PlainVitamins

Protogen Vanilla

by Bodybuilding.com Platinum Series · powder · 3.5 lbs

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 000715
  • DSLD label 175250
  • Serving 43 g (1 scoop)
  • 37 servings

Protogen Vanilla by Bodybuilding.com Platinum Series lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 43 g, such as 450 mg of calcium and 200 mg of potassium, beside 9 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.

What is in Protogen Vanilla?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 43 g. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Protogen Vanilla: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 175250, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories170 Calories
Calories from Fat20 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Protogen Vanilla against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat0.5 g3%Saturated fat in Protogen Vanilla against 5,234 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

66% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g).

Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol10 mg3%Cholesterol in Protogen Vanilla against 5,275 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.10 mg

56% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol give more (median 15 mg).

Total Carbohydrates6 g2%Carbohydrate in Protogen Vanilla against 21,979 products6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.6 g

Higher than 73% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber0 g0%
Sugar2 gSugar in Protogen Vanilla against 11,807 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Protein30 g60%Protein in Protogen Vanilla against 8,985 products30 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.30 g

Higher than 90% of 8,985 products listing protein (median 16 g).

Calcium450 mg45%Calcium in Protogen Vanilla against 17,831 products450 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg450 mg

Higher than 84% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Sodium150 mg6%Sodium in Protogen Vanilla against 14,514 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.150 mg

Higher than 75% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Potassium200 mg6%Potassium in Protogen Vanilla against 11,614 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg200 mg

Higher than 76% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Aminogen1.5 g

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175250 (entered April 25, 2018), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Mix one scoop with 6 oz. of cold water. Consume throughout the day to increase your protein intake – ideally before training, after training and before bed.
Warnings
Allergen Warning: Contains milk, egg, and soy and is manufactured in a facility that also processes wheat and peanut.
Notice: Use this product as a food supplement only. Do not use for weight reduction.
Do not use as a sole source of nutrition.
Warning: Keep out of reach of children. Check with a qualified healthcare professional before taking this product if you are pregnant, nursing a baby, under 18 years of age, or if you have any known or suspected medical condition(s) and/or are taking any prescription or otc medication(s).
Check with a qualified healthcare professional before taking this product if you are pregnant, nursing a baby, under 18 years of age, or if you have any known or suspected medical condition(s) and/or are taking any prescription or otc medication(s).
California residents: This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, or birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 175250.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Protogen Matrix, Nondairy Creamer, Natural and Artificial flavors, Guar Gum, Acesulfame Potassium, Sucralose, Lecithin, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified by Global Standards Certification SQF Quality Supplier 639326; Informed-Choice.org Trusted by sport; Informed-Sport.com Trusted by sport. Listed with: Informed Sport or Informed Choice (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Protogen Vanilla have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 175250 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · on the market · 3.5 lbs · UPC 000715
  2. Label 175134 Entered March 23, 2018 · on the market · 1.75 lbs · UPC 000718

DSLD also links this label to: Protogen Chocolate (flavor difference), Protogen Cookies & Cream (flavor difference).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Bodybuilding.com (distributor), Boise, ID. All Bodybuilding.com Platinum Series products.

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