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Energy, Protein & Muscle Recovery Drinks

1,913 products, 12 with published lab results.

Typical levels

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food around the US.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Meal replacement, liquid RTD, vanilla: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Powder, protein: found in 3 of 3, average 6.67, highest 7.9 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Meal replacement, liquid RTD, vanilla: found in 2 of 3, average 1.23, highest 2.4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Powder, protein: found in 3 of 3, average 13.7, highest 22 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Meal replacement, liquid RTD, vanilla: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Powder, protein: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Meal replacement, liquid RTD, vanilla: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Powder, protein: found in 3 of 3, average 4.1, highest 4.8 ppb (2018-2020)

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

How the tested products compare

Each dot is one tested product (its middle sample), on a log scale in ppb; the line is FDA's typical level. Hover or tap a dot for its name.

DEHP · 12 products
10100belowlimitBurger King Vanilla Shake: 32 ppbChick-fil-A Vanilla Shake: below the lab's limitFairlife Core Power 26g Protein Shake Chocolate: 14 ppbFairlife Core Power 26g Protein Shake Strawberry Banana: below the lab's limitFairlife Core Power 26g Protein Shake Vanilla: below the lab's limitFairlife Core Power Elite 42g High Protein Shake Elite Chocolate: below the lab's limitFairlife Core Power Elite 42g High Protein Shake Strawberry: below the lab's limitFairlife Core Power Elite 42g High Protein Shake Vanilla: below the lab's limitIn-n-Out Vanilla Shake: 22 ppbMcDonald's Vanilla Shake: below the lab's limitShake Shack Vanilla Shake: below the lab's limitWendy's Chocolate Frosty: below the lab's limit

Tested products

Median of each product's samples, in ppb (parts per billion), counting samples below the lab's limit. “<10” means the median is below the lab's limit of 10; “–” means not tested for that chemical.

ProductDEHPDBPDIBPBBPDEPDMP
Burger King Vanilla Shake32<10<10<5<10<5
Chick-fil-A Vanilla Shake<10<10<10<5<10<5
Fairlife Core Power 26g Protein Shake Chocolate1416<10<5<10<5
Fairlife Core Power 26g Protein Shake Strawberry Banana<10<10<10<5<10<5
Fairlife Core Power 26g Protein Shake Vanilla<10<10<10<5<10<5
Fairlife Core Power Elite 42g High Protein Shake Elite Chocolate<10<10<10<5<10<5
Fairlife Core Power Elite 42g High Protein Shake Strawberry<10<10<10<5<10<5
Fairlife Core Power Elite 42g High Protein Shake Vanilla<10<10<10<5<10<5
In-n-Out Vanilla Shake22<10<10<5<10<5
McDonald's Vanilla Shake<10<10<10<5<10<5
Shake Shack Vanilla Shake<10<10<10<5<10<5
Wendy's Chocolate Frosty<10<10<10<5<10<5