Muscle Nectar Raw Whey Concentrate: Citizens Protein Project 2 finding (2025)

Muscle Nectar Raw Whey Concentrate was one of 34 whey protein powders tested in the Citizens Protein Project 2, a crowd-funded study published in Medicine on 14 Nov 2025. The laboratory measured 80.22 g protein per 100 g. The label claim, read from the pack photo in the study's supplementary master chart, is 73.22 g per 100 g (as is) on the pack. Listed in the paper as MN Whey Concentrate, this Muscle Nectar raw whey delivered 80.22 g protein per 100 g, about 10% more than the 73.22 g on the label. Metals, aflatoxin, progesterone, added sugar and taurine were all below the limit of quantification, so the higher reading is not explained by taurine spiking. At Rs 948 for 400 g it was among the cheapest per gram of measured protein in the study.

The study is independent laboratory work, not a regulatory action. It tested one batch of each product. Per-product figures are from the project's public results site and the paper's supplement; the paper itself reports group averages. No FSSAI action on this product is on record.