Is your protein powder safe? Report reveals high heavy metal levels (Plant protein)

Medical Xpress / HealthDay / ^ | Jan. 20, 2025 | India Edwards /

[ConservativeMind]

The levels of these elements appear to have exceeded California’s limit for the heavy metals. It would appear to me that these veggie proteins are using base ingredients from foreign countries with pollution problems, in my opinion.

It figures. Even psyllium comes from India and you have to select that carefully, as well, so it has the least heavy metals.

ConsumerLab does a good job reviewing such products for these problems.

[ConservativeMind]

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[FrankRizzo890]

“It’s your one way ticket to midnight!”

[bgill]

Good to know.

[packagingguy]

Whey is the most nutritionally balanced protein.

It also gives cows gainful employment.

[ConservativeMind]

“Clean Label Project” and the “American Heart Association” should have been added to the “Source” field above.

[CatOwner]

When my wife was recovering from colon surgery, they recommended increasing her protein intake, and they said to stick with whey protein powders. The one she likes is non-GMO, has no sweeteners (and no artificial sweeteners), and no soy.

[George from New England]

I rely heavily on dextrin fiber powder. Is this concern on that too ?

[laplata]

If the powders are manufactured in China, I wouldn’t touch them.

[erlayman]

It is an issue with dark chocolates as well and at least with cocoa powder African sourced is apparently less polluted than South American. I was tested for cadmium recently since I eat around 1 lb of Baker’s (Kraft) 100% unsweetened baking choc a month. Fortunately came out negative. Get a urine sample if you are concerned.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Clean Label Project... ran nearly 36,000 tests”

Analytical tests for trace elements are not cheap and require expensive equipment. $10/test? $100/test?

Maybe they are considering examining the results for each element a “test,” but one actual run through the instrument might have identified ten or more elements. That would mean actual test runs are far less than 36,000.

Either way, the “Clean Label Project” has access to sophisticated instrumentation and a big budget. So just who is this “Clean Label Project,” who is funding them and why should they be trusted?

[metmom]

So are there names we should be concerned about?

[dfwgator]

“It’s the only way that you can travel down that road”

[ConservativeMind]

They are currently kept private; however, the pea protein powders were generally safer.

[Captainpaintball]

Just for shiznits and giggles, I bought psyllium husk fiber and used it for a while. It tasted like chemicals, quite frankly, and after thinking about it I eventually stopped using it. I am convinced the stuff WAS contaminated, and it was from India.

[Paal Gulli]

Skip the powder, eat a burger.

Next problem?

[Irish Eyes]

Specific brands were not named.

This makes me very suspicious. Why would they not name the brands ?

[Jeff Chandler]

I like my protein shakes to taste good:

[catnipman]

“Is your protein powder safe? Report reveals high heavy metal levels (Plant protein)”

hell no! ... there’s NO white powder of any kind from china that’s safe unless it’s been tested safe by HPLC ...

[Doctor Congo]

Why does the ‘organic’ version have so much lead?
Apparently they are using pesticides and lying about being organic.
I do not trust any organic certification for anything coming from overseas.