Honesty of supplement labels?

[HoldenCaulfield 420]

My friend is telling me that labels on many or even most nutritional supplements contain fake info about things like the number of calories, protein grams, etc. I don't believe him.

I think a label claim like "Use to promote muscle growth" or "Has been shown to increase testosterone production" could easily be bullshi t since these claims aren't evaluated by the FDA. But if the label says "Protein: 18 g per serving" then there damn well better be 18 g of protein in the stated serving size or it would be blatant weights and measures fraud and the company would get shut down.

Am I being gullible in trusting the ingredients list and nutritional info? I'm talking about the white panel that is required by the govt that includes the amounts of different nutrients and % of daily value. Personally I trust whatever is in that box, but ignore the rest of the label. My friend thiks the entire label is bullshi t.

 

[Anomalous]

By law they have to put what is in their product,(ingreadence) but i don't know about the % and protein, etc.

 

[DumpaLumpagus]

Your fears are unwarranted. These labels must be accurate by law or they will be penalized. I believe it's not worth the risk for a company to short you what they advertise, but there is nothing to stop them from doing so.

 

[diablo]

I'd be curious as to what pill has 18 grams of protein in it... if you could post a link?

 

[Jimbo2k]

Originally posted by diablo
I'd be curious as to what pill has 18 grams of protein in it... if you could post a link?

he said nothing about a pill

 

[HoldenCaulfield 420]

Cool, I didn't think they could lie about the ingredients and amounts. Its a relief to know that at least that's true even though most of the other claims on the label are probably BS.

For my example I was thinking of Designer Whey which has 18 g protein per 24 g scoop. No pills.