| Quality baseline 50 → 87 Strong |
| +9 | Extensive NSF Certified for Sport product coverage across a large portion of the current catalog Pattern calculation: official NSF directory lists 40+ Momentous dietary supplement entries, including creatine, whey, plant protein, omega-3, magnesium, collagen, sleep, amino acid, and vitamin products. Rubric range is +5 to +10 for NSF Certified for Sport products; broad catalog coverage supports high-end +9 rather than +10 because the directory is product-specific and not a single audited count of the entire catalog. 1, 2 Current NSF directory evidence crawled in 2026; no temporal discount. · full weight |
| +10 | U.S. manufacturing in NSF-audited facilities with ISO 9000/GMP claims Momentous states every product is manufactured in the U.S. at NSF-certified/audited facilities, with annual inspections, additional unannounced audits, ISO 9000, and GMP certifications. NSF’s Certified for Sport process also includes facility/supplier inspections and GMP certification steps. Awarded +10 within +10 to +15 facility-certification range because facility names/certificates were not independently listed in the source reviewed. 2, 3 Current company help-center statement and current NSF program description; full weight. · full weight |
| +12 | Every-batch COA availability plus published third-party test results via Light Labs on product pages Momentous product FAQs repeatedly state that finished batches are NSF Certified for Sport, that failed batches do not ship, that third-party test results are published via Light Labs on individual product pages, and that COAs are available for every batch. Awarded +12 under COAs provided/on request and disclosed testing, not the +15 to +20 public-portal tier, because I found product-page disclosures rather than a single public batch-lookup portal. 5, 13, 14 Current product-page evidence crawled in 2026; full weight. · full weight |
| +6 | Disclosed contaminant testing for heavy metals, pesticides, mold, banned substances, label claims, and purity Momentous states all products are third-party and independently tested by NSF and Informed Sport, with every production batch screened for banned substances, pesticides, heavy metals, label claims, and purity; its Consumer Reports response also states every batch is tested for heavy metals by internal testing, NSF, and LightLabs. Awarded +6 within heavy-metal/microbiological/contaminant disclosure ranges because actual numerical results were not fully audited across all products in this review. 4, 22 Current company pages and 2025-2026 issue response; full weight. · full weight |
| +4 | Category-specific omega-3 verification through IFOS 5-Star certification Momentous states its Omega-3 is IFOS 5-Star Certified and that every batch is independently tested for purity, potency, and freshness before certification. This is a meaningful quality signal, but scored as +4 rather than a large separate certification bonus because it applies to one product family. 11 Current help-center evidence crawled in 2026; full weight. · full weight |
| −4 | Independent lead-testing concern for one plant-protein SKU, with company rebuttal and no recall found Consumer Reports reported enough lead in Momentous 100% Plant Protein to recommend limiting use; Momentous responded that the tested amount was based on 100 g rather than its 20 g serving and that its products test below international safety benchmarks. Pattern calculation: 1 plant-protein product among 40+ NSF-listed Momentous supplement entries is an isolated finding; applying about 15% of a -25 contamination penalty gives approximately -4. 1, 21, 22 2025 finding; full weight because it is within the last 2 years. · full weight |
| — | Not scored I did not independently retrieve named NSF facility certificates, ISO 9000 certificates, or a centralized public batch-COA portal; facility evidence is partly company-stated and partly inferred from NSF Certified for Sport program requirements. |
| Formulation baseline 50 → 100 Excellent |
| +14 | Effective, fully disclosed doses in sampled core products Sample calculation: 8 of 8 sampled core products disclosed meaningful active amounts: whey protein 20 g protein plus ProHydrolase, creatine 5 g, magnesium L-threonate 2 g Magtein yielding 145 mg magnesium, Vital Aminos with all 9 EAAs and 2,500 mg leucine, plant protein 20 g, collagen peptides 15 g collagen plus FORTIGEL and vitamin C, omega-3 IFOS fish oil, and ashwagandha 300 mg NooGandha. Rubric range is +10 to +15 for majority effective doses; 8/8 sampled supports +14, not +15, because the sample is not a full line audit. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Current product labels/pages; full weight. · full weight |
| +8 | Premium branded or specialized ingredients are common in sampled products Sampled products use or claim specialized ingredients/technologies including ProHydrolase in whey, Magtein magnesium L-threonate, FORTIGEL collagen hydrolysate, NooGandha ashwagandha, and IFOS-certified omega-3 oil. Awarded +8 within the +5 to +8 branded/premium ingredient range because this appeared across multiple sampled products, not just one hero SKU. 5, 7, 10, 11, 12 Current product pages; full weight. · full weight |
