{
  "checked": "2026-10-25",
  "approximate_serving_counts": [
    "orgain",
    "vitaminshoppe-orgain",
    "walmart-orgain"
  ],
  "scope": "Twelve US offers: five manufacturer-direct and seven retail offers. One-time purchase of one pack, standard shipping and mandatory fee estimates, before tax. Walmart, Target, Amazon and Costco ProSupps availability checked using public US test ZIP 60601; other offers use published contiguous-US policies. Costco ProSupps estimate includes a 5% non-member surcharge, not a membership purchase. GNC estimate excludes New York delivery. No checkout or store-pickup verification. Shipping and availability elsewhere may differ.",
  "excluded": [
    "Walmart Body Fortress Chocolate 1.78 lb remains shipping-out-of-stock after the US 60601 check; not a nationwide conclusion.",
    "Costco ON Extreme Milk Chocolate 5.64 lb is Members Only / Sign In for Price; price unknown and not ranked. Kirkland 5.4 lb old product URL returned 404; no current exact offer verified.",
    "GNC 5 lb selector did not update its 2 lb price/title consistently; ambiguous offer excluded.",
    "Other flavors, dedicated isolates and casein not comprehensively assessed. No nationwide-lowest-price claim.",
    "Alaska, Hawaii, territories, expedited delivery and GNC New York delivery outside estimated totals. Local statutory fees may differ.",
    "Subscription, loyalty rewards, newsletter and coupon discounts excluded. No taste, safety, digestibility or laboratory evaluation. Costco Same-Day prices are not Costco.com or warehouse quotes."
  ],
  "retailer_checks": [
    {
      "seller": "Walmart",
      "product": "Orgain Vanilla Bean 2.03 lb",
      "status": "verified_US_60601_low_stock_ranked",
      "source": "https://www.walmart.com/ip/110802292"
    },
    {
      "seller": "Walmart",
      "product": "Body Fortress Chocolate 1.78 lb",
      "status": "shipping_out_of_stock_US_60601_not_ranked",
      "source": "https://www.walmart.com/ip/1282622022"
    },
    {
      "seller": "Target",
      "product": "ON Double Rich Chocolate 23.59 oz / 22 servings",
      "status": "verified_US_60601_ranked",
      "source": "https://www.target.com/p/-/A-78807252"
    },
    {
      "seller": "Amazon.com",
      "product": "ON Double Rich Chocolate listed 2 lb",
      "status": "verified_US_60601_ranked",
      "source": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002DYIZH6"
    },
    {
      "seller": "Costco",
      "product": "ProSupps Ghirardelli Rich Chocolate 5.16 lb",
      "status": "verified_US_60601_policy_based_non_member_estimate_ranked",
      "source": "https://www.costco.com/p/-/prosupps-24g-whey-protein-powder-made-with-ghirardelli-cocoa-rich-chocolate-516-lbs/4201017784"
    },
    {
      "seller": "Costco",
      "product": "ON Extreme Milk Chocolate 5.64 lb",
      "status": "member_sign_in_price_unknown_not_ranked",
      "source": "https://www.costco.com/p/-/optimum-nutrition-gold-standard-100-whey-protein-powder-extreme-milk-chocolate-564-lbs/100428750"
    },
    {
      "seller": "GNC",
      "product": "ON Double Rich Chocolate 5 lb",
      "status": "ambiguous_variant_not_ranked",
      "source": "https://www.gnc.com/whey-protein/350280.html"
    }
  ],
  "offers": [
    {
      "id": "target-on",
      "brand": "Optimum Nutrition",
      "seller": "Target",
      "channel": "retailer",
      "name": "Gold Standard Whey",
      "type": "whey",
      "variant": "Double Rich Chocolate · listed 23.59 oz · 22 servings",
      "price": 39.99,
      "shipping": 0,
      "servings": 22,
      "protein": 24,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://www.target.com/p/-/A-78807252",
      "shippingSource": "https://www.target.com/help/articles/delivery-options/ship-to-home",
      "shippingNote": "Shipping selected to public test ZIP 60601: ships free, purchase button enabled. One pack clears the ordinary $35 threshold; no Circle card or paid membership needed. Product-page estimate, not checkout verification.",
