Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Protein Shake, Gold Standard: Protein, Calories & Labelgrade B

Labelgrade: B 76 / 100 — Scores reflect moderate protein density (7.4g per 100g).

The short answer

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Protein Shake, Gold Standard delivers 24 g of protein and 140 calories per 1 Carton (USDA FDC 2478917) — about 7.4 g of protein per 100 g. The Labelgrade is B (76 / 100): Scores reflect moderate protein density (7.4g per 100g).

Why this Labelgrade

How it compares

Whole-food equivalent

One 1 Carton of Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Protein Shake, Gold Standard (24 g protein) equals roughly 77 g of cooked chicken breast (about 2.7 oz).

Scope

This page covers Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Protein Shake, Gold Standard (1.03 GAL/3.9 L), UPC 748927968200, as represented in USDA Branded Foods FDC 2478917. Optimum Nutrition sells multiple variants of this product line — other sizes, flavors, or fat levels may have different macros. Manufacturers periodically reformulate; always check the actual package label.

Ingredients (from the USDA Branded Foods entry)

FILTERED WATER, PROTEIN BLEND (MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CALCIUM CASEINATE), COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, CELLULOSE GEL AND GUM, VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND (MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, ZINC ASPARTATE, DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, FOLIC ACID, POTASSIUM LODIDE, NIACINAMIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, PHYTOMENADIONE, COPPER AMINO ACID CHELATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, CHOLECALCIFEROL, SODIUM SELENITE, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, BIOTIN, CYANOCOBALAMIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN), POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE AND SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, HEAVY CREAM, SALT, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, CARRAGEENAN.