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OWYN Only What You Need Plant Protein Review

The standout finding from Consumer Reports: OWYN is the ONLY plant-based protein with lead below detection limits. In a category where 9x more lead than whey is the norm, this is exceptional. Free of

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By Alec & Michael•9 min read
✓ Updated Apr 20263.1/10 Score
OWYN Only What You Need Plant Protein

OWYN Only What You Need Plant Protein.

Only What You Need Plant Protein

Only What You Need Plant Protein

★★★★★3.1 / 10

The standout finding from Consumer Reports: OWYN is the ONLY plant-based protein with lead below detection limits. In a category where 9x more lead than whey is the norm, this is exceptional.

Formulation Quality
2
Testing & Transparency
2
Detailed Scoring

Evident Ratings

Only What You Need Plant Protein

Sub-scores are category scores on a 1–5 scale, shown out of 10.

3.1
out of 10
2/10
2/10
5/10
6/10
not tested
Our Findings

What We Found

What we liked

No soy lecithin

Verified safe for heavy metals

Our Verdict

The standout finding from Consumer Reports: OWYN is the ONLY plant-based protein with lead below detection limits. In a category where 9x more lead than whey is the norm, this is exceptional.

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Only What You Need Plant Protein

OWYN

Only What You Need Plant Protein

Researched and scored by Evident Reviews using our published criteria (owned brands disclosed)Medium confidence

3.1
Overall
Material Safety
2/10
Trust & Reputation
2/10
Value & Policy
5/10
Features
6/10
Firsthand testing
not tested
Material & Safety
Third-Party Testing
Third-party tested; Consumer Reports verifiedVerified
Heavy Metals Testing
The ONLY plant-based protein verified safe by Consumer Reports with lead BELOW detection limits. Best heavy metals result of any plant protein tested.Verified
USDA Organic
NoClaimed
Features
Soy Lecithin
NoneVerified
Sweetener
Monk FruitVerified
Protein Source Category
Plant-BasedVerified
Protein Source
Pea + Pumpkin SeedVerified

Background

Brand name stands for 'Only What You Need.' Allergen-friendly brand free of top 9 allergens. Known primarily for ready-to-drink protein shakes before expanding to powder. The Consumer Reports result is their strongest selling point.