Methodology
This page documents how Stay Healthy Vegan researches and writes product reviews. We update it as our process evolves.
Sources we trust
For nutrition + health claims, we cite from this list:
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics — position papers on vegetarian/vegan diets
- American Heart Association — plant-based diet statements
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health — Nutrition Source articles
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements — fact sheets on individual nutrients
- PubMed-indexed peer-reviewed journals — meta-analyses preferred over single studies
- Veganhealth.org (Jack Norris, RD) — vegan-specific nutrition synthesis
Product review process
- Category survey. We map the full category before reviewing individual products. What does the field of vegan protein powders look like? Who’s claiming what? What price points exist?
- Verified-purchase aggregation. We read 30-50+ verified-purchase reviews per major product, weighted toward detailed reviews with context (recipe use, training context, family use case).
- Manufacturer spec cross-reference. We compare claimed nutrition labels, certification logos, and ingredient lists across the category.
- Listicle ranking. Rankings on best-of-X listicles reflect our editorial weighting of fit-for-purpose, value, ingredient quality, and customer-reported reliability. We do not rank by commission rate.
- Single-product review framing. Each review states: who the product is for, what we’d use it for, real pros + real cons, a verdict, and the price band.
- Refresh cadence. Listicles get reviewed every 6 months. Single-product reviews get a sanity-check update every 12 months. We note the last-reviewed date on every article.
What we don’t do
- We don’t claim physical testing we didn’t perform. Where we make a claim about a product, we cite the source (manufacturer spec, third-party review, customer-reported usage).
- We don’t fabricate testimonials or expert quotes.
- We don’t change rankings based on commission rate.
- We don’t run paid product placement.
Affiliate disclosure
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Editorial corrections
If you spot something we got wrong, email contact@stayhealthyvegan.com with the article URL and correction. We update articles within 3 business days for verified corrections.