      "ingredients": "Whey isolate/concentrate/hydrolyzed whey blend, cocoa, sunflower and/or soy lecithin, natural/artificial flavor and acesulfame potassium. Contains milk and soy.",
      "role": "Lower cash whey option",
      "tradeoff": "Lowest whey cash outlay in this sample. Smaller 22-serving chocolate pack, not the 29-serving pack at Amazon, GNC or the direct store. Contains milk and soy.",
      "priceNote": "Displayed one-pack $39.99 without subscription, Circle card or loyalty discount. No third-party seller displayed. Title lists 23.59 oz; front-pack image reads 24.05 oz. Both title and nutrition panel give 22 servings, which is the denominator used.",
      "denominatorNote": "Target Label info: 22 servings, 31 g/about 1 scoop, 24 g protein. Do not reuse the other ON packs' 29-serving denominator.",
      "location": "60601"
    },
    {
      "id": "amazon-on",
      "brand": "Optimum Nutrition",
      "seller": "Amazon.com",
      "channel": "retailer",
      "name": "Gold Standard Whey",
      "type": "whey",
      "variant": "Double Rich Chocolate · listed 2 lb (label 1.98 lb)",
      "price": 53.09,
      "shipping": 0,
      "servings": 29,
      "protein": 24,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002DYIZH6",
      "shippingSource": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002DYIZH6",
      "shippingNote": "Ordinary FREE delivery displayed to public test ZIP 60601; faster Prime delivery is a separate option. No Prime membership assumed. Product-page estimate, not checkout verification.",
      "ingredients": "Label: whey isolate/concentrate/hydrolyzed whey blend, cocoa, sunflower and/or soy lecithin, natural/artificial flavor and acesulfame potassium. Contains milk and soy. Description ingredient list differs; check the delivered pack.",
      "role": "Larger ON retail pack",
      "tradeoff": "29 servings versus Target's 22. More cash up front, with a similar cost per protein at the checked prices. This offer is sold and shipped by Amazon.com, not an unnamed marketplace seller.",
      "priceNote": "Selected one-time $53.09; displayed list price $64.99. Subscribe & Save, credit-card approval promotions and faster Prime delivery excluded. Seller and price can change; check the buy box before buying.",
      "denominatorNote": "Selected 2 Pound (Pack of 1), Double Rich Chocolate, ASIN B002DYIZH6. Label image: 29 servings, 31 g scoop, 24 g protein; front label 1.98 lb/899 g.",
      "location": "60601"
    },
    {
      "id": "walmart-orgain",
      "brand": "Orgain",
      "seller": "Walmart.com",
      "channel": "retailer",
      "name": "Organic Plant-Based Protein",
      "type": "plant",
      "variant": "Vanilla Bean · 2.03 lb · single pack",
      "price": 28.97,
      "shipping": 6.99,
      "servings": 20,
      "protein": 21,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://www.walmart.com/ip/110802292",
      "shippingSource": "https://www.walmart.com/help/article/the-walmart-site-and-app-experience/27f2678cb25a40a7b57a359fec3ca67f",
      "shippingNote": "Shipping selected to public test ZIP 60601; Low stock and purchase button enabled. One $28.97 pack is below $35, so the estimate adds the published $6.99 below-minimum shipping fee. No Walmart+ membership or basket padding assumed. Confirm local fees at checkout.",
      "ingredients": "Plant protein blend with stevia, sunflower oil, added fiber and gums. Full checked ingredient label below; not an allergy or tolerance recommendation.",
      "role": "Lower cash plant option",
      "tradeoff": "Lowest plant cash outlay in this sample, even after the single-pack shipping fee. Low stock at the check. This flavored blend is different from plain Naked Pea; about 20 servings makes the unit cost approximate.",
      "priceNote": "One-time purchase, sold and shipped by Walmart.com. Subscription discounts excluded.",
      "denominatorNote": "Selected Vanilla Bean, 32.4 oz/single, title 2.03 lb. Label: about 20 servings, 2 scoops (46 g), 21 g protein.",
      "location": "60601",
