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Image 1 — Don’t be fooled. MB is mixing Yeast Protein in their products.
Image 2 — Don’t be fooled. MB is mixing Yeast Protein in their products.
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Don’t be fooled. MB is mixing Yeast Protein in their products.

After my last post, I decided to go back to ordering either Fuel One of MB.

Both Fuel One Whey Iso-Max and MuscleBlaze Biozyme Whey PR list Yeast Protein (extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as the second ingredient, right after whey. On the MB Biozyme tub, it’s actually sold under a “Protein Blend (80.8%)” label that includes both.

None of this shows up on the front of the pack. Both products are marketed and priced purely as “Whey Protein” / “Whey Isolate” / “Whey PR”, no mention of a blend, no “whey + yeast protein” claim anywhere visible unless you flip the tub and read the ingredients + amino acid panel in fine print.

To be clear on what this isn’t: it’s not illegal. FSSAI requires ingredients listed by descending weight on pack, and they’ve done that - yeast protein is disclosed, just not prominently.

The issue is the gap between what’s marketed (100% whey) and what’s actually in the tub (a whey + yeast protein blend). If you’re paying for whey, you’d probably want to know a chunk of your protein blend is coming from a cheaper source - the info exists, it’s just buried where almost no regular buyer will read.

I think this information should be displayed upfront transparently.

*I have used Claude to help me write & format this

u/theyvesharma — 23 hours ago
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I think these 2 supplement brands are completely fake. (Reason Given)

I have consumed half a box of Immortal Nutrition and I have seen multiple people in my gym purchase Apex Vitals whey protein. Here's why I think they are fake -

Immortal

  • The address on their authenticity materials matches Xtend-Life, a legitimate NZ supplement company based in Heathcote Valley, Christchurch — suggesting it was copied rather than being Immortal's actual facility.
  • The label carries boilerplate FDA (US) disclaimer language, which doesn't fit a supposedly New Zealand-manufactured product.
  • Scanning the "verify your product" QR code leads to an ad-heavy landing page that just returns a generic "your box is verified" message with no actual batch/lot-level check.
  • DB Traders (F6 Panchsheel Garden, Naveen Shahdara, Delhi), holding an FSSAI importer license, has no online presence outside of Immortal listings — no other clients, no company history.

Apex Vitals

  • "Manufacturer" address is a virtual office: 77 High Street, Littlehampton, England BN17 5AG is a registered-agent address hosting 350+ unrelated companies — not a manufacturing site.
  • UK entity is a shell/holding company, not a manufacturer: Companies House shows Apex Vitals International Ltd (#13861456), incorporated Jan 2022, classified under SIC 64209 ("activities of holding companies") — not a company registered for food/supplement manufacturing.
  • Despite the UK branding, Amazon and PharmEasy listings state the country of origin as India.
  • JV Nutrition LLP (Malad West/Kandivali West, Mumbai) is listed as the importer, and the brand's own website customer-care address is also Kandivali West.
  • 1mg lists an entirely different "manufacturer" — Apex Vitals International Ltd, C/O Bedeco fszt, Budapest, Hungary — which doesn't match the Littlehampton, UK address used elsewhere. Two different "foreign HQs" for the same brand is a strong tell.

Totally open to criticism and change my belief in case contrary facts are shared. Please tell me what do you guys think?

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u/theyvesharma — 2 days ago