Independent laboratory finding
NakPro Whey Platinum: Citizens Protein Project 2 finding (2025)
Last checked 20 September 2026. A few details are still being checked against the original document.
The Citizens Protein Project 2 (14 Nov 2025) measured 68.02 g protein per 100 g in NakPro Whey Platinum against 81.96 g on the label, 17% below label; no FSSAI action is on record as of 20 Sep 2026.
- Classification
- Independent lab test finding: Protein 17% below label (CPP2)
- Tested by
- No regulator action; independent test result (Citizens Protein Project 2, published study)
- Reference
- Citizens Protein Project 2, Medicine 2025;104:46(e45970), 14 Nov 2025; label claims from Supplementary Document 1; per-product data from protein-project.pages.dev
- Latest action
- 14 November 2025
- Last checked
- 20 September 2026details being verified
Photo: Scientist lab by The African Union Mission in Somalia (cc0). All photo credits.
The Citizens Protein Project 2: the first publicly funded study of protein supplements in India
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Key facts
- Brand
- NakPro
- Study category
- General
- Protein measured
- 68.02 g per 100 g
- Protein on label
- 81.96 g per 100 g for all flavours (90.00 g for unflavoured) on the pack
- Label gap
- 17% below the label claim
- Pack and price tested
- 1000g at Rs 3499
- Heavy metals
- Lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic all below limit of quantification
- Aflatoxin (total)
- Below limit of quantification (FSSAI limit for foods not specified: 20 µg/kg)
- Progesterone
- Below limit of quantification
- Undeclared sugar
- None detected (sucrose and fructose below 0.5 g per 100 g)
- Taurine
- Below limit of quantification
- Regulator action
- None on record
NakPro Whey Platinum 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 68.02 g protein per 100 g. The label claim, read from the pack photo in the study's supplementary master chart, is 81.96 g per 100 g for all flavours (90.00 g for unflavoured) on the pack. This was the largest protein shortfall in the study's nutraceutical group: 68.02 g per 100 g measured against 81.96 g on the label for flavoured variants, a 17% gap. The paper notes the biggest nutraceutical deficit as 17%, which matches this product. Every contaminant panel was clean: metals, aflatoxin, progesterone, added sugar and taurine were all below the limit of quantification.
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.
What this means for you
A label gap, not a safety finding
The laboratory found less protein than the pack claims, 17% below label. Nothing harmful was detected. The study's concern is accuracy of the number on the label, which FSSAI rules expect to be within tolerance.
One batch, one study
This is an independent, crowd-funded study of a single batch bought in 2025. It is not an FSSAI finding and FSSAI has taken no action on this product. Ask the brand for the batch certificate of analysis if you want a second number.
This is a record of official orders, not medical advice. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without asking your doctor or pharmacist.
Official sources and primary records
- The Citizens Protein Project 2: the first publicly funded study of protein supplements in IndiaStudyMedicine (Wolters Kluwer) · 14 November 2025
- Study
- Citizens Protein Project 2, Supplementary Document 1 (master chart with pack label photos)StudyMedicine (Wolters Kluwer)
- Citizens Protein Project 2 results site (per-product lab data)StudyCitizens Protein Project
- Introducing the Citizens Protein Project TwoStudyMESH India