Four whey tubs on our shelf print four protein figures: 26 g, 25 g and 30 g on three fronts, and 21 g on a panel whose front prints no number. The scoops behind them are not the same size; one holds 30.2 g of powder, another 47 g, and a grams-per-scoop figure only settles once the scoop weight is read next to it. This guide reads seven labels: the four whey powders, a creatine monohydrate scoop with no protein line, and two bottles whose serving is three pieces, one with its headline figure printed in milligrams and the other in grams. The series rule holds: what the panels print and the arithmetic between them, nothing about what any ingredient does.
Seven labels, three kinds of serving
Five of the seven serving sizes are a scoop; one is three caplets and one is three tablets. Serving sizes are copied as each panel prints them, with the headline amount from the same panel.
| Label | Serving size and printed amount |
|---|---|
| Ekkovision Whey Protein Cinnamon Toast | 1 Scoop (35.5g): Protein 26 g |
| Ekkovision Whey Protein Berry Cheesecake | 1 Scoop (34.9g): Protein 25 g |
| Thorne Whey Protein Isolate Chocolate | One Scoop (30.2 g): Protein 21 g |
| Six Star 100% Whey Protein Plus Froot Loops | 1 Scoop (47g): Protein 30 g |
| Thorne Creatine Monohydrate Powder | One Scoop (5 g): Creatine Monohydrate 5 g |
| Horbäach Amino Acid Complex 3000 mg Caplets | 3 Caplets: 3,000 mg (3 g) collagen peptides |
| Bronson Collagen Peptides 3000 mg Tablets | 3 Tablets: Bovine Collagen Peptides 3 g |
Three of the four whey fronts print a gram figure. The Cinnamon Toast tub prints “26g PROTEIN” on the front and Protein 26 g (51%) on the panel, while a marketing graphic for the same product prints “25G PROTEIN Per scoop”; both figures are reported. The Berry Cheesecake tub prints “25g PROTEIN” on the front, Protein 25 g (50%) on the panel and “25G PROTEIN PER SCOOP” on its graphic. Six Star prints a front line ending “30 G PROTEIN PER SERVING” and Protein 30 g (60%) on the panel. The Thorne isolate front prints no gram figure; its 21 g appears only on the panel, printed “42%*”, the asterisk keyed to “*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.”
Whey protein per scoop vs per 100 g of powder
The four scoops weigh 30.2 g, 34.9 g, 35.5 g and 47 g; the largest is 47 ÷ 30.2 ≈ 1.6 times the smallest. Dividing protein by scoop weight puts the four tubs on one footing: grams of protein in 100 g of powder, the same number read as percent protein by weight. No panel prints that figure; the division is ours.
- Cinnamon Toast: 26 g ÷ 35.5 g × 100 ≈ 73 g per 100 g (73.2).
- Berry Cheesecake: 25 g ÷ 34.9 g × 100 ≈ 72 g per 100 g (71.6).
- Thorne isolate: 21 g ÷ 30.2 g × 100 ≈ 70 g per 100 g (69.5).
- Six Star: 30 g ÷ 47 g × 100 ≈ 64 g per 100 g (63.8).
The order changes. Per scoop, Six Star prints the highest figure (30 g) and the Thorne isolate the lowest (21 g). Per 100 g of powder, Cinnamon Toast is highest at about 73 g and Six Star lowest at about 64 g, a spread of 73.2 − 63.8 = 9.4 g per 100 g.
Calories, carbohydrate and sugars per scoop, as printed
All four whey panels print calorie and carbohydrate lines. Three are headed Supplement Facts; the Six Star panel is headed “Nutrition Facts” with an “Amount Per Serving” column.
| Label | Per scoop: calories, carbohydrate, sugars |
|---|---|
| Cinnamon Toast, 35.5 g scoop | 130 calories · 4 g carbohydrate · 2 g sugars |
| Berry Cheesecake, 34.9 g scoop | 130 calories · 4 g carbohydrate · 2 g sugars |
| Thorne isolate, 30.2 g scoop | 100 calories · 4 g carbohydrate · 2 g sugars |
| Six Star, 47 g scoop | 170 calories · 8 g carbohydrate · 2 g sugars |
All four print Total Sugars 2 g. The added-sugars sub-line is worded four ways: “Included <1 g Added Sugars” on Cinnamon Toast, printed “Included” rather than “Includes”; “Includes <1 g Added Sugars” on Berry Cheesecake; “Includes 1 g Added Sugars” on the Thorne isolate; “Includes 0 g of Added Sugars” on Six Star. Total Carbohydrate is 4 g on the three Supplement Facts panels and 8 g on Six Star.
Servings per container, scoop weight and net weight
Each panel prints servings per container and each of the five powder fronts a net weight; multiplying gives a figure to set beside the net weight, and the protein in the whole tub.
- Thorne isolate: 30 × 30.2 g = 906 g; front “NET WT. 31.9 OZ (1.99 LB.) 906 G”. Protein 30 × 21 g = 630 g.
- Thorne creatine: 90 × 5 g = 450 g; front “NET WT 16 OZ (450 G)”. No protein line to multiply.
- Cinnamon Toast: 30 × 35.5 g = 1,065 g; front “Net Weight: 2.34 lb (1063g)”. Protein 30 × 26 g = 780 g.
- Berry Cheesecake: 30 × 34.9 g = 1,047 g; front “Net Weight: 2.31 lb (1048 g)”. Protein 30 × 25 g = 750 g.