      "ingredientsFull": "Orgain Organic Protein Blend (organic pea protein, organic brown rice protein, organic mung bean protein, organic chia seed), organic natural flavors, Orgain Creamer Base (organic acacia, organic high oleic sunflower oil, organic rice dextrin, sunflower lecithin, organic rosemary extract), organic agave inulin fiber, organic Reb A (stevia extract), sea salt, organic acacia, organic guar gum, xanthan gum.",
      "shippingWaiver": "Existing Walmart+ membership or an already-qualifying $35 order"
    },
    {
      "id": "costco-prosupps",
      "brand": "ProSupps",
      "seller": "Costco",
      "channel": "retailer",
      "name": "Ghirardelli Whey Blend",
      "type": "whey",
      "variant": "Rich Chocolate · 5.16 lb · 60 servings",
      "price": 63.99,
      "shipping": 0,
      "fees": 3.2,
      "feeLabel": "5% non-member surcharge",
      "memberTotal": 63.99,
      "servings": 60,
      "protein": 24,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://www.costco.com/p/-/prosupps-24g-whey-protein-powder-made-with-ghirardelli-cocoa-rich-chocolate-516-lbs/4201017784",
      "shippingSource": "https://customerservice.costco.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1155/kw/cake%20order",
      "shippingNote": "Costco.com online price includes standard shipping and handling; Delivery selected and Available to 60601. Non-member estimate adds $3.20 (5% of $63.99 rounded). Existing members: $63.99 before tax, about $1.33 per 30 g protein. No membership purchase assumed. Eligibility and final total are policy-based, not checkout-tested. Not an Instacart Same-Day or local warehouse quote.",
      "ingredients": "Whey protein concentrate AND milk protein isolate, cocoa, coconut creamer, natural flavors, salt, gums, sucralose and sunflower lecithin. Contains milk; not a pure-whey-only or unflavored product.",
      "role": "Bulk whey-blend value",
      "tradeoff": "Lowest cost per protein among the checked whey/blend offers, including the non-member surcharge. But it is a 5.16 lb sweetened chocolate commitment with milk protein isolate, not an equivalent replacement for pure whey or an ingredient-sensitive choice.",
      "priceNote": "Public online $63.99 with Add enabled and no member-only price gate on this product. No coupon or subscription applied. Costco's separate ON offer requires sign-in and remains unranked.",
      "denominatorNote": "Costco linked nutrition panel: 60 servings, 1 scoop (39 g), 24 g protein. Pack 5 lb 2.6 oz/2.34 kg, listed 5.16 lb.",
      "location": "60601",
      "feeRate": 0.05
    },
    {
      "id": "walgreens-bodyfortress",
      "brand": "Body Fortress",
      "seller": "Walgreens",
      "channel": "retailer",
      "name": "Super Advanced Whey",
      "type": "whey",
      "variant": "Chocolate · 1.78 lb",
      "price": 41.99,
      "shipping": 0,
      "servings": 18,
      "protein": 30,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/body-fortress-super-advanced-whey-protein/ID=300436539-product",
      "shippingSource": "https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/body-fortress-super-advanced-whey-protein/ID=300436539-product",
      "shippingNote": "Shipping selected: $5.99 or free ship to home with a $35 order. This $41.99 pack clears that threshold. No pickup promise or address-level checkout test.",
      "ingredients": "Whey concentrate/isolate blend, cocoa, maltodextrin, lecithin, flavoring, cellulose gum, acesulfame potassium, sucralose and added vitamins/minerals. Contains milk and soy; check full label.",
      "role": "Lower cash whey option",
      "tradeoff": "Chocolate and sweetened, not a substitute for the one-ingredient unflavored Naked Whey. Contains milk and soy.",
      "priceNote": "Displayed online price $41.99; Shipping selected and Add for shipping enabled. No marketplace seller shown. OCT15/OCT20 coupons and loyalty rewards excluded; eligibility not tested.",
      "denominatorNote": "Label has two columns: 18 one-scoop servings at 30 g protein, or 9 two-scoop servings at 60 g. Both give 540 g protein per pack; do not combine 18 with 60."
