After seeing countless recommendations online, especially from Ninja Creami users, I ordered multiple PEScience flavors: Gourmet Vanilla, Cookies & Cream, Strawberry Cheesecake, Cake Pop, and Frosted Sugar Cookie.
I honestly feel like I wasted my money. Before anyone says I got a bad batch, all products were within date and I tried them both as shakes and in the Ninja Creami.
My issues:
Extremely artificial flavoring
Strong lingering aftertaste
Grainy texture compared to other protein powders I’ve used
Every flavor tasted almost identical with only minor differences
What surprised me most is that the flavors all seemed to share the same overpowering artificial sweetness. I’m not someone who normally complains about things being too sweet, and I regularly drink protein shakes. But this wasn’t “dessert sweet” or “ice cream sweet.” It was an artificial sweetness that stuck around long after every sip or bite.
For comparison, my go to Creami recipe is incredibly simple:
400 mL Fairlife Fat Free Milk
2 scoops Premier Protein Vanilla Whey
That’s it. It comes out thick, creamy, and tastes significantly better to me than any of the PEScience flavors I tried. I bought PEScience expecting a premium product because of the price and the overwhelming praise online. Instead, I’d personally rate it about a 3/10 and would not recommend it.
If you’re thinking about buying it because of all the online hype, I’d strongly suggest trying a sample first. I wish I had done that before spending over $100.
Curious if anyone else had the same experience, or if I’m just in the minority here.
For a plain protein shake I like Nurri vanilla. It’s also amazing combined with an Olipop root beer because it tastes like a float for only a few more calories. My go to breakfast is cafe latte or caramel premier shake with espresso cold brew from Stok.
I really like having it as iced coffee in the morning. I use the premier protein cafe latte flavor (the only good one IMO) with ice, zero sugar whip cream/caramel. It’s so good and literally just tastes like coffee to me. 160 calories 30 G protein I believe 0 sugar and maybe 5 carbs. I know you’re not on a diet but just wanted to break down the quality of the protein. I also like dannon light and fit yogurt, it’s 80 cal and 12 G protein. I sometimes dip strawberries or pretzels in it or top with nuts and seeds
BillionareLevi
