Looking for best whey protein (isolate/concentrate combo) for the price?

[john10960]

Kind of on a budget now. Looking for suggestions. Thanks!

 

[Rad83]

Equate (Walmart brand) Isolate was just under 20 bucks for 22 servings of 30grams.
Mixed smooth and tasted good enough for me, but I’m not that picky…..

There’s some good threads on this…look for suggestions by TheSolution

 

[LeanEngineer]

On a per serving cost stand point ON 100% Gold Standard Whey always is on the top of the list imo. I agree TheSolution always has a laundry list of different protein powder options to choose from though.

 

[Carnivorecon]

I can't speak to the quality of the actual protein itself, I'm no expert, but amazon's own brand Amfit has been great for me, i got 5lbs of vanilla for £26 and some change. The taste is great IMO, texture and mixing is good too. For me there was nothing to not like about it especially value wise.

P.s. that's whey concentrate
P.p.s. add a shot of coffee to that vanilla whey and you've got a nice lunchtime pick me up

 

[Carnivorecon]

Also pbn choc hazelnut whey concentrate i got for £14 per kilo, again this was good mixing and tasty. Budget is the main concern for me so i always look for the most reasonable value whey concentrate that isn't so cheap it's guaranteed to be bland cement. Amazons been brilliant for getting decent whey at a good price for me. If i had more funds i would spend more though, optimums gold standard rocky road was delicious last time i had it!

 

[Carnivorecon]

I only just read the title properly and realised everything i said is moot as you want whey blend, my bad

 

[LondonerTWBULLY]

muscletech mass tech extreme 2000
bought a 22lb tub of it and it is huge for £75

 

[poison]

Rule1 has 20% off today. 10lbs for $112.

 

[The Solution]

Favorite protein powder - AnabolicMinds.com

Just like the title states. I'm looking to order Some protein.. it's been a while. So if you have a favorite brand and flavor I'm looking for suggestions. but no strawberry flavor please.. open to pretty much everything else. This will be used during the day/evening most likely at work...

anabolicminds.com

 

[johnny412]

muscletech mass tech extreme 2000
bought a 22lb tub of it and it is huge for £75
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thats not really a whey protein product at all tho is it?

 

[LondonerTWBULLY]

thats not really a whey protein product at all tho is it?

63g of whey protein per serving but also has vitamins bcaa and 10g creatine.
I think it’s the best shake I’ve ever bought I’m not on any gear and putting on decent size With it.

 

[Smont]

63g of whey protein per serving but also has vitamins bcaa and 10g creatine.
I think it’s the best shake I’ve ever bought I’m not on any gear and putting on decent size With it.

That stuff is super expensive, a 7lb tub is only 6 servings, a 22lb tub is only 20 servings. It's about 4-5x the price of a regular whey product per serving

 

[Smont]

Six star makes a cheap protein powder, it's 32gm protein per serving, $25 and if you live near a Walgreens they often have it on sale for $19.99

 

[The Solution]

Six star makes a cheap protein powder, it's 32gm protein per serving, $25 and if you live near a Walgreens they often have it on sale for $19.99

Would love to see a 3rd party test on these walgreen and walmart products........

 

[Smont]

Would love to see a 3rd party test on these walgreen and walmart products........

Six star is made by muscle tech.......

 

[Smont]

Technically it's owned by iovate health sciences which is the company behind muscle tech, but there protein powder comes from the exact same place, the difference is in flavor profiles and added ingredients. Same quality of whey

 

[johnny412]

63g of whey protein per serving but also has vitamins bcaa and 10g creatine.
I think it’s the best shake I’ve ever bought I’m not on any gear and putting on decent size With it.

and tons of carbs. its a mass gainer not a whey protein product at all......

 

[johnny412]

Six star makes a cheap protein powder, it's 32gm protein per serving, $25 and if you live near a Walgreens they often have it on sale for $19.99

smont idk if you have had 6 star but it is NASTY AF!!! gritty like sand...

 

[Smont]

smont idk if you have had 6 star but it is NASTY AF!!! gritty like sand...

 

[Smont]

smont idk if you have had 6 star but it is NASTY AF!!! gritty like sand...

I used the cookies and cream flavored one all the time and I like it a lot, I also almost always use a ninja blender for my shakes so it's never gritty. But I also don't find it that gritty if gritty at all with just a regular Shaker with a blender ball

 

[Smont]

Also the op is looking for cost efficiency here, beggars can't be choosers

 

[johnny412]

Also the op is looking for cost efficiency here, beggars can't be choosers

rite

 

[johnny412]

Also the op is looking for cost efficiency here, beggars can't be choosers

what do you use?

 

[Smont]

what do you use?

Food lol.

