Optimum Nutrition - Fake vs Original Comparison
Select product
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
