Optimum Nutrition - Fake vs Original Comparison

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Original

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

Fake

  • Poor quality packing
  • Incorrect spellings can be found at places
  • Graphics dont match
  • No importer sticker

Original Importer Sticker

  • Correct spellings & Information
  • High quality hologram

New Sticker (November 2017 onwards)

Original Cap

  • 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

  • Low quality sticker on cap
  • No hologram

Original Bottom

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

Fake Bottom

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

Official from the brand

Original

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

Fake

  • 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

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

Fake Back

  • 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

  • Correct spellings & Information
  • High quality hologram

New Sticker (November 2017 onwards)

Original

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

Fake

  • 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

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

Fake Back

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

Original

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

Fake

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

Original Importer Sticker

  • Correct spellings & Information
  • High quality hologram

New Sticker (November 2017 onwards)

Original Cap

  • 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

  • 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

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

Fake Bottom

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