I usually have a jug of that six star, a jug of a vegan protein powder that's a berry flavor and one more of the high quality protein powders that's a really good flavor of my choosing. But I use them mostly to make other foods, like pudding, ice cream ect, or mix into my oats. I only drink shakes if I'm in a rush or I need calories and I'm not hungry. I perfer to eat my calories vs. Drink them

If I had a little more time on my hands I would probably just eat all real food and never use protein powder

 

[johnny412]

Food lol.

I usually have a jug of that six star, a jug of a vegan protein powder that's a berry flavor and one more of the high quality protein powders that's a really good flavor of my choosing. But I use them mostly to make other foods, like pudding, ice cream ect, or mix into my oats. I only drink shakes if I'm in a rush or I need calories and I'm not hungry. I perfer to eat my calories vs. Drink them

If I had a little more time on my hands I would probably just eat all real food and never use protein powder

years ago before protein prices went crazy you could get a 5 lb bag of eas whey for $22! miss those days!

 

[Smont]

If you're on a budget, protein powder should be off the list you should just buy real food

 

[The Solution]

Technically it's owned by iovate health sciences which is the company behind muscle tech, but there protein powder comes from the exact same place, the difference is in flavor profiles and added ingredients. Same quality of whey

And lets look in the past about MuscleTech for a brief moment

Muscletech Lawsuit: Company pays 2.5 million dollars

The Muscletech lawsuit involves this company paying 2.5 million dollars to settle a claim that they were using protein spiking ingredients.

proteinfactory.com

Iovate Amino Acid Spiking Class Action (Settled from 2015)

URGENT! MuscleTech and Iovate have settled a class action lawsuit worth $2.5 million, but you have until February 8th to claim up to $300 back! HURRY!

blog.priceplow.com

Protein Products by Lovate Class Action Settlement | Class Action Rebates

The offending “spiked” products:
MuscleTech

• MuscleTech MassTech Performance Series
• MuscleTech MassTech
• MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Performance Series
• MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series
• MuscleTech Phase8 Performance Series
• MuscleTech Anabolic Halo Performance Series
• MuscleTech Nitro Isolate 65 Pro Series

Six Star

• Six Star Whey Protein Plus Elite Series
• Six Star Whey Protein Plus Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Whey Protein Isolate Elite Series
• Six Star Whey Protein Isolate Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Casein Elite Series
• Six Star Casein Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Muscle Building Milkshake Elite Series
• Six Star Muscle Building Milkshake Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Mass Gainer Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Recovery Protein Elite Series
• Six Star 100% Whey Isolate Protein Gel
• Six Star Protein Bars

EPIQ

• EPIQ Isolate
• EPIQ Gainer

fuel: one

• fuelone Complex-1

I'd reconsider.
Just because you are on a budget doesn't always mean the cheapest = the best product to buy. You may want to think twice.

 

[Smont]

All old issues that are resolved, they haven't had problems in years that I'm aware of. So no I don't feel the need to reconsider, and honestly protein powder makes up a small irrelevant part of my diet anyway most of the time

 

[Smont]

And lets look in the past about MuscleTech for a brief moment

Muscletech Lawsuit: Company pays 2.5 million dollars

The Muscletech lawsuit involves this company paying 2.5 million dollars to settle a claim that they were using protein spiking ingredients.

proteinfactory.com

Iovate Amino Acid Spiking Class Action (Settled from 2015)

URGENT! MuscleTech and Iovate have settled a class action lawsuit worth $2.5 million, but you have until February 8th to claim up to $300 back! HURRY!

blog.priceplow.com

Protein Products by Lovate Class Action Settlement | Class Action Rebates

The offending “spiked” products:
MuscleTech

• MuscleTech MassTech Performance Series
• MuscleTech MassTech
• MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Performance Series
• MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series
• MuscleTech Phase8 Performance Series
• MuscleTech Anabolic Halo Performance Series
• MuscleTech Nitro Isolate 65 Pro Series

Six Star

• Six Star Whey Protein Plus Elite Series
• Six Star Whey Protein Plus Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Whey Protein Isolate Elite Series
• Six Star Whey Protein Isolate Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Casein Elite Series
• Six Star Casein Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Muscle Building Milkshake Elite Series
• Six Star Muscle Building Milkshake Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Mass Gainer Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Recovery Protein Elite Series
• Six Star 100% Whey Isolate Protein Gel
• Six Star Protein Bars

EPIQ

• EPIQ Isolate
• EPIQ Gainer

fuel: one

• fuelone Complex-1

I'd reconsider.
Just because you are on a budget doesn't always mean the cheapest = the best product to buy. You may want to think twice.

I'm also not trying to push this product or something. It's a cheap crappy protein powder that I feel gets the job done. That's about it, if no1 wants to use it then fine don't use it.

