Whey protein concentrate / isolate

What the evidence says

• Marker of ultra-processingInfo

  An ingredient typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]

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Popular products that list whey protein concentrate / isolate

728 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list whey protein concentrate / isolate. The 12 most scanned:

• Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Buttermilk Kodiak · 2041.165665 Score 53 out of 100 Okay
• Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Kodiak · 567 g Score 68 out of 100 Good
• Simply Granola Oats, Honey, Raisins & Almonds Quaker · 1.95 kg Score 19 out of 100 Bad
• Crunchy Cheetos · 1 oz (28.3 g) Score 52 out of 100 Okay
• Protein Peanut butter Dark Chocolate chewy bar Nature Valley Protein · 40 g Score 9 out of 100 Bad
• Nacho Cheese Flavored Doritos Doritos · 9.25 oz (262.2 g) Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Nacho Cheese Doritos · 1 oz (28.3 g) Score 22 out of 100 Poor
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Quest · 60 g Score 48 out of 100 Okay
• Cookies & Cream Protein Bar Quest · 60 g Score 45 out of 100 Okay
• Fit Crunch Chocolate Peanut Butter Chef Robert Irvine's · 1.62 oz (46 g) Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER protein bar Pure Protein · 50 g Score 28 out of 100 Poor
• Gold Standard 100% Whey Extreme Milk Chocolate Optimum Nutrition · 5.64 lb/2.56 kg Score 45 out of 100 Okay

Diets and allergens

Vegan

No

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

Allergen

Milk

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