Optimum Nutrition - Fake vs Original Comparison

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Original

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 1
  • High quality jar and label with glossy finish
  • Correct spellings everywhere
  • Correct Graphics and Label

Fake

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Fake 1
  • Poor quality packing
  • Incorrect spellings can be found at places
  • Graphics dont match
  • No importer sticker

Original Importer Sticker

Bright Commodities Importer Sticker 1 Scaled
  • Correct spellings & Information
  • High quality hologram
Bright Commodities New Importer Sticker With QR Code E1511812832572

New Sticker (November 2017 onwards)

Original Cap

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  • ON logo on top of the lid
  • Golden hologram on the seal
  • NOTE:There is a round cardboad vaccum barrier under the cap. It is not glued into place and is common to stick under the cap.

Fake Cap

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  • Low quality sticker on cap
  • No hologram

Original Bottom

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  • Manufacturing & Expiry date in blue ink
  • Valid batch number (that can be verified from the brand)
  • 2 year shelf life

Fake Bottom

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  • No manufacturing, expiry and batch number information
  • No information about plastic jar quality standards like in original

Official from the brand

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How To Identify Authentic Optimum Nutrition Whey Gold Standard 528x800

Original

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  • High quality packaging with glossy finish
  • Correct spellings everywhere
  • Original importer sticker
  • White zip lock on top

Fake

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  • Poor quality packing
  • Incorrect spellings can be found at places
  • Graphics don’t match
  • No importer sticker
  • White zip lock on top missing

Original Back

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  • Manufacturing & Expiry date in blue ink
  • Valid batch number (that can be verified from the brand)
  • 2 year shelf life

Fake Back

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  • 3-year gap in manufacturing and expiry date
  • Invalid batch number
  • Manufacturing date and batch number not in blue ink like original

Original Importer Sticker

Bright Commodities Importer Sticker 1 Scaled
  • Correct spellings & Information
  • High quality hologram
Bright Commodities New Importer Sticker With QR Code E1511812832572

New Sticker (November 2017 onwards)

Original

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  • High-quality packaging with glossy finish
  • Correct spellings everywhere
  • Original importer sticker
  • White zip lock on top

Fake

20170816 191058
  • Poor quality packing
  • Incorrect spellings can be found at places
  • Graphics don’t match
  • No importer sticker
  • White zip lock on top missing

Original Back

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  • Manufacturing & Expiry date in blue ink
  • Valid batch number (that can be verified from the brand)
  • 2 year shelf life

Fake Back

20170816 191144
  • 3-year gap in manufacturing and expiry date
  • Invalid batch number
  • Manufacturing date and batch number not in blue ink like original

Original

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  • High quality jar and label with glossy finish
  • Correct spellings everywhere

Fake

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  • Poor quality packing
  • Incorrect spellings can be found at places
  • Graphics do not match

Original Importer Sticker

Bright Commodities Importer Sticker 1 Scaled
  • Correct spellings & Information
  • High quality hologram
Bright Commodities New Importer Sticker With QR Code E1511812832572

New Sticker (November 2017 onwards)

Original Cap

20170816 190658 Scaled
  • ON logo on top of the lid
  • Golden hologram is a part of the seal (not a sticker pasted on top)
  • NOTE:There is a round cardboard vacuum barrier under the cap. It is not glued into place and is common to stick under the cap.

Fake Cap

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  • Fake golden hologram is pasted like a sticker which can be easily peeled off.
  • You cannot peel the golden hologram from the original as it is not a sticker, but a part of the seal itself.

Original Bottom

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  • Manufacturing & Expiry date in blue ink
  • Valid batch number (that can be verified from the brand)
  • 2 year shelf life

Fake Bottom

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  • Incomplete information
  • invalid batch number
  • No information about plastic jar quality standards like in original