If the op had said, can someone tell me the best tasting high quality protein powder I would have gave a completely different answer

 

[johnny412]

And lets look in the past about MuscleTech for a brief moment

Muscletech Lawsuit: Company pays 2.5 million dollars

The Muscletech lawsuit involves this company paying 2.5 million dollars to settle a claim that they were using protein spiking ingredients.

proteinfactory.com

Iovate Amino Acid Spiking Class Action (Settled from 2015)

URGENT! MuscleTech and Iovate have settled a class action lawsuit worth $2.5 million, but you have until February 8th to claim up to $300 back! HURRY!

blog.priceplow.com

Protein Products by Lovate Class Action Settlement | Class Action Rebates

The offending “spiked” products:
MuscleTech

• MuscleTech MassTech Performance Series
• MuscleTech MassTech
• MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Performance Series
• MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Hardcore Pro Series
• MuscleTech Phase8 Performance Series
• MuscleTech Anabolic Halo Performance Series
• MuscleTech Nitro Isolate 65 Pro Series

Six Star

• Six Star Whey Protein Plus Elite Series
• Six Star Whey Protein Plus Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Whey Protein Isolate Elite Series
• Six Star Whey Protein Isolate Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Casein Elite Series
• Six Star Casein Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Muscle Building Milkshake Elite Series
• Six Star Muscle Building Milkshake Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Mass Gainer Professional Strength Elite Series
• Six Star Recovery Protein Elite Series
• Six Star 100% Whey Isolate Protein Gel
• Six Star Protein Bars

EPIQ

• EPIQ Isolate
• EPIQ Gainer

fuel: one

• fuelone Complex-1

I'd reconsider.
Just because you are on a budget doesn't always mean the cheapest = the best product to buy. You may want to think twice.

pretty sure its spiked with sand lol

 

[johnny412]

All old issues that are resolved, they haven't had problems in years that I'm aware of. So no I don't feel the need to reconsider, and honestly protein powder makes up a small irrelevant part of my diet anyway most of the time

to be fair i havent tried it in years

 

[Young Gotti]

I always just recommend on whey, it’s not my favorite, I don’t think it’s the cheapest you’ll find but it’s a good balance between quality and price

they should have a flavor for everyone

another option would be myprotein

 

[Smont]

to be fair i havent tried it in years

Its crappy tasting on its own mixed in water, I blend it into fairlife milk and then usually use that to make puddings and ice creams or flavor my oats. So I'm altering the product quite a bit to change the taste every time I use it.

I'm not a protein powder or supplement expert, I have my list of things that I feel are very important and I spend money for high quality on those things, high quality food, high quality vitamins and minerals. I feel like protein powder and stuff like that is insignificant in the big scheme of things when it comes to reaching my goals. If I had to make protein powder a staple in my diet then I absolutely would opt for something I trusted to be unquestionably high quality and taste amazing

 

[Kronic]

I do ON, but I think myprotein has a better price ratio. been a while since I checked.

 

[totalpackage]

I do ON, but I think myprotein has a better price ratio. been a while since I checked.

MY Protein use to be good especially when they had 3-2lb bags for $30 deal but they haven't
had a good deal like that in over a year and their prices have gone up. I stick to finding protein
deals on Supplement Hunt and sometimes DPS has some good deals also once in a while All Star
Health will drastically discount a protein powder when it's 3 months from the expiration date.

 

[Carnivorecon]

MY Protein use to be good especially when they had 3-2lb bags for $30 deal but they haven't
had a good deal like that in over a year and their prices have gone up. I stick to finding protein
deals on Supplement Hunt and sometimes DPS has some good deals also once in a while All Star
Health will drastically discount a protein powder when it's 3 months from the expiration date.

My protein seem to use the sofa company model of sales promotion, they always have a sale and it only brings the product down the price it should be anyway, to buy anytime not in a sale would be madness, at least on the UK site

 

[totalpackage]

My protein seem to use the sofa company model of sales promotion, they always have a sale and it only brings the product down the price it should be anyway, to buy anytime not in a sale would be madness, at least on the UK site

Totally agree that's why I ONLY shopped with them when I was getting their Impact Whey
for $10 for 2lbs, Citrulline Malate for a little under $10, and their casein protein for $25
for 5lbs but I haven't seen those deals anymore so I haven't shopped with them for over
a year.

 

[Kronic]

anyone have a good recommendation for whey without sucralose? preferably stevia or real sugar/honey.

it looks like ON natural is stevia and sugar. anyone tried this recent version? I remember the old ON natural wasn't so great.

I see chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla on their site now

 

[BCseacow83]

Rule 1, Insane Whey, Body Strong. For my personal reasons to hell with ON and their owners Glanbia.