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Protinex: Citizens Protein Project 2 finding (2025)

Last checked 1 October 2026

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

The Citizens Protein Project 2 (14 Nov 2025) measured 38.13 g protein per 100 g in Protinex and flagged cadmium, aflatoxin 14.13 µg/kg, undeclared fructose, taurine; no FSSAI action is on record as of 1 Oct 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)
Evidence
Independent test or study
Latest action
14 November 2025
Last checked
1 October 2026
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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
Danone India
Study category
Medical
Protein measured
38.13 g per 100 g
Pack and price tested
400g at Rs 675
Heavy metals
cadmium 0.1 mg/kg (as reported in the paper)
Aflatoxin (total)
14.13 µg/kg, below the FSSAI limit for foods not specified of 20 µg/kg (as reported in the paper)
Progesterone
Below limit of quantification
Undeclared sugar
fructose 3.43 g/100 g
Taurine
6.76 mg/100 g
Regulator action
None on record

Protinex was one of 34 products tested in the Citizens Protein Project 2, published in Medicine on 14 Nov 2025. The laboratory measured 38.13 g protein per 100 g and reported: heavy metals (cadmium 0.1); aflatoxin 14.13 µg/kg; undeclared fructose 3.43 g/100 g; taurine 6.76 mg/100 g. Protinex carried the highest aflatoxin total in the study, below FSSAI's limit of 20 µg/kg for foods not specified, and the highest cadmium figure among the medical powders, with fructose not shown on the label.

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.

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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