What this site covers from Optimum Nutrition
- Store
- optimumnutrition.com, the brand’s own store
- Products
- 14 published, in 5 categories: Protein Powder (8), Pre-Workout (2), Energy Drink (1), Creatine (2), Electrolytes (1)
- Label data
- 14 read from the label by two independent readers who agreed (what “verified” means).
- Composite scores
- 13 of 14 published; for 1 too little of the category weighting could be measured, so none is printed
- Buyer ratings
- Scored on 12 of 14 products, read through Bazaarvoice, the review service its store’s pages draw their stars from (registered in this site’s rating capture). 2 have no scored buyer rating.
Products by category
Each figure is the one the product’s own page prints: the composite score (withheld where too little was measured), its place in its category ranking, and its cost on the ranking’s basis where the page prints one, worked from the brand store’s price that page names and dates.
Protein Powder (8)
Best Protein Powders (the full ranking) · Best Optimum Nutrition Protein Powders
| Product | Composite | Rank | Cost | Label read by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Standard 100 Whey Double Rich Chocolate 2lb | 8.28 | #17 of 85 | $0.064 per g protein | two readers |
| Gold Standard 100 Whey Vanilla Ice Cream 5lb | 8.28 | #18 of 85 | $0.064 per g protein | two readers |
| Gold Standard 100 Casein Chocolate Supreme 4lb | 7.18 | #30 of 85 | $0.077 per g protein | two readers |
| Gold Standard 100 Isolate Chocolate Bliss 3lb | 6.40 | #43 of 85 | $0.094 per g protein | two readers |
| Gold Standard 100 Plant Based Creamy Vanilla | 6.05 | #48 of 85 | $0.083 per g protein | two readers |
| Platinum Hydrowhey Turbo Chocolate 1.8lb | 5.58 | #56 of 85 | $0.115 per g protein | two readers |
| Gold Standard Pro Gainer Double Chocolate 5.09lb | 4.27 | #63 of 85 | $0.099 per g protein | two readers |
| Serious Mass Chocolate 6lb | 2.33 | #69 of 85 | $0.186 per g protein | two readers |
Pre-Workout (2)
Best Pre-Workouts (the full ranking)
| Product | Composite | Rank | Cost | Label read by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amped Pre Workout Berry Fusion | 8.43 | #6 of 54 | $1.49 per dosed serving | two readers |
| Gold Standard Pre Workout Fruit Punch | 6.14 | #36 of 54 | $1.92 per dosed serving | two readers |
Energy Drink (1)
Best Energy Drinks (the full ranking)
| Product | Composite | Rank | Cost | Label read by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Amino Energy Watermelon | not enough data | #29 of 38 | $0.792 per can | two readers |
Creatine (2)
Best Creatine (the full ranking)
| Product | Composite | Rank | Cost | Label read by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micronized Creatine Powder Unflavored | 9.49 | #4 of 41 | $0.045 per g creatine | two readers |
| Creatine Plus Micronized Creatine Monohydrate Powder | 6.99 | #22 of 41 | $0.071 per g creatine | two readers |
Electrolytes (1)
Best Electrolytes (the full ranking)
| Product | Composite | Rank | Cost | Label read by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amino Energy Hydration Plus Focus | 6.68 | #12 of 36 | $7.40 per g sodium | two readers |
Head to head
Comparison pages with a Optimum Nutrition product on one side, on the same numbers as its ranking.
- Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard vs Dymatize ISO100
- Transparent Labs Whey Isolate vs Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey
- Nutricost Creatine vs Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine
- Transparent Labs Creatine HMB vs Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine
- Horbaach Creatine Monohydrate 2.2lb Powder vs Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Powder Unflavored