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Diets & Supplements Is Muscle Kingdom Legit?, Is Muscle Kingdom Legit?

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Steve Lum
post Sep 23 2022, 12:36 AM

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Couldn't find this brand on google selling anywhere outside of Malaysia. Reminds me of a brand called WHEY DEPOT that claims it has a FDA-approved facility in Texas, but upon checking in the FDA database, no results are shown. No other country outside of Malaysia is selling WHEY DEPOT as well. Link to the whey depot discussion https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5164308

I wouldn't spend my money on brands that I've never heard of, and that has no information that can be found online. It may not harm or kill you, but who knows the contents inside? Perhaps it's just Milo or any other choco powder used in a "packaging" that calls itself "whey protein". Not unless you sent it to a lab for verification smile.gif

My advice? Go for a legit reputable brand from shopee or lazada official store. ON and MyProtein has their own online shop there.

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post Oct 1 2022, 11:25 PM

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QUOTE(weixiangj @ Sep 29 2022, 09:07 AM)
Yes, the uncertainty towards this product makes me decided to send it for a lab test soon. Will finish it and buy a more reputable brand.
Beside ON & MyProtein, how about VitaXStrong? I have been hearing about this brand for quite some time too.
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Please post the lab test here when you managed to get it! I'm really curious about such local brands as well.

As for VitaXStrong, there isn't many results shown in google. But a search on Google shows that it's a Thai brand, but "claim" they're from the US.

Muscle Kingdom & WHEY DEPOT - Malaysia brands, but "claim" it's from the US

VitaXStrong- Thai brand, but "claim" it's from the US

So I have no clue about the legitimacy of such brands, but the false marketing/ frauds about its origin, further solidify my stance in avoiding them at all cost.

ON, MYPROTEIN, Dymatize, BSN, Cellucor, BPI, MuscleTech, Gaspari, BioTech,and MusclePharm are few of the brands that I can think of, that has been in the market for a long time now. Been using myprotein for years now, since it's the cheapest per g of protein that I've found.
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post Oct 5 2022, 12:49 AM

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QUOTE(weixiangj @ Oct 4 2022, 11:00 PM)
Because my local supplement stores are mostly selling those "x" brands. They seemed like lack of interest in bringing in those reputable brands such as ON, Dymatize, Myprotein, and keep on saying "out of stocks".

Besides, the price gap is too huge. 5lbs of ON is selling at around RM 290-300 in my local supplement stores, same to those other more reputable brands, mostly around RM 260 and above. So those "x" brands are like nearly RM 100 less of those brands.

I also checked Lazada and Shopee for those reputable brands but the shipping fee is like 20% of the protein price.
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Local supplement stores are mostly selling those "x" brands because it's where they earn the most profit margin. I could buy 5lbs worth of Milo for RM60, repackage it and call it protein from the US, and sell it for 200. RM10 on packaging, I earn 90, retailers earns 40. So makes sense for retailers to push for such dubious products where they can earn more

I've checked shopee for myprotein, seller based in Sarawak. Delivery is free and it's just RM 265 after discount for 5lbs, which is similar to west malaysia. https://shopee.com.my/Myprotein-Impact-Diet...d2-ee805fb09bd8 Just 2 stocks left so I suggest you get it asap smile.gif

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post Oct 6 2022, 11:06 PM

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QUOTE(weixiangj @ Oct 6 2022, 12:11 PM)
I just checked his price for Impact Whey, it's RM 295.  doh.gif
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Still pretty decent tbh. It has 100 servings, which comes to RM2.95 per serving.

MP Impact Whey (100 Servings): RM 2.95/Serving, 19g protein per serving
MP Impact Diet Whey (84 Servings): RM 3.15/Serving, 19g protein per serving
ON Gold Standard (74 Servings): RM 3.38/ Serving. 24g protein per serving


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post Oct 15 2022, 11:54 PM

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QUOTE(weixiangj @ Oct 12 2022, 08:54 AM)
Not yet bro. But I already sent in my sample for lab test on last week. By this week I should be able to obtain the result already.
I didn't send in for amino acid profile testing cause the price is too exp. What I did is just sent in for simple nutritional test (Carbs, Protein, Fat & Energy Value).
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Wonder if the results will come out like this https://www.instagram.com/p/CjkEq1UhJFp/?hl=en biggrin.gif Also originated from Malaysia but claim its from the US. Our country's food regulations has failed us unfailingly, which comes with no surprise. If you've received the results and it's not what it should be, I advise you to make a report to KPDNHEP and MOH as this is a criminal offence. Police report can also be made for such scams. Such fraudulent businesses should not continue to exist. It's better to safeguard other victims too smile.gif

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post Oct 17 2022, 10:48 AM

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QUOTE(weixiangj @ Oct 17 2022, 09:02 AM)
The lab result is out but I cant attach it as my account is still new and under probation. I will just write it down for you guys.

Test Description            Unit                  Result(s)                              Method of Equipment Used
Crude Protein                g/100g              22.9                                    AOAC 2001.11 (2010)
Crude Fat                      g/100g                1.5                                    AOAC 920.39 (2010)
Total Carbs                    g/100g              66.4                                    Method of Analysis for Nutrition Labelling, AOAC 1993 Page 5 & 106
Energy                      kcal/100g              371                                    Method of Analysis for Nutrition Labelling, AOAC 1993 Page 5 & 106

This is the lab test result. 22.9g of protein per 100g of sample. Jeez.

Besides that, I also noticed another thing. They stated that per serving is 32g, but I weighed per scoop is 38g. That means that the per serving size is also misleading right? Correct me if my understanding is wrong. If I am correct, then means that each scoop (38g) only contains 8.7g of protein but with 25.23g of carbs.

So far I only afford to send to 1 lab for testing, so I can't confidently say that the lab test result is 100% accurate unless I have send to more labs for testing and getting the similar result.

Perhaps this result can serves as a red flag to anyone who is currently using the products from this brand. I also urge that who is currently using the product from this brand can testify it by having a lab test.
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Didn't come as a surprise to me sweat.gif The 6g difference of the weight is likely the weight of the plastic scoop. Even MyProtein scoop weighs 8g. Have you deducted the weight of the empty scoop yet? It should match the label.

So if it's 32g of serving size, it'd only come to 7.3g protein 21g carbs per serving. Time to bulk with this laugh.gif (just kidding, not sure what cancerous or harmful ingredients are in there). It's definitely not Milo since it's double the protein content of Milo.

You may try uploading the report to https://www.file.io/ and attach the link over. Perhaps you could make a report to MOH and KPDNHEP as well when you got the time. Then hopefully actions will be taken against such businesses and retailers
Steve Lum
post Oct 19 2022, 01:22 AM

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Lab test report by weixiangj. There's many dubious brands which I've seen multiple ads of. Would be good if these can be brought into the attention of the public.

Also, do take a look at this guy's IG highlight https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlight...99183566/?hl=en He made a few good points, and a comparison of how a legit protein powder should look like. It's funny how American Pharma posted on their FB page 5 months ago saying how they "will not hesitate to take any legal action against anyone who defames or slanders our products in any manner whatsoever" but when dinokang exposed them a week ago, the only actions taken by them is trash talking him in IG

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