- Six Star: panel “Approx. 18 Servings Per Container”, front “18 SERVINGS APPROX.” 18 × 47 g = 846 g; front “NET WT. 1.81 LBS. (821 g)”, and 821 ÷ 47 ≈ 17.5 scoops. Protein 18 × 30 g = 540 g, approximate by the label’s own word.
The two Thorne tubs multiply out to their printed net weight exactly; the two Ekkovision tubs land within 2 g. For the piece-counted bottles: Horbäach prints “250 Caplets” and 83 servings of “3 Caplets”, 83 × 3 = 249; Bronson prints “90 Tablets” and 30 servings of “3 Tablets”, 30 × 3 = 90.
The whey lines under the divider
Three of the four whey panels print the whey ingredient as its own line or lines below the Protein line, with figures that are not the Protein figure.
- Ekkovision, both flavors: below a divider the panel prints “Whey Protein Concentrate 80%” 16,455 mg and “Instantized Whey Protein Isolate 90%” 14,200 mg; 16,455 mg + 14,200 mg = 30,655 mg, about 30.7 g of the scoop. Both flavors print these two lines with identical figures under Protein lines of 26 g and 25 g. The “80%” and “90%” are part of the printed ingredient names; the panel does not say what they refer to.
- Thorne isolate: the panel prints “Whey Protein Isolate” 25 g below the minerals and Protein 21 g above them, 25 g − 21 g = 4 g apart. It also prints “Proprietary Blend” 30 mg with Bromelain and Papain beneath it and no figure for either.
- Six Star: no gram line for the whey. The ingredient list opens with “Whey Protein Blend (Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein Isolate, Hydrolyzed Whey Protein)”, with no weight for the blend or its parts.
Both lines are reported as printed.
Three lines that are not whey scoops
Three labels carry no whey scoop; their figures are reported as printed and not converted into one.
Creatine monohydrate, 5 g scoop. The Thorne creatine panel is one row long: “One Scoop (5 g) Contains:” then Creatine Monohydrate 5 g, with the footnote “*Daily Value (DV) not established.” There is no Protein line, no Calories line and, in the photographed panel, no Other Ingredients line; the front prints no gram figure.
Amino acid complex, 3,000 mg per 3 caplets. The Horbäach front prints “Amino Acid Complex” and “3000mg per serving”. The panel’s serving is “3 Caplets”, and its main line reads “Collagen Peptides Type I & III (from Grass Fed Bovine)” at “3,000 mg (3 g)”, the gram conversion printed by the label itself; per caplet, 3,000 mg ÷ 3 = 1,000 mg. The same panel prints Protein 3 g with “0%**” beside it, the double asterisk keyed to “**Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.”, and Calories 10. Across the bottle, 83 × 3 g = 249 g of collagen peptides. It is a collagen peptides line in milligrams, not a whey scoop, and is left as that here.
It is also the only one of the seven labels that prints an amino acid profile, outside the Supplement Facts box under the heading “For informational purposes, below values represent typical Amino Acid profile per serving and may vary:”, 18 amino acids in milligrams from Hydroxylysine 12 mg to Glycine 645 mg. The 18 figures add up to 3,000 mg (255 + 231 + 168 + 306 + 645 + 42 + 12 + 333 + 42 + 96 + 108 + 27 + 69 + 414 + 105 + 57 + 21 + 69 = 3,000). Eight carry a double asterisk keyed, below the profile, to the line “**Essential Amino Acids” (Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Valine) and add to 42 + 42 + 96 + 108 + 27 + 69 + 57 + 69 = 510 mg. None of the four photographed whey panels prints an amino acid profile.
Collagen peptides, 3 g per 3 tablets. The Bronson front prints “3G COLLAGEN PER SERVING” and “90 Tablets”; the panel prints Bovine Collagen Peptides 3 g per “3 Tablets”, which is 3 g ÷ 3 = 1 g per tablet, and no Protein or Calories line.
Two of these labels print a directions line we have not quoted elsewhere. Six Star: “Mix 1 serving (1 scoop) in 6 to 8 oz. of water or skim milk, according to taste. Take up to 2 servings per day.” Horbäach: “For adults, take three (3) caplets daily, preferably on an empty stomach.” The Bronson directions are quoted in our earlier collagen read; the photographed labels of the other four print no directions line.
Quick answers
How many grams of whey protein per scoop do these labels print? 26 g in a 35.5 g scoop, 25 g in a 34.9 g scoop, 21 g in a 30.2 g scoop and 30 g in a 47 g scoop, from the Protein line of each panel.
Is the 30 g scoop the most protein per gram of powder? Not on these panels: 30 g ÷ 47 g × 100 is about 64 g per 100 g, while the 26 g scoop at 35.5 g is about 73 g per 100 g.
Is “3000mg per serving” of amino acid complex the same as 3 g of protein? The panel prints two separate lines: Collagen Peptides Type I & III (from Grass Fed Bovine) 3,000 mg (3 g), and Protein 3 g with 0%** beside it. 3,000 mg and 3 g are one weight written two ways, and the label names that weight collagen peptides.
How many servings per container do the powders print? 30 on each of the three Supplement Facts whey panels, “Approx. 18 Servings Per Container” on the Six Star Nutrition Facts panel, and 90 on the creatine panel.
The tubs and bottles sit in our protein and pre-workout collection and the wider sports nutrition collection; for the capsule-and-powder side of collagen, see our earlier collagen capsules vs powder read, and for the panel vocabulary itself, how to read a Supplement Facts label.