Vega

Essential Protein

Vega Essential Protein

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Sentiment score69% positive
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Last updated: Jun 30, 2026

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Reddit IconAggressive-Method622
4 months ago

Premier Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter 30g and Vega Essential Protein in chocolate

Reddit IconAcrobatic_Drink_4152
10 months ago

I like Vega chocolate protein shakes. They’re made with pea protein.

Reddit Iconhappiest_hiker
4 months ago

I like Orgain for vanilla and Vega for chocolate (the Vega vanilla is a little too cake batter-y for me)

Reddit Iconshadeland
4 months ago

I've not found a protein powder that has those characteristics. You'll either dissolve into water and have some clumpyness, or you use a blender to get it mixed well. My go-to is Vega chocolate protein powder. They have some other flavors too. It's not great, but (to me at least) it's not gross. Clumpy but I'm wiling to deal with it over washing a blender. I don't drink it for fun, I drink it for the 30 grams of protein I get.

Reddit Icondrumveg
6 months ago

Such a frustrating process with no good solutions as NSF and Clean Project both recommend products that are either loaded with fillers and thus lower actual protein vs cost ratio. Clean Label Project recommends only one plant based product (KompleX) and of course it's sold out on their website and Amazon. NSF recommends Vega and Thorne. Vega is organic BUT only the flavored versions. Thorne not organic, cost prohibitive for daily use. Also very concerned how much lead I've been consuming from my daily pea and previous soy protein smoothies for the past 25 years. As a 9 year vegan, 30 year vegetarian, I only get about 30-40 grams of protein a day, which is definitely low for running 3 miles daily and weight lifting.

Reddit IconFragrant-Duty-9015
9 months ago

I realized recently I’ve been using Vega for almost 20 years and that makes me feel so so old lol. I currently have 3 different formulations in my kitchen.

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