    },
    {
      "id": "gnc-on",
      "brand": "Optimum Nutrition",
      "seller": "GNC",
      "channel": "retailer",
      "name": "Gold Standard Whey",
      "type": "whey",
      "variant": "Double Rich Chocolate · listed 2 lb",
      "price": 64.99,
      "shipping": 0,
      "servings": 29,
      "protein": 24,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://www.gnc.com/whey-protein/350280.html",
      "shippingSource": "https://www.gnc.com/help-shipping.html",
      "shippingNote": "Free standard shipping on qualifying $59+ subtotal, excluding drink cases. This pack qualifies under the published policy. Estimate excludes New York delivery, where GNC lists a $4.99 delivery fee. Its product page also displays local adult-signature/ID restrictions; confirm applicability and your final total.",
      "ingredients": "Retailer label: whey isolate/concentrate/peptides, cocoa, artificial flavor, lecithin, acesulfame potassium, Aminogen and lactase. Contains milk and soy.",
      "role": "Retail chocolate alternative",
      "tradeoff": "Lower estimated outlay than the direct-store ON offer, but GNC lists 2 lb and a different ingredient panel. Not an exact-SKU price-match claim. New York delivery is outside this estimate.",
      "priceNote": "One Time Purchase selected at $64.99 with Add to Cart enabled. $58.49 subscription and paid PRO membership excluded; no coupon needed for ordinary shipping threshold.",
      "denominatorNote": "Selected 2 lb / 29 servings. Retailer nutrition table gives 24 g protein per rounded scoop. Do not reuse this count for the unverified 5 lb selector."
    },
    {
      "id": "vitaminshoppe-orgain",
      "brand": "Orgain",
      "seller": "The Vitamin Shoppe",
      "channel": "retailer",
      "name": "Organic Plant-Based Protein",
      "type": "plant",
      "variant": "Vanilla Bean · listed 2.05 lb",
      "price": 37.99,
      "shipping": 7.99,
      "servings": 20,
      "protein": 21,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/p/orgain-orgain-organic-protein-sweet-vanilla-bean-2-5-lb-powder/o4-1011",
      "shippingSource": "https://www.vitaminshoppe.com/u/shipping-policy",
      "shippingNote": "Live policy: $7.99 standard shipping below $45; threshold uses product subtotal after promotions, before taxes. One $37.99 pack does not qualify. Continental US estimate only.",
      "ingredients": "Retailer label includes pea, brown rice and chia, plus erythritol and stevia. This differs from the direct-store label that also lists mung bean.",
      "role": "Lower cash plant option",
      "tradeoff": "A vanilla retail alternative, but more cash up front than the checked Walmart offer. Retailer label lists erythritol and a 2.05 lb pack; direct store lists a different formula and 2.03 lb pack. Verify the pack if ingredients matter to you.",
      "priceNote": "Selected One-Time Purchase $37.99; Shipping In Stock and Add to Cart enabled. $32.29 autoship and pickup promotions excluded. Product heading/selector, not the legacy 2.5-lb URL, identifies this offer.",
      "denominatorNote": "Selected 2.05 pound Powder, Vanilla Bean. Label image: about 20 servings, 2 scoops (46 g), 21 g protein. Unit costs are approximate."
    },
    {
      "id": "naked-whey-1",
      "brand": "Naked Nutrition",
      "name": "Naked Whey",
      "type": "whey",
      "variant": "Unflavored · 1 lb",
      "price": 37.99,
      "shipping": 9,
      "servings": 15,
      "protein": 25,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://nakednutrition.com/products/grass-fed-whey-protein-powder-naked-whey-1lb",
      "shippingSource": "https://nakednutrition.com/pages/shipping-information",
      "shippingNote": "Standard shipping $9 below $99 in the lower 48 states.",
      "ingredients": "Whey protein concentrate. Contains milk.",
      "role": "Smaller whey commitment",
      "tradeoff": "Smaller unflavored whey pack with one ingredient. Costs more per protein than the retail chocolate options, but avoids their flavorings and sweeteners. Contains milk.",
      "priceNote": "Selected one-time $37.99; $30.39 introductory autoship excluded.",
      "denominatorNote": "15 servings from selected size; 25 g protein from its nutrition modal."
    },
    {
      "id": "naked-whey-5",
      "brand": "Naked Nutrition",
      "name": "Naked Whey",
      "type": "whey",
      "variant": "Unflavored · 5 lb",
      "price": 139.99,
      "shipping": 0,
      "servings": 76,
      "protein": 25,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://nakednutrition.com/products/grass-fed-whey-protein-powder?country=US&currency=USD&variant=40931584475230",
      "shippingSource": "https://nakednutrition.com/pages/shipping-information",
      "shippingNote": "One pack clears the $99 free standard shipping threshold in the lower 48 states.",
      "ingredients": "Whey protein concentrate. Contains milk.",
      "role": "Bulk whey value",
      "tradeoff": "Lower cost per protein, but $93 more up front than the 1 lb pack including shipping. Consider only if you already want this powder.",
      "priceNote": "Selected one-time $139.99; $111.99 introductory autoship excluded.",
      "denominatorNote": "76 servings from selected size; 25 g protein from its nutrition modal."