| +8 | Bioavailability and delivery technologies used in several formulations Momentous uses absorption/delivery-oriented technologies including Magtein for brain-targeted magnesium, ProHydrolase enzymes in whey, hydrolyzed collagen/FORTIGEL, and PR Lotion’s transdermal sodium-bicarbonate delivery platform studied in humans. Awarded +8 within +8 to +12 because technologies are credible but not present in every product category. 5, 7, 10, 24, 25 Current product pages plus 2023 PR Lotion study; full weight for current products and recent research. · full weight |
| +12 | Brand-product clinical research and government R&D signals Momentous/Amp Human has human research on PR Lotion published in Frontiers in Physiology/PubMed and a DoD SBIR Phase II award to adapt Momentous Collagen Shot for military joint-health use. Rubric range is +15 to +20 for clinical trials on brand products; awarded +12 below the listed high tier because the strongest published trial evidence is concentrated in PR Lotion rather than the entire current supplement catalog. 23, 24, 25, 26 2022-2023 research/R&D evidence falls within 2-5 years; selected point value already discounts for scope and age. · 75% weight |
| +6 | No proprietary blends observed in sampled labels; active amounts are disclosed The sampled product pages disclose active amounts rather than hiding actives in proprietary blends: whey isolate/protein and enzyme amount, creatine 5 g, magnesium/Magtein amount, individual amino acid amounts, collagen/FORTIGEL amounts, plant protein amount, and ashwagandha positioning/dose. Awarded +6 within +5 to +7 because this was consistent in sampled products. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 Current labels/pages; full weight. · full weight |
| +4 | Clean-label/minimal inactive ingredient pattern in sampled products Sampled products generally avoid long filler lists: creatine is a one-ingredient powder, unflavored whey is primarily whey isolate, magnesium lists a short capsule excipient set, plant protein claims no gums/fillers/stabilizers, and collagen focuses on collagen peptides/FORTIGEL/vitamin C. Awarded +4 within +3 to +5 because flavored products still use sweeteners/flavors and this was not a full excipient audit. 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 Current labels/pages; full weight. · full weight |
| — | Not scored I did not complete a full SKU-by-SKU clinical-dose audit of every Momentous product, flavor, and reformulation; scoring is based on 8 sampled core products plus broader catalog certification evidence. |
| Transparency baseline 50 → 92 Excellent |
| +12 | COAs available for every batch Momentous product pages state that Certificates of Analysis are available for every batch. Awarded +12 at the high end of the COA-on-request/available range because this is stronger than generic 'third-party tested' language, but not scored as a full public batch-lookup portal because I did not verify a central portal. 5, 13, 14 Current product pages; full weight. · full weight |
| +14 | Published third-party test results via Light Labs on individual product pages The whey, magnesium, collagen, rhodiola, fiber, and bundle pages repeat the claim that Momentous publishes third-party test results via Light Labs on individual product pages. Awarded +14 within +12 to +18 for regularly published test results because the pattern appears across sampled pages, though I did not download every Light Labs report. 5, 13, 14, 42, 43 Current product pages; full weight. · full weight |
| +9 | Clear disclosure of major third-party testing frameworks Momentous discloses NSF Certified for Sport and Informed Sport testing, while the NSF directory independently lists many Momentous products; the omega-3 page separately discloses IFOS 5-Star certification. Awarded +9 within +8 to +12 because testing programs are specific and independently checkable. 1, 2, 4, 11 Current certification and product evidence; full weight. · full weight |
| +8 | Ownership, merger history, founders, and minority investor disclosed in public sources Public sources identify Project One Nutrition/Momentous, the 2021 Amp Human-Momentous merger, Jeff Byers and Erica Good leadership, and Humble Growth’s 2024 significant minority stake. Awarded +8 rather than +12 because the cap table is not fully public and funding details vary across secondary databases. 27, 28, 29 2021 merger is 5 years old and 2024 minority stake is 2-5 years old; point value reflects partial temporal discount and continued relevance. · 75% weight |
| +6 | Product-level sourcing disclosure in sampled products Momentous discloses some sourcing detail, such as European grass-fed dairy farms for whey, U.S./Canada pea and rice proteins for plant protein, IFOS-certified fish oil for omega-3, and bovine collagen/FORTIGEL for collagen. Awarded +6 within +10 to +15 sourcing range because disclosure is product-level and partial, not a full supplier/country-of-origin map. 5, 9, 10, 11 Current product pages; full weight. · full weight |
| +5 | Clear labels and no proprietary blends in sampled products Sampled supplement facts panels disclose active amounts and avoid hiding actives in proprietary blends, improving shopper verifiability. Awarded +5 at the top of clear-labeling range because sampled labels are unusually detailed for sports supplements. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 Current product pages; full weight. · full weight |
