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Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Chocolate 6lb 2.3/ 10 View on Amazon
Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Chocolate 6lb

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Verified Optimum Nutrition · #63 of 79 in Protein Powder

Serious Mass Chocolate 6lb

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Value 40% weight 0.00/10
Formula 35% weight 0.09/10
Consensus 25% weight 9.20/10
Cost in category per g protein
$0.186 Naked Nutrition Pea Protein Powder — $0.028BulkSupplements Soy Protein Isolate Powder — $0.035BulkSupplements Casein Protein Powder — $0.048Naked Nutrition Micellar Casein Protein Powder — $0.056Rule 1 Proteins Casein Protein — $0.050Nutricost Pea Protein Powder — $0.047Animal 100 Whey Protein — $0.050Nutricost Casein Powder Chocolate — $0.051Ascent Protein Chocolate Protein Powder — $0.062BulkSupplements Whey Protein Concentrate 80 Percent Powder Clean — $0.063BulkSupplements Pea Protein Powder — $0.057BulkSupplements Whey Protein Powder Isolate 90 Percent Clean — $0.068PEScience Select Protein — $0.068MusclePharm Combat 100 Whey — $0.056NutraBio Classic Whey — $0.063Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100 Whey Double Rich Chocolate 2lb — $0.064Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100 Whey Vanilla Ice Cream 5lb — $0.064MusclePharm Combat Protein Powder — $0.054Ascent Protein Chocolate Micellar Casein — $0.071RYSE Loaded Protein — $0.067Naked Nutrition Grass Fed Whey Protein Powder — $0.074Transparent Labs Whey Protein Isolate — $0.076BulkSupplements Grass-Fed Whey Protein Concentrate Powder — $0.072Rule 1 Proteins R1 Protein Whey Isolate — $0.076Rule 1 Proteins Whey Protein — $0.071PEScience Select Protein Vegan Series — $0.074Transparent Labs Organic Vegan Protein Powder — $0.069Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100 Casein Chocolate Supreme 4lb — $0.077Nutricost Whey Protein Isolate Powder — $0.077Transparent Labs Casein Protein — $0.080Kaged Whey Protein Isolate — $0.082Nutricost Whey Protein Concentrate Powder — $0.077Legion Athletics Casein Protein Powder — $0.083Gorilla Whey — $0.082NutraBio Whey Protein Isolate — $0.088Xwerks Grow — $0.092Kaged Protein Isolate Elite — $0.086RYSE Clear Protein — $0.091BSN Syntha 6 Edge Protein — $0.069Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100 Isolate Chocolate Bliss 3lb — $0.094Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100 Plant Based Creamy Vanilla — $0.077EVL Nutrition 100 Whey — $0.081Legion Athletics Whey Protein Concentrate — $0.083Legion Athletics Whey Protein Powder — $0.099BSN Syntha 6 Protein — $0.0651st Phorm Phormula 1 Clear — $0.1261st Phorm Level 1 — $0.091MusclePharm Pro Protein — $0.075Legion Athletics Plant Protein Powder — $0.090Kaged Re Kaged — $0.098Optimum Nutrition Platinum Hydrowhey Turbo Chocolate 1.8lb — $0.115Ascent Protein Coffee with Protein — $0.100Ghost Whey Cereal Milk — $0.084Orgain Organic Protein Plant Based Protein Powder — $0.090Orgain 30g Chocolate Plant Based Protein Powder — $0.094Ghost Clear Whey Blue Raspberry — $0.111Orgain Grass Fed Whey Protein Powder — $0.095Ascent Protein Orange Mango Clear Whey Protein Isolate — $0.100Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Pro Gainer Double Chocolate 5.09lb — $0.099Animal Meal Wholefood Protein Supplement — $0.099Jocko Fuel Clear Protein Isolate — $0.133Transparent Labs Mass Gainer — $0.101 Category median $0.077 Serious Mass Chocolate 6lb — $0.186 median
$0.028 Cheaper than 0% of 63 scored protein powders $0.186

Consensus source: 4.6/5 across 291 buyer reviews on the brand's storefront (shown there by its Bazaarvoice review widget) · source ↗ · captured 2026-10-18. Brand-site reviews skew positive; see how we rate.

2.33/ 10
Composite score Poor

Composite score · 100% of category weighting covered

Nutrition

340 g per serving · 8 servings per container
Nutrition (per serving)Amount
Protein50 g
Calories1260
Total Carbs251 g
Sugar29 g
Sugar Alcoholsnot enough data
Fat6 g
Fiber4 g
Sodium650 mg

Dose audit

IngredientDisclosed doseClinical thresholdStatusSource
Creatine Monohydrate 5,000 mg 5,000 mg MET Kreider et al., ISSN Position Stand 2017 — 3-5 g/day maintenance

Coverage: 1 of 1 dosed ingredients on this label matched the clinical reference.

Flagged signals

Reported as evidence, not an accusation — each signal names what was observed and links the panel it came from.

  • Spiking signal Creatine Monohydrate appears at position 1 of the ingredient list; free-form aminos in that position can inflate a nitrogen-based protein claim

Price

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Vanilla / 8 Servings (6 lb) · SKU 1114108
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$114.99
Vanilla / 16 Servings (12 lb) · SKU 1114109
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On Amazon
Chocolate, 6 lb · current price shown on Amazon
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Provenance

How it was read
Read from the label image by two independent readers who agreed on every published value
Captured
2026-08-21
Verified
2026-08-21
Panel source
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