Whey Protein Concentrate

For context: I hate artificial sweeteners (the taste in particular) and pretty much any additives such as seed oils. With that in mind, I was looking for a quality whey product with minimum ingredients but still cheap. I found nutricost brand unflavored whey concentrate, which fits both criteria quite nicely. But what's weird is when I tried it with just milk, it heavily reminded me of the taste of non-dairy coffee creamer. Didn't taste bad or like chemicals/medicine but that was a bit of a shocker, although I wonder how much it was affected by my bias thinking it should taste 'clean and smooth'. Also interesting how different people using different brands have such a stark variety of experiences. Makes me wonder about supplement companies scamming and adding stuff like flour. A Google search did say that this brand passed independent studies.

Was looking for a clean product of high purity/percent of protein per weight while being less costly than average. Just so happens that unflavored is the way to achieve that AND the brand I got has an enjoyable taste. Only thing is that it doesn't completely mix into solution

It's the one I mentioned in OP it reminded me of generally bad coffee creamer, but not in a bad way lol. It kinda just tastes like extra thick milk to me with a very slight hint of cheese

Am I too late? Also your post link isn’t working. 2 cent into the pot, Nutricost usually. Its really cheap to bulk buy and has all the usual stuff, I think similar formula to Wellah’s as far as labels are concerned. Its just really easy to put it into food, yk? Pancakes, waffles, any sweet breakfast food really cos it’s not chalky or too sweet. Linking the [strawberry milkshake flavour](https://ScopeHive.github.io/ventryx/?q=1TLR7M1102) here for a little oomph factor. Idk if it helps now that you’ve committed to one, stick to one brand for at least a month or so to figure out if it’s actually getting absorbed before switching up, ta!

Nutricost whey concentrate… because it’s cheap

I just buy the nutricost whey protein concentrate. Sometimes I put it in coffee, sometimes water, and sometimes if I am short calories for the day its like 2 ounces half and half 30 ounces water and 2 scoops (50g protein total) of the whey powder. One scoop is like 130 calories / 25g protein depending flavor.

not all protein powders are created equal tbh, the things that actually matter are protein per serving (at least 20-25g), the calorie to protein ratio, and how many servings u get per bag yk. some powders contain fillers and sugars which throws off the macros ngl. taste and aftertaste is also a biggie esp for bulk smoothies, some powders have a rlly chalky or artificial aftertaste that makes it hard to stay consistent imo. optimum nutrition gold standard is a solid rec. for something with a decent protein ratio and good flavor, something like [this nutricost one](https://dk5cnflyn7mcb.cloudfront.net/?q=reddit.FAQNode371/looking_for_a_good_p) is a rlly good option for the price. also, always check the ingredient list for artificial sweeteners esp if u're sensitive to them tbh.