
Optimum Nutrition
Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder
Trusted brand, great taste; but price hikes and quality dips.

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Unflavoured just means there's no flavour added to it, it's just the natural flavour of the whey. Tasting notes vary hugely between people, they have sample packs so you can just try a bunch without committing to a bag. The Canadian Protein ones I tried 2 years ago were New Zealand Whey concentrate, New Zealand Whey isolate, whey protein isolate, hydrolysed whey protein isolate, premium whey blend, premium whey isolate, egg white protein powder. Some were absolutely vile (to me, plenty of other people don't mind the taste), others almost disappeared if you mixed them into hot chocolate or a smoothie. From my tasting notes, the hydrolysed whey and premium whey isolate disappeared the best in chocolate milk. New Zealand Whey and whey isolate worked basically fine mixed with lemonade. The other combinations had varying levels of milky/chalky/vomity/weird taste to me but that's very individual.
I found the regular whey protein isolate and premium whey isolate to be pretty similar when mixed in water, the regular had a slightly stronger weird taste that took more other stuff to mask than the premium. But the textures and ease of mixing were the same in the batches I received.
I ordered unflavored and it's pretty disgusting, but I got used to it. Maybe someone else can chime in
I almost exclusively use unflavoured unsweetened protein powder, I really like Canadian Protein (they do ship elsewhere if you are not Canadian). It's a really solid product and they have different lines for different preferences and budgets, they put really good sales on from time to time, and you can access the batch test analysis for every bag you purchase. They do also have some really yummy flavours too, I like buying their little sample packs so I can try lots of different ones without committing to a whole bag.
Yah, their prices got insane. I used to buy so much from these guys but I can’t afford to anymore
Nice post. Canadian Protein is phenomenal btw. Just wondering for your Ninja Creamis do you use whey or a different kind of protein powder?
I've used it in baking and it's surprisingly great to work with. My google research lead me to believe that I must use casein powder but nope whey is more than fine.
I bought from them years ago, loved it, but im am shocked to see their cheapest whey is now 100 bucks for 2kg.... the gold standard whey is literally cheaper

Optimum Nutrition
Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder
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