    },
    {
      "id": "on-whey",
      "brand": "Optimum Nutrition",
      "name": "Gold Standard Whey",
      "type": "whey",
      "variant": "Double Rich Chocolate · 1.98 lb",
      "price": 74.49,
      "shipping": 5.99,
      "servings": 29,
      "protein": 24,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://www.optimumnutrition.com/en-us/products/gold-standard-100-whey-protein-powder?variant=52138905305355",
      "shippingSource": "https://support.optimumnutrition.com/en/support/solutions/80000297547",
      "shippingNote": "$5.99 standard shipping below $75. The $74.49 pack does not clear that threshold.",
      "ingredients": "Whey blend, cocoa, flavoring and acesulfame potassium. Contains milk and soy; check the full label.",
      "role": "Chocolate whey alternative",
      "tradeoff": "A flavored option rather than the cheapest whey in this sample. Its checkout estimate is $80.48, not $74.49.",
      "priceNote": "One-Time Purchase selected $74.49. UI also calls this Sale price; no reference discount verified. 20% subscription offer excluded.",
      "denominatorNote": "Exact Double Rich Chocolate label: 29 servings, 31 g scoop, 24 g protein. Selector reads 1.98 lb, not an assumed 2 lb."
    },
    {
      "id": "orgain",
      "brand": "Orgain",
      "name": "Organic Plant-Based Protein",
      "type": "plant",
      "variant": "Vanilla Bean · 2.03 lb",
      "price": 37.99,
      "shipping": 9.95,
      "servings": 20,
      "protein": 21,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://orgain.com/products/organic-protein-plant-based-protein-powder-vanilla-bean",
      "shippingSource": "https://orgain.com/policies/shipping-policy",
      "shippingNote": "$9.95 ground shipping below $75 after discounts in the continental US.",
      "ingredients": "Plant protein blend with stevia, sunflower oil, added fiber and gums. Full checked ingredient label below; not an allergy or tolerance recommendation.",
      "role": "Smaller plant commitment",
      "tradeoff": "Lower checkout than the checked 5 lb pea pack, with vanilla flavoring. Higher cost per protein; not interchangeable on taste or ingredients.",
      "priceNote": "One-Time Purchase selected $37.99; $32.29 subscription excluded.",
      "denominatorNote": "Label: about 20 servings, 2 scoops (46 g) per serving, 21 g protein. Costs are approximate because label count is approximate.",
      "ingredientsFull": "Orgain Organic Protein Blend (organic pea protein, organic brown rice protein, organic mung bean protein, organic chia seed), organic natural flavors, Orgain Creamer Base (organic acacia, organic high oleic sunflower oil, organic rice dextrin, sunflower lecithin, organic rosemary extract), organic agave inulin fiber, organic Reb A (stevia extract), sea salt, organic acacia, organic guar gum, xanthan gum."
    },
    {
      "id": "naked-pea",
      "brand": "Naked Nutrition",
      "name": "Naked Pea",
      "type": "plant",
      "variant": "Unflavored · 5 lb",
      "price": 57.99,
      "shipping": 9,
      "servings": 76,
      "protein": 27,
      "currency": "USD",
      "checked": "2026-10-25",
      "source": "https://nakednutrition.com/products/pea-protein-powder",
      "shippingSource": "https://nakednutrition.com/pages/shipping-information",
      "shippingNote": "Standard shipping $9 below $99 in the lower 48 states.",
      "ingredients": "Yellow pea protein.",
      "role": "Bulk plant value",
      "tradeoff": "Lowest plant cost per protein in this sample, but a 5 lb commitment and no vanilla flavoring. We have not taste-tested it.",
      "priceNote": "Selected one-time $57.99; $46.39 introductory autoship excluded.",
      "denominatorNote": "76 servings from selected size; 27 g protein from its nutrition modal."
    }
  ]
}