Independent laboratory finding
The Whole Truth Whey Isolate: 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 86.81 g protein per 100 g in The Whole Truth Whey Isolate against 86.9 g on the label; no FSSAI action is on record as of 20 Sep 2026.
- Classification
- Met label, clean panels (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
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The Citizens Protein Project 2: the first publicly funded study of protein supplements in India
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Key facts
- Brand
- The Whole Truth
- Study category
- General
- Protein measured
- 86.81 g per 100 g
- Protein on label
- 86.9 g per 100 g on the pack (photo partly blurred:, being verified
- Label gap
- 0.1% below the label claim
- Pack and price tested
- 1000g at Rs 4499
- 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
The Whole Truth Whey Isolate 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 86.81 g protein per 100 g. The label claim, read from the pack photo in the study's supplementary master chart, is 86.9 g per 100 g on the pack (photo partly blurred:, being verified At 86.81 g protein per 100 g this was the highest measured protein in the study, matching its 86.9 g label almost exactly. It also carried the highest leucine reading, 9.87 g per 100 g. 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 clean result for one batch
The study tested a single batch bought in 2025. It met its protein label and passed every contaminant panel. Other batches can differ, so a certificate of analysis for the batch you buy is still the better check.
A study, not a regulator
The Citizens Protein Project is crowd-funded, independent laboratory work published in a medical journal. It is not an FSSAI clearance, and FSSAI has taken no action on this product either way.
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