Oikos High Protein Shake — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Oikos High Protein Shake by oikos OKAY — score 60/90.
A processed protein drink that keeps it relatively clean: 30g complete milk protein, inulin fiber, and stevia instead of sugar or artificial sweeteners. It's still a formulated NOVA-4 beverage with gums, lecithin, and 'natural flavors,' not a whole food, but there's no sugar bomb or additive stack.
Why this verdict
- 30g of real milk protein (concentrate + micellar casein) per bottle
- Only 1g sugar and no added sugar; sweetened with stevia, not artificial sweeteners
- Inulin adds prebiotic fiber, a genuine plus
- Still a NOVA-4 formulated drink with gums, lecithin, and undefined 'natural flavors'
Ingredients (14)
- Filtered Water (safe) — The base liquid, inert.
- milk protein concentrate (safe) — Real dairy protein, complete amino acid profile that drives the 30g protein.
- Micellar casein isolate (safe) — Slow-digesting dairy protein, quality source for satiety and muscle.
- inulin (safe) — Prebiotic fiber that feeds gut bacteria.
- Coconut Oil (safe) — Saturated fat used in small amount for texture.
- high oleic sunflower oil (moderate) — A refined seed oil; better fatty-acid profile than most, but still a processed added oil.
- Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed proprietary flavor compounds; a hallmark of engineered, formulated food.
- POTASSIUM CITRATE (safe) — Mineral salt used to buffer acidity and add potassium; benign.
- Sea Salt (safe) — Standard seasoning in small amounts.
- gellan gum (moderate) — Stabilizer/thickener used to hold texture; generally safe in small amounts.
- stevia extract (safe) — Plant-derived non-nutritive sweetener; delivers sweetness with no sugar or artificial chemicals.
- Sunflower Lecithin (moderate) — An emulsifier used to bind the bar; generally recognized as safe but a marker of processed formulation.
- Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Added vitamin A; standard fortification.
- vitamin D3 (safe) — Added vitamin D; standard dairy fortification.