	80.34	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.29	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ
14	Protinex	Danone	34.22	BLQ	BLQ	0.063	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	5.34
15	Whey isolate	Optimum nutrition	80.72	7.51	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.04	BLQ	BLQ	1.49
16	Quista pro whey	Himalaya Wellness	65.19	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	2.97
17	B-protin	British Biologicals	10.41	2.25	BLQ	BLQ	0.026	0.1	BLQ	BLQ	2.19
18	Resource high protein	Nestle Ltd	48.45	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.071	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ
19	Ensure plus	Abbott Ltd	19.59	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.1	BLQ	BLQ	6.6
20	Premium protein matrix	Syntha 6	46.29	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.19	BLQ	BLQ	3.76
21	Nitrotech whey	MuscleTech	76.96	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.11	BLQ	BLQ	2.4
22	Gold standard whey	Optimum nutrition	75.8	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.29	BLQ	BLQ	2.97
23	Musclefood whey protein	Dr Morepen	68.59	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.3	BLQ	BLQ	2.19
24	Frotein whey	Big Muscles	26.13	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.27	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ
25	Vegan protein	Big Muscles	19.41	BLQ	0.06	BLQ	0.042	0.31	BLQ	BLQ	5.73
26	Whey essentials	Fast & Up	68.58	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.25	BLQ	BLQ	3.29
27	My first protein	Healthkart	33.42	BLQ	BLQ	0.075	0.037	0.32	BLQ	BLQ	4.48
28	Protein powder	Vestige	79	BLQ	BLQ	0.085	BLQ	0.23	BLQ	BLQ	9.34
29	Protein plus	Bakson's Homeo	7.99	BLQ	BLQ	0.031	BLQ	0.26	BLQ	BLQ	16.8
30	Protein powder	Elements	76.44	15.56	BLQ	BLQ	0.026	0.28	BLQ	BLQ	8.8
31	Impact whey	My protein	71.04	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.23	BLQ	BLQ	1.49
32	Personalized protein powder	Herbalife Nutrition	84.5	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.029	0.26	BLQ	BLQ	11.27
33	Formula 1 shake	Herbalife Nutrition	35.67	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	BLQ	0.23	BLQ	BLQ	20.8
34	Protein & herbs	Oziva	65.49	BLQ	0.03	BLQ	BLQ	0.27	BLQ	BLQ	1.71
35	Weight plus protein	Dr. Vaidya's	20.52	BLQ	0.01	BLQ	BLQ	0.22	BLQ	BLQ	5.33
36	Nutrilite plant protein	Amway	84.69	13.15	BLQ	BLQ	0.03	0.23	BLQ	BLQ	10.83

 As = arsenic, BLQ = below limit of quantification, Cd = cadmium, Cu = copper, Hg = mercury, LOQ = limit of quantification, Pb = lead, Tl = thallium.

CU = Copper, as a trace mineral, is routinely a component of the added and disclosed ingredients in dietary supplements. Nonetheless, none of the products had a uniform or standard quantity of copper inclusion (minimum 1.49 mg/kg to maximum 30.61 mg/kg), even though the recommended daily intake of copper is 900 μg/day in the adult population.