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Product Overview

GN Vegan High Protein is a plant-based, dairy-free protein powder in a 1.6kg container, milk chocolate flavour. It is made by Green Nutrition Foods in its own factory in Bangladesh, and the seller states it is BSTI registered.

The listing does not give the ingredient list, the plant protein sources, the protein per serving or the calories. Those are the numbers that matter when you compare protein powders, so message us before you order and we will read the label to you.

Key Benefits

• Protein is needed to build and maintain muscle, and most people training hard benefit from a little more.
• Dairy-free — suitable for people who avoid milk protein or are lactose intolerant.
• Extra calories in a drink — useful for people trying to gain weight who struggle to eat more food.

What We Have Left Out

The listing claims it prevents bone loss, reduces pain, removes dark circles, stops hair fall, grows new hair, increases breast milk and is “100% free of side effects”. We do not repeat these. A protein powder is a food. It adds protein and calories to your diet — worthwhile, and nothing more. Dark circles, hair loss and low milk supply all have real causes a doctor can look into.

How to Use

1. Mix the serving shown on the pack into water or plant milk and shake well.
2. After exercise, or between meals if you are trying to gain weight.
3. Weight gain comes from eating more calories than you use — a shake between meals helps, a shake instead of a meal does not.

Who Is It Suitable For?

• Adults who train and want more protein without dairy.
• Vegetarians and vegans looking to raise their protein intake.
• People who need to gain weight and find a drink easier than extra food.

The listing says “for all ages”. Children eating a normal diet do not need protein powder; ask a doctor before giving it to a child. Breastfeeding mothers should also check with their doctor.

Important — Kidneys and Calories

• If you have kidney disease, do not use protein supplements without your doctor — damaged kidneys cope poorly with extra protein.
• Flavoured protein powders usually contain sugar and a meaningful number of calories. If you have diabetes or are trying to lose weight, check the label.
• Drink plenty of water on a higher-protein diet.

This Is a Supplement, Not a Medicine

A dietary supplement is a food product. It is not a medicine, it has not been through the testing a medicine goes through, and it does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Supplement labels use health language — “supports”, “helps maintain”, “promotes” — precisely because they are not permitted to claim treatment. Read them that way. If a listing anywhere promises that a capsule will fix a medical condition, that promise is not one the product can keep.

What a supplement can honestly do is fill a gap in your diet. That is worth something, and it is a smaller thing than most packaging implies.

Talk to a Doctor First

Speak to a doctor or pharmacist before you start, particularly if you:

• take any prescribed medicine — supplements interfere with medicines more often than people expect
• are being treated for a heart, liver, kidney, thyroid or blood condition
• have diabetes
• are pregnant, trying to conceive, or breastfeeding
• have surgery or a dental procedure coming up

Never stop or reduce a prescribed medicine in order to take a supplement instead. That is the single most dangerous thing anyone does with a product like this, and it is what the marketing language quietly invites.

Storage

• Keep the container tightly closed, somewhere cool and dry, out of direct sunlight.
• Do not store it in a bathroom. Heat and humidity break supplements down faster than anything else, and a Dhaka bathroom is the worst place in the house for them.
• Leave the desiccant sachet in the bottle. It is there to keep moisture out, not by mistake.
• Softgels and fish oils are best kept in a fridge in hot weather — they go rancid otherwise.
• Keep it out of reach of children.
• Do not use it after the expiry date, and throw it away if the capsules smell strongly off, have stuck together or changed colour.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in a serving?

The seller does not say, and we are not going to guess. Ask us and we will read the label before you order.

What plants is the protein from?

Not stated in the listing. Common sources are soy, pea and rice — ask us if you have an allergy to check.

Will it make me gain weight?

Only as part of eating more calories overall. On its own, a scoop a day is a modest addition.

How do I check the pack is in date?

The expiry date is printed on the bottle or the base of the box. Check it as soon as your order arrives. If it is unreadable or close to expiry, message us and we will replace it.