Pea Protein Isolate

Another vote for Bulk Nutrients: pea protein raw

I’ve tried their soy and pea isolates. Neither as good as the whey (harder to mix without a shaker, flavour not as good) but at the price I’m not complaining. Soy isolate kinda tastes like soy milk when mixed and mixes slightly better than the pea isolate. So if you’re the kind of person who likes soy milk it’s the better go. Pea is… very bitter. It’s a more complete amino acid profile so might be a better call if you’re vegan and/or getting the majority of your protein from powder. If you’re omnivorous and/or getting your dietary protein from a good variety of sources, I’d just go soy.

Isolate used to cost 38 a kilo 2 years ago if you bought it in bulk. Now it’s 60.

Pea based protein is often cheaper than whey protein, and if you have a mild dairy intolerance (a lot of people do, especially when taking large amounts) then pea protein may be healthier for you. You do need to take slightly more (about 20%) with pea protein and that often offsets most of the price difference. At places like Bulk Nutrients, pea protein is more than 20% cheaper.

Was about to post the same thing. It's also one of the cheapest options. I didn't like their chai. Chocolate, vanilla, coldbrew, strawberry, and choc honeycomb have all been good. Strawberry tastes exactly like a fake-strawberry milkshake 🤤

To be fair it's the only chai protein powder I've used, and I usually drink chai tea without sugar. I might just not like it as a protein shake flavour in general

You mentioned pea protein, are you vegan? I used to be for over a decade and I only ever found one company that made decent vegan protein powder (bulk nutrients in Australia). If you’re not vegan, try whey protein. My experience is that generally as a rule vegan protein powders fall down on texture and taste in a huge way.

Vital is good if you want a flavoured protein powder that's a little less sweet than most. I switched to Bulk Nutrients because it's cheaper and I've come around to the sweeter flavour, though unfortunately it makes me use a little less because I can't tolerate too much.