Independent laboratory finding

BYBV Whey Concentrate: Citizens Protein Project 2 finding (2025)

Last checked 19 September 2026. A few details are still being checked against the original document.

BYBV Whey Concentrate. Status: Lab-flagged (independent test).

The Citizens Protein Project 2 (14 Nov 2025) measured 57.16 g protein per 100 g in BYBV Whey Concentrate and flagged taurine; no FSSAI action is on record as of 19 Sep 2026.

Classification
Independent lab test finding: Lab-flagged (independent test)
Tested by
No regulator action; independent test result (Citizens Protein Project 2, published study)
Reference
Citizens Protein Project 2, Medicine, 14 Nov 2025; per-product data from protein-project.pages.dev (extracted 19 Sep 2026)
Latest action
14 November 2025
Last checked
19 September 2026details being verified

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Independent test or study, no regulator actionTier 4: independent test or study

The Citizens Protein Project 2: the first publicly funded study of protein supplements in India

Medicine (Wolters Kluwer) · Citizens Protein Project 2, Medicine, 14 Nov 2025; per-product data from protein-project.pages.dev (extracted 19 Sep 2026) · 14 November 2025

No regulator has acted on this finding. It comes from a published study or a private testing company, and the brand may dispute it.

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Key facts

Brand
, being verified
Study category
General
Protein measured
57.16 g per 100 g
Pack and price tested
1000g at Rs 4299
Heavy metals
None above limit of quantification
Aflatoxin (total)
Below limit of quantification
Progesterone
Below limit of quantification
Undeclared sugar
None detected
Taurine
5.93 mg/100 g
Regulator action
None on record

BYBV Whey Concentrate was one of 34 products tested in the Citizens Protein Project 2, published in Medicine on 14 Nov 2025. The laboratory measured 57.16 g protein per 100 g and reported: taurine 5.93 mg/100 g. BYBV's concentrate was clean on metals, aflatoxin, hormones and sugar; its only flag is taurine at about 5.9 mg per 100 g, the lowest of the taurine flags in the study.

Figures are from the project's results site; units for metals, hormones and aflatoxin are being checked against the paper. No FSSAI action on the product is on record.

What this means for you

Detected is not the same as over the limit

The study reports what the laboratory found. Aflatoxin figures are below FSSAI's limit of 20 µg/kg for foods not specified; heavy-metal and hormone figures are reported without a limit comparison and units are being verified.

Undeclared sugar and taurine are label questions

Sucrose or fructose not on the label, and taurine that can inflate protein readings, are the study's main concerns for medical powders.

This is a record of official orders, not medical advice. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without asking your doctor or pharmacist.

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