Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Whey Powder

10 of the top 10 whey powder products sit in NOVA group 4 — the least processed end of the scale. The whey powder with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 70 whey powder with complete data.

  1. 1 Whey protein

    Whey protein

    Lidl · 480 gram
    a NOVA 4 398 kcal 3.3 g sugar 80 g protein 5.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  2. 2 CLEAR Whey Protein

    CLEAR Whey Protein

    MyProtein · 914 g
    a NOVA 4 341 kcal 2.7 g sugar 76.6 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  3. 3 Gold Standard 100% Whey

    Gold Standard 100% Whey

    Optimum Nutrition
    a NOVA 4 374 kcal 3.2 g sugar 76 g protein 4.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  4. 4 Whey protein 100%

    Whey protein 100%

    Genesis Nutrition · 30 g
    a NOVA 4 370 kcal 1.7 g sugar 90 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: No additives

  5. 5 Whey Protein Shake

    Whey Protein Shake

    HealthyFit · 480 gram
    a NOVA 4 387 kcal 1.2 g sugar 77 g protein 6.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  6. 6 Phormula-1 Clear Whey Protein Isolate

    Phormula-1 Clear Whey Protein Isolate

    1st Phorm · 28 g
    a NOVA 4 321 kcal 0 g sugar 78.6 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  7. 7 Muscle Milk

    Muscle Milk

    Muscle Milk Chocolate pro 42 g · 14 oz
    a NOVA 4 60 kcal 1 g sugar 10.1 g protein 0.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  8. 8 WPC-80 Nuss-Mix

    WPC-80 Nuss-Mix

    Bodybuilding Depot · 1 kg
    a NOVA 4 385 kcal 3.7 g sugar 75 g protein 7.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  9. 9 Whey

    Whey

    Optimum Nutrition · 2 kg
    a NOVA 4 382 kcal 5.2 g sugar 83 g protein 1.8 g fat
  10. 10 Whey100 maustamaton

    Whey100 maustamaton

    SportLife Nutrition · 700 g
    b NOVA 4 394 kcal 1 g sugar 80 g protein 5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published whey powder on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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