Protein Supplement Scam In Malaysia
Exposing Misleading Protein and Health Supplements: False Claims VS Lab Results.
Recently, we all know videos have been going around on social platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and even appeared in the news, showing lab tests in Malaysia on local protein supplements and nutrition content. Protein supplements are widely used by fitness enthusiasts and health-conscious consumers to meet their dietary and fitness goals. However, several products have been found to falsify nutrition facts, deceiving customers with inflated protein claims. This not only means that you would not be able to get your protein intake, but imagine if your goal is to lose fat or struggling with diabetes, yet at the end of the day, you are taking in a huge amount of sugary drinks instead while barely getting anything beneficial towards your final health goal.
There has been a big viral video showing an analysis of four products, based on lab test reports, revealing significant discrepancies between advertised claims and actual protein content.
1. FitFirst Fit Protein
Claimed Protein Per Serving: 30g
Lab tested Protein: 3.96g
Discrepancy : -86.8%
Testing Laboratory: Chemical Laboratory ( Malaysia)
2. MuscleKingdom King Whey
Claimed Protein Per Serving: 26g
Lab tested Protein: 5.55g
Discrepancy : -78.7%
Testing Laboratory: SGS
3. American Pharma Isolate Whey
Claimed Protein Per Serving: 28g
Lab tested Protein: 12.12g
Discrepancy: -56.7%
Testing Laboratory: SGS
4. BS Nutrition Hydro Whey
Claimed Protein Per Serving: 17.5g
Lab tested Protein: 2.86g
Discrepancy: -83.7%
Testing Laboratory: Chemical Laboratory ( Malaysia)
This is what you should consider if you are getting your proteins and how they will impact you.
With all products tested containing less than 25% of the claimed protein content in some cases (e.g, FitFirst Fit Protein at just 13% of the advertised amount), you are practically getting sugar water instead. Even just regular milk powder or our Malaysian beloved MILO drinks would have higher protein content instead.
However, on the other side of the coin, there is something to be considered.
Since this lab test is exposed by their competitors, do they have another motive behind this agenda?
So while this lab test on protein is creating a big wave around the fitness world with competitors all bashing on this brand, it is also good to keep the benefit of the doubt.
However, this is not only happening on local brand proteins, but also on foreign brands in which many consumers have fallen scams too.
For example, this is one of the screenshots our customers provided to us.
However, this is not only happening on local brand proteins, but also on foreign brands in which many consumers have fallen scams too.
For example, this is one of the screenshots our customers provided to us.
Looking at this picture, for those who have used ON products before, we know that this is a fake Optimum Nutrition 2-lb size protein. We even have customers claim they falling sick from consuming it. Well, doesn’t this suddenly feel like it is better getting fake protein than getting totally shady stuff?
The item in Shopee above is indeed fake, as we have checked with ProteinLab Malaysia, which is one of the most trusted sports supplement suppliers and retailers, and also the official authorized reseller by Optimum Nutrition themselves. We even cross-check to ensure it at the Optimum Nutrition official website, and indeed it is shown that ProteinLab Malaysia is their official reseller with multiple outlets all spanning high review marks.
So if you are a buyer thinking where to get your genuine supplement or even want to get more information, which supplement can be trusted without cracking your brain and guessing which influencers can be trusted, you can always look for the founder Kevinn Khoo at +6017-6686592 as we have talk several time with him and get valuable information from him.
ProteinLab Malaysia has a huge range of sports, health, and beauty supplements, which are not only lab test verified but also third-party verified. Most of our protein supplements are lab tested by third-party laboratories, with their brand ranging from:
1. Core Champs
Lab reports of CoreChamp are accessible via QR codes on packaging as well as third party tested by prosupplement. This is just one example of how one of the most reputable sport supplement store in Malaysia in our view which is ProteinLab Malaysia did their 3rd party lab testing.
2. Musclerulz
Same as CoreChamp, MuscleRulz also taken to internation 3rd party lab test by Proteinlab Malaysia at ProSupplement.
3. Scitec Nutrition
This brand Scitec Nutrition is famous among the try and true amount the professionals bodybuilding community which is time tested for quality and results. Scitec Nutritions have in house lab, facilities are HACCP, GMP and Halal certified. With certification from FDA, FSSC22000, ISO9001, ISO22000, IFS food and even more then 230,000 quality testing done anually.
However, even among such famous and reputable brand, supplement store such as ProteinLab Malaysia would take no chance and even bring these brand to our Malaysian lab to get it independantly tested. No wonder ProteinLab Malaysia is consider one of the best and most reputable supplement store in Malaysia and are extremly famous for being the best supplement store in Selangor, Klang Valley and KL area. Below would be the 3rd party test results from SGS lab, which is one of the reputable lab testing company in Malaysia.
The test result showing 95% accuracy of the proteins content!
ProteinLab Malaysia even carries multiple products with various certifications, including products with an informed choice label, such as the brands below:
Rule 1 (Informed Choice, FDA inspected facility, GMP-Compliant, Made in USA)
Optimum Nutrition (Informed Choice, Made in USA)
MuscleMeds (Informed Choice, Halal certified, GMP-Compliant, Made in USA)
Cellucor ( Informed Choice, Made in USA)
Dymatize (Informed Choice, Made in USA)
BSN (Informed Choice, Made in USA)
Mutant (Informed Choice, Made in USA)
https://choice.wetestyoutrust.com/informed-choice-certified-brands
Conclusion
To conclude this, over here at SuppzLab nutrition, we wont have anyway to identify which company is selling authentic, fake or even misleading label products. Thus, we always advice our customer it is best to stick to reputable and well known company such as ProteinLab Malaysia to get your sport supplements. let them do all the heavy lifting, research and talking with the manufacturer, while you would be able to get the products which is just right for you!