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Pentasure HP: Citizens Protein Project 2 finding (2025)

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

Pentasure HP. Status: Lab-flagged (independent test).
Failed a lab test

The Citizens Protein Project 2 (14 Nov 2025) measured 46.08 g protein per 100 g in Pentasure HP and flagged arsenic, undeclared fructose, 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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Below: Blacklisted's explanationWe explain what the test or study found. No regulator has acted on it.

Key facts

Brand
Hexagon Nutrition (being verified)
Study category
Medical
Protein measured
46.08 g per 100 g
Pack and price tested
400g at Rs 1532
Heavy metals
arsenic 0.066 mg/kg (units:, being verified
Aflatoxin (total)
Below limit of quantification
Progesterone
Below limit of quantification
Undeclared sugar
fructose 1.55 g/100 g
Taurine
2.3 mg/100 g
Regulator action
None on record

Pentasure HP was one of 34 products tested in the Citizens Protein Project 2, published in Medicine on 14 Nov 2025. The laboratory measured 46.08 g protein per 100 g and reported: heavy metals (arsenic 0.066); undeclared fructose 1.55 g/100 g; taurine 2.3 mg/100 g. Pentasure HP showed arsenic and undeclared fructose, with good protein for a medical powder; no aflatoxin or hormones.

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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We are not doctors or pharmacists. Everything on this page comes from the documents listed above, which you can open and check. Last checked 19 September 2026. 2 details are still being confirmed against the original. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.