| −4 | Manufacturing disclosed only at country/certification level, not named facility level Momentous says products are manufactured in U.S. NSF-audited facilities with ISO 9000/GMP certifications, but I did not find named manufacturing facilities or facility certificate IDs. Rubric range is -6 to -10 for no facility information; because Momentous provides U.S./NSF/ISO/GMP context, only a -4 partial penalty is applied. 3 Current disclosure gap; full weight. · full weight |
| −8 | Emerging subscription-friction pattern creates transparency concern around auto-ship expectations Trustpilot reviews and Reddit threads include recurring complaints about unwanted subscriptions, cancellation confusion, slow shipping, and partial refunds, although sample size is limited and mixed with positive service reviews. Rubric range for hidden subscription traps is -15 to -22; emerging pattern, small Trustpilot sample, and conflicting positives justify about 50% severity: -8. 31, 32, 33 Mixed 2018-2026 evidence; current Trustpilot and 2025 Reddit dominate, so full weight applied to the emerging pattern. · full weight |
| — | Not scored I did not receive or authenticate a sample batch COA directly, did not verify each Light Labs report across the entire catalog, and did not independently verify named contract manufacturers. |
| Safety baseline 90 → 93 Excellent |
| +4 | No Momentous-specific FDA warning letter or recall surfaced in reviewed FDA resources and secondary regulatory reviews Searches/review of FDA warning-letter and recall resources did not surface a Momentous-specific FDA warning letter or recall in the evidence reviewed; FDA inspection databases also caution that their listings have limitations and are not comprehensive. Awarded +4 for a generally clean searched record, not +6, because absence of a result is not proof of no inspection or no issue. 15, 16, 17, 41 Current FDA resource review; full weight. · full weight |
| +4 | Proactive safety systems: NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Sport disclosures, contaminant testing, and IFOS for omega-3 NSF Certified for Sport includes testing for banned substances, label content confirmation, facility/supplier inspections, and ongoing monitoring; Momentous also discloses NSF/Informed testing for heavy metals, pesticides, mold, label claims, and purity, and IFOS batch testing for omega-3. Awarded +4 within +3 to +6 proactive safety range. 2, 4, 11 Current certification/program evidence; full weight. · full weight |
| −3 | 2021 California Prop 65 lead notices involving legacy protein products, later withdrawn California Attorney General records show April 2021 and April 22, 2021 notices by Environmental Research Center alleging lead/lead compounds in dietary supplements sold by Project One Nutrition Inc. dba Momentous; a September 13, 2021 withdrawal letter says ERC agreed to drop the matters and asked the AG to mark the notices withdrawn. Legal calibration: this was an allegation/notice, not a court finding. Pattern calculation: 7 legacy SKUs alleged; base -6 for withdrawn, unproven lead-warning notices, then 50% temporal discount because the filed notices are just over 5 years old as of 2026-06-14, resulting in -3. 18, 19, 20 2021 issue is 5-10 years old by filing date; 50% temporal weight. · 50% weight |
| −4 | 2025 Consumer Reports lead concern for Momentous 100% Plant Protein Consumer Reports reported lead levels that led it to recommend limiting Momentous 100% Plant Protein; Momentous responded that the result was based on 100 g of product rather than the 20 g serving and stated its products test below international safety benchmarks. Safety exception applied even though this is isolated: base -4 for a recent, independent, single-product concern with no FDA recall or confirmed harm. 21, 22 2025 issue is within last 2 years; full weight. · full weight |
| +2 | California Prop 65 and protein-powder lead findings are meaningful shopper signals but are not the same as FDA recall, FDA warning letter, confirmed adulteration finding, or documented consumer harm. The 2021 Prop 65 notices were withdrawn, and the 2025 plant-protein concern is disputed by Momentous using serving-size and international-benchmark arguments. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Exceptional · Industry Context |
| — | Not scored No FOIA inspection files, FDA Form 483s, or full lot-level heavy-metal reports were obtained; absence of FDA results was treated cautiously rather than as definitive proof. |
| Value baseline 50 → 60 Mixed |
| +16 | Premium pricing is substantially justified by verification burden and athlete-safe certifications Momentous charges premium prices, but the premium buys unusually broad NSF Certified for Sport coverage, every-batch COA availability claims, Light Labs publication claims, and IFOS certification for omega-3. Rubric range is +12 to +18 for premium justified by quality/certs; awarded +16 because the verification stack is stronger than most sports-nutrition competitors. 1, 2, 5, 11, 13 Current pricing/certification evidence; full weight. · full weight |
