The best mass gainers and meal replacement shakes, ranked

Of the 33 mass gainers and meal replacement shakes we have checked against their labels, the highest-scoring are GNC Pro Performance Pro Performance Weight Gainer (65/100), Musashi Bulk Protein Powder (58/100) and Transparent Labs Mass Gainer (58/100).

Calorie-dense shakes with added carbohydrate and fat. Our score is built for protein powders, so these score lower on protein density by design. We rank by the TBPP Quality Score: protein density, third-party testing, label transparency and sugar, scored against our published standard. Last checked 2026-10-14.

Our picks

Highest score

GNC Pro Performance

Pro Performance Weight Gainer

Mass Gainer · 185.4 g scoop

Informed ChoiceInformed Sport

Protein

50g

Sugar

—

Our score

65/100

$7.00 / servingChecked 2026-10-13

65/100 on our standard.

Best value

Syntrax

Goliath Protein Gainer

Mass Gainer · 132 g scoop

No third-party testing found

Protein

27g

Sugar

Our score

43/100

$1.72 / servingChecked 2026-10-14

$1.59 per 25 g of protein, the lowest in the top half.

Most protein per scoop

Bariatric Advantage

High Protein Meal Replacement

Meal Replacement · 45 g scoop

No third-party testing found

Protein

27g

Sugar

Our score

55/100

$2.64 / servingChecked 2026-10-14

60% protein by weight.

Full ranking

Per serving, from the label. A dash means we couldn't verify it.

Best mass gainers and meal replacement shakes, ranked by score
#	Powder	Score	Protein	Sugar	Per 25 g protein	Third-party tested
1	GNC Pro Performance Pro Performance Weight Gainer	65	50 g	—	$3.50	Informed Choice, Informed Sport
2	Musashi Bulk Protein Powder	58	26 g	14.5 g	—	Informed Sport
3	Transparent Labs Mass Gainer	58	53 g	12 g	$2.52	Informed Choice
4	Naked Nutrition Naked Mass	58	50 g	21 g	$3.64	NSF Contents Certified
5	Bariatric Advantage High Protein Meal Replacement	55	27 g	1 g	$2.45	No
6	Rival Nutrition Clean Gainer	54	30 g	9 g	$2.78	Informed Choice
7	Rule 1 Mass Gainer	54	40 g	14 g	$3.51	Informed Choice, Informed Protein
8	Dymatize Super Mass Gainer	54	52 g	21 g	—	Informed Choice
9	GNC Pro Performance Pro Performance Bulk 1340	48	50 g	15 g	—	Informed Choice
10	Ghost Clear Gains	47	40 g	1 g	$4.06	No
11	GNC AMP AMP Mass XXX with MyoTor	44	50 g	8 g	$3.85	Informed Choice
12	Almased Almased Health Superfood Protein (Meal Replacement Shake)	43	24 g	15 g	$3.89	No
13	Syntrax Goliath Protein Gainer	43	27 g	5 g	$1.59	No
14	Isagenix IsaLean Protein Shake (Whey-Based)	43	24 g	11 g	$5.43	No
15	Labrada Nutrition Lean Body All-in-One Protein Shake (Powder)	43	35 g	3 g	$2.54	No
16	Garden of Life RAW Organic Meal	41	20 g	0 g	$2.16	No
17	Soylent Complete Meal Powder	39	20 g	16 g	$2.86	No
18	Herbalife Formula 1 Healthy Meal Nutritional Shake Mix	39	9 g	9 g	$5.72	No
19	Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Pro Gainer	39	60 g	7 g	$3.27	No
20	Syntrax MacroPro	39	12 g	11 g	$1.87	No
21	Mutant Mutant Mass	39	28 g	9 g	$2.79	No
22	Allmax QuickMass Mass Gainer	39	64 g	12 g	—	No
23	Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass	39	50 g	29 g	$4.66	No
24	Redcon1 MRE Meal Replacement	37	46 g	2 g	$1.81	No
25	BSN True-Mass	37	47 g	15 g	$2.59	No
26	GNC Total Lean Total Lean Lean Shake Burn	34	30 g	1 g	$2.86	No
27	MHP Up Your Mass XXXL 1350	34	50 g	11 g	$2.93	Informed Choice
28	G6 Sports Super-Lean Deluxe Meal Replacement	33	32 g	7 g	$4.39	No
29	Ka'Chava Whole Body Meal	33	25 g	7 g	$5.50	No
30	G6 Sports Mass Pro High Protein Mass Gainer	29	64 g	8 g	$3.35	No
31	MuscleTech Mass-Tech Extreme 2000	29	60 g	21 g	$3.33	No
32	Labrada Nutrition Muscle Mass Gainer	29	26 g	10 g	—	No
33	GNC Total Lean Total Lean Lean Shake 25	24	25 g	—	—	No