What Third-Party Testing Really Shows About MuscleTech’s Nitro Tech Protein
MuscleTech has strenuously denied allegations that its signature Nitro Tech protein falls short of label claims — and it’s come with receipts.
In June, Malaysian supplement store Muscle Mania Club posted a video to Instagram and TikTok accusing the flagship blend’s protein content of missing the mark.
The retailer has released a quick-fire series of callouts, claiming to have found a similar trend with several big-name operators.
While investigating MuscleTech’s Nitro Tech protein, Muscle Mania Club supposedly discovered a concerning discrepancy.
It alleged that samples sent to ChemLab Malaysia returned results of 12.98g of protein per 30g serving — which would translate to 19.9g of protein for a full 46g serving size.
That’s significantly below the promised 30g potency.
But here’s where things start to get a little fishy. The test results provided by Muscle Mania Club were missing a series of key details, such as the date it was reportedly analysed and the company name.
The maths also seem sketchy, to say the least. Muscle Mania Club argues its testing showed 14.3g of carbohydrates present in a 30g sample of Nitro Tech protein — but not a single trace of sugar.
With the ratios not stacking up and certificates either heavily redacted or incomplete, it’s no surprise that MuscleTech described the findings as “false and unfounded”.
To make matters more suspicious, ChemLab reportedly declined to verify the test when contacted by Iovate Health Sciences — the parent company behind MuscleTech.
Nevertheless, MuscleTech had its own third-party tests conducted by Eurofins on three separate lots of Nitro Tech protein sold in Malaysia.
Every single batch was bang on the money — and then some.
“Muscle Mania Club claims our Nitro Tech does not meet label claim — and they are wrong,” a spokesperson said on Instagram.
“Unfortunately, misinformation travels fast, but facts matter.
“And today, we’re going to share results from one of the most reputable third-party labs that validates our Nitro Tech meets protein label claim, each and every time, and for all the lots in question.”
One of the results shared showed Nitro Tech’s Milk Chocolate flavour tested in a 45.49g serving size, with full transparency over the lot number.
Using the Dumas method, analysis revealed it contained 36.7g of protein — well over the pledged 30g marker.
“So in this case, we’re exceeding the 30g of protein label claim, but there is a reason for that,” the statement continued.
“We have an additional 3g of creatine included. We do not count that within the 30g, which is why we’re exceeding the protein label claim… but with the lab method it will show up that way.
“Your trust matters, and whenever you pick up a MuscleTech product, you can be 100% confident that you’re going to get exactly what it says is on the label.”
Efficacy is a hot topic in the supplement space right now. James Smith recently blew the lid off the creatine gummy market with a series of exposés.
When used to rightfully hold brands to account in an impartial manner, testing is a powerful tool for protecting the fitness community — and their hard-earned cash.
In this case, however, it looks to be a below-the-belt jab thrown in MuscleTech’s direction to wrongly discredit its Nitro Tech protein.
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