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Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Rich Chocolate
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Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Rich Chocolate is currently classified as moderate concern in the NonToxic.com database, with a 72/100 comparative safety score. DEHP measured at 2640. Scored relative to other Household Products products in this database. Panel of 18 plasticizers and bisphenols across 3 lab samples; 4 detected. DEHP-equivalents under 1% of the EFSA adult tolerable daily intake (0.08%). This is a shopping comparison aid, not a medical or regulatory determination.
DEHP signal2640
MicroplasticsNot tested (dataset covers plasticizers and bisphenols)
Test year2024
Evidence confidence
Medium confidence
Confidence reflects whether source, year, and measured contamination fields are available.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Study source | PlasticList (plasticlist.org) |
| Year tested | 2024 |
| Contamination source | Unknown |
| Polymer types | Various |
| DEHP signal | 2640 |
| Microplastics signal | Not tested (dataset covers plasticizers and bisphenols) |
Full laboratory panel · PlasticList
3 samples analyzed, collected 2024-07-20 from Safeway. Methods: QuEChERS, Phthalates and Substitutes; QuEChERS, Bisphenols. Values shown are the worst observed across samples. DEHP-equivalents: 2640 ng/serving. Share of EFSA tolerable daily intake — adult (70 kg): 0.08%, toddler (14 kg): 0.4%.
| Analyte | Result |
|---|---|
| DEHP | 23 ng/g · 690 ng/serving |
| DBP | 13 ng/g · 390 ng/serving |
| BBP | <LOQ (5 ng/g) |
| DINP | <LOQ (1 ng/g) |
| DIDP | <LOQ (100 ng/g) |
| DEP | <LOQ (10 ng/g) |
| DMP | <LOQ (5 ng/g) |
| DIBP | <LOQ (10 ng/g) |
| DNHP | <LOQ (1 ng/g) |
| DCHP | <LOQ (10 ng/g) |
| DNOP | <LOQ (1 ng/g) |
| BPA | <LOQ (1 ng/g) |
| BPS | <LOQ (1 ng/g) |
| BPF | <LOQ (1 ng/g) |
| DEHT | 110 ng/g · 3300 ng/serving |
| DEHA | 11 ng/g · 330 ng/serving |
| DINCH | <LOQ (1 ng/g) |
| DIDA | <LOQ (100 ng/g) |
Source: PlasticList record for this product (plasticlist.org, Light Labs, 2024). PlasticList describes these results as a snapshot suitable as a starting point for further work — not solid enough on their own to draw high-confidence conclusions. Our comparative score inherits that uncertainty.
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Common questions about Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Rich Chocolate.
Is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Rich Chocolate a lower-concern product?
NonToxic.com currently classifies Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Rich Chocolate as moderate concern with a 72/100 score. DEHP measured at 2640. Scored relative to other Household Products products in this database. Panel of 18 plasticizers and bisphenols across 3 lab samples; 4 detected. DEHP-equivalents under 1% of the EFSA adult tolerable daily intake (0.08%).
What evidence is available for Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Rich Chocolate?
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Rich Chocolate currently lists PlasticList (plasticlist.org) as the study source, 2024 as the test year, 2640 as the DEHP signal, and Not tested (dataset covers plasticizers and bisphenols) as the microplastics signal. The evidence label is medium confidence.
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