
Optimum Nutrition
Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder
Trusted all-rounder, but price hikes and quality decline concern.

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i take muscle blaze whey energy 2kg mango flavour around 3600-3800 on amazon. i recommend
Muscle blaze offers 33 servings and 24g protein in each, at 2000-2050 but unflavoured, other one is nakpro gold its good cause its a blend of concentrate and isolate. It has 28 or 29 servings ig and 25g in each. It costed me 1740. The cheapest is jan aushadhi at 1350. It gives 24g in each and 30 servings
MyProtein Impact unflavoured whey - I find this suits me best without bloating or random bubbly feeling in my gut. I’ve tried MuscleBlaze (Chocolate) and The Whole Truth (unflavoured) in the past - both of these were okay but mildly affected my gut. OP, also saw your comment on water intake. Make sure to increase it gradually throughout the day, and not suddenly jumping to 3L.
Not worth it. If 4 people split it it's 5.5k (for 5kg per head) per head, you're better off buying MuscleBlaze 5kg for 5k. You're saving 500 and getting better quality than this. Absolutely no upside.
MuscleBlaze recently had a super good deal. 5LB tub for $65?? iirc. Previously I was using 10lbs bag Mutant Whey from Ultimate Sup for $150 like that (imo very worth it). Usually I go for ON, but ON prices haven't been kind lately..
Don't buy any products at LAC.. they're expensive AF.. only rookies will go there. Look up Shopee/Lazada etc, sometimes they have sales which can help with further saving. I used to frequent ON whey, but then recently the price increased by quite a bit which doesn't look favourable to me anymore. Used to be able to get the 5lbs tub for $75-80, now with discounts it's around $110-115 ish. Another brand I'd recommend is MuscleBlaze whey, during sales a 5lbs tub could drop to around $65-70. Despite being an Indian brand, they're actually lab tested by US & UK, so it's safe to go and it helped me with bloating as well. Avoid getting from myprotein, they usually jack up their prices, after applying discount codes you're basically paying for their original retail prices (lol).
If you've drank ON before.. I'd say they're sweeter by around 1.5x but they cause bloating for me so I had to switch back to ON/MuscleBlaze. The taste isn't that great either.. you'll get sick of it after awhile.. because it lacks the depth of flavour, like the chocolate doesn't really taste like chocolate..
For a mild, chocolate-milk-like taste, Optimum Nutrition Double Rich Chocolate is a pretty safe pick not too sweet and mixes smoothly. MuscleBlaze Rich Chocolate and Nutrabay Whey are also decent if you want something simple and not overpowering. Taste is subjective, so I usually just check recent flavour reviews and prices online before ordering. https://fitwithfuel.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/best-whey-protein-powders-under-%e2%82%b92000-in-india/

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