Over-the-counter protein powders may contain disturbing levels of lead and cadmium, with the highest amounts found in plant-based, organic, and chocolate-flavoured products, according to a new ...

Plant-based protein powders, such as those made from rice, peas, or soy, were found to contain five times more cadmium than their whey-based counterparts. Chocolate-flavored protein powders showed ...

A new investigation reveals that many plant-based, organic, and chocolate-flavored protein powders contain high levels of heavy metals such as lead and cadmium. Despite being marketed to health ...

New research suggests some protein powders contain high levels of toxic metals. We spoke to an expert to find out more about ...

Lead and cadmium were detected in many protein powders, with higher levels found in plant-based options; pea and vanilla ...

Organic powders were more contaminated than non-organic powders, containing three times more lead and twice as much cadmium. Plant-based powders had the highest contamination, containing five ...

A new report found higher-than-acceptable levels of the harmful metals cadmium and lead in many protein powders. Organic, plant-based, and chocolate-flavored protein powders had the highest levels of ...

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Protein powders made from plants like rice ... protein powders contained four times more lead and up to 110 times more cadmium than vanilla-flavored powders,” said Jaclyn Bowen, executive ...

Some protein powders, particularly plant-based and chocolate-flavoured varieties, have been found to contain heavy metals like lead and cadmium, according to a recent report out of the United States.

A new report has found that several brands of store-bought protein powders contain high levels of lead and cadmium. Plant-based, organic and chocolate-flavored products, in particular, had the ...