| +8 | Subscription discounts are financially meaningful when intentional Product pages commonly show a 25% subscription discount and language such as cancel/reschedule anytime or future-delivery savings. Awarded +8 within +8 to +12 for subscription value, with separate negative scoring for reported subscription friction. 7, 12, 42 Current product-page evidence; full weight. · full weight |
| +6 | Transparent per-serving pricing on product pages Momentous product pages display per-serving prices, such as whey at $1.79/serving, creatine at $0.35/serving on the page text despite cart price showing $42.99 for 90 servings, and magnesium L-threonate at $1.24/serving. Awarded +6 for transparent pricing presentation. 5, 6, 7 Current product-page evidence; full weight. · full weight |
| −12 | Commodity staples cost meaningfully more than lower-priced alternatives Creatine illustrates the value tradeoff: Momentous lists 90 servings at $42.99, while NOW Sports lists 119 servings for $29.99 and 238 servings for $54.99. Whey is less extreme but still premium: Momentous lists $1.79/serving for 20 g protein, while Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard is commonly listed around $49.99 for 29 servings with 24 g protein. Penalty is -12, not -18 to -30, because NSF/COA certification partly justifies the premium and Thorne-level certified alternatives can also be expensive. 5, 6, 36, 37, 38, 39 Current 2026 pricing snapshots; full weight. · full weight |
| −8 | Subscription and shipping friction reduces realized value for some customers Trustpilot and Reddit include complaints about one-time orders allegedly becoming subscriptions, difficulty canceling, partial refunds, and slow shipping. Rubric range for subscription traps/friction is -12 to -18; applied -8 because evidence is recurring but sample size is modest and mixed with positive service reports. 31, 32, 33 Current Trustpilot plus older/current Reddit; full weight based on recent complaints. · full weight |
| — | Not scored Pricing was a snapshot, not a full historical price scrape; discounts, Amazon prices, bundles, and subscription terms can change quickly. |
| Sentiment baseline 60 → 80 Strong |
| +11 | Strong athlete and institutional endorsement signals Momentous has verified elite-sport positioning: broad NSF Certified for Sport coverage, a CrossFit/CrossFit Games partnership announced through the 2025 season, and company/product-page claims of use by 200+ college/pro teams and all 32 NFL teams. Awarded +11 for institutional endorsement, discounted because the CrossFit agreement cited ran through 2025 and current 2026 renewal was not verified. 1, 5, 30 Mixed: current product-page claims plus 2023 partnership through 2025; point value reflects partial temporal caution. · 75% weight |
| +8 | Strong Amazon seller feedback for the apparent official Amazon seller CherryPicks reports Momentous US on Amazon with more than 1,114 recent feedbacks and a 4.9 average seller rating; SellerSnooper identifies the Amazon store’s business name as AmpHP Inc. Awarded +8 within Amazon/social marketplace range because seller feedback is strong, though this is a secondary Amazon-analytics source rather than Amazon’s own page in this review. 34, 35 2026 seller-profile snapshots; full weight. · full weight |
| +8 | High on-site product review volume and ratings on major products Momentous product pages show large positive review counts: whey around 4.7 stars from 3,000+ reviews, magnesium L-threonate around 4.8 from 900+ reviews, and The Momentous Three around 4.8 from 7,000+ reviews. Awarded +8 because reviews are high-volume but first-party-hosted. 5, 7, 42 Current product-page evidence; full weight. · full weight |
| +6 | Community recognition of NSF testing and brand legitimacy, mixed with price skepticism Reddit discussions commonly frame Momentous as expensive but credible because of NSF certification; some users mention positive customer-service experiences, while others question price and long-term user feedback. Awarded +6 because sentiment is positive on legitimacy but not uniformly enthusiastic. 32, 33 Mostly recent 2025-2026 plus older CrossFit thread; full weight applied due current thread evidence. · full weight |
| −8 | Trustpilot is mixed, with meaningful negative review share Trustpilot lists Momentous at about 3.7/5 from 26 reviews, with 35% one-star reviews and recent complaints about affordability, international delivery, subscriptions, and service; there are also positive product/service reviews. Applied -8 because the sample is small but the negative themes are material. 31 Trustpilot includes 2025-2026 reviews; full weight. · full weight |
| −5 | Recurring subscription/cancellation complaints on Reddit and Trustpilot Subscription complaints appear in both current and older Reddit threads and Trustpilot reviews, including claims of difficulty ending subscriptions or one-time orders converting to subscriptions. Pattern is recurring but not high-volume enough for a large social penalty, so -5. 31, 32, 33 Mixed 2018-2026; recent evidence supports full-weight modest penalty. · full weight |
| — | Not scored BBB profile details were not reliably retrieved in the sources reviewed; Trustpilot has only 26 reviews, and Reddit evidence is anecdotal. |