100% Whey Protein Gold Standard (5 lb)
100% Whey Protein Gold Standard (5 lb)

Manufacturer: Optimum Nutrition

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  1.  08-27-2012  07:47 PM
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    5 out of 5 rating for 100% Whey Protein Gold Standard (5 lb)


    This is the best balance of price mixabilty taste and complete profile of any whey I've come across.

  2.  08-28-2012  04:19 AM
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    I've used several of them and didn't like any. To be honest I think ON Gold standard is disgusting. Their old whey was much better. I'm done with ON Gold standard.

  3.  08-30-2012  08:39 AM
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    5 out of 5 rating for 100% Whey Protein Gold Standard (5 lb)


    This has been my go to protein for some time now. I really like that it's affordable but still top notch. I'm quite a big fan of the taste! Beats the competition!

  4.  08-30-2012  10:00 AM
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    3 out of 5 rating for 100% Whey Protein Gold Standard (5 lb)


    ON 100% Gold Standard is a very popular brand of protein. In terms of market share, I'm sure it's basically between ON 100% Gold Standard and BSN Syntha-6. In a vacuum, ON's protein is a whey blend of whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, and whey. Basically, it means this sits between a whey protein isolate and a whey protein concentrate in terms of quality. As such, its amino profile is pretty standard but slightly better than the competition cutting their whey with soy protein.

    On the other hand, there are definitely problems with this protein worth mentioning. The main one is their flavoring. I have tried chocolate, vanilla, and cookies and cream. Their chocolate flavor was a cheap, run-of-the-mill type flavoring, whereas the other two were anywhere from disgusting to nauseating. No protein is good enough to warrant such poor flavoring. In addition, this protein mixes very poorly, and in my experience is the worst, EAS protein being the worst.

    O/N 100% Gold Standard benefits from its popularity and is available at almost any supplement store, and being a decent quality protein it is often a go-to for many. I like that it has few carbs and fats, an important thing to me, so I would chose it over Syntha-6, for instance. But the flavor is bad, and honestly it's not competitively priced, so if someone has the alternative, I would shop online for other options.

  5.  08-31-2012  09:04 PM
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    This used to be to my go to protein, best flavors are cake batter and rocky road. I had no issues with the protein, but have switched to muscle pharm due to price.

  6.  09-01-2012  12:56 AM
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    5/5


    I have tried tons of different brands of whey protein.
    Not one compares to this when it comes to taste or price! Additives are minuscule. Great stuff right here.

  7.  09-01-2012  12:09 PM
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    All and all with every powder i have used none really work wonders.I use this because of the number of flavors but stick to van/choc witch goes with anything.

  8.  10-07-2012  12:30 PM
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    5/5


    THE BEST! BEST TASTE! Just wish it was a bit less expensive but still the best imo.

  9.  10-09-2012  12:41 PM
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    5/5


    Made of mostly whey isolate its great. Ive tasted most flavors and havent had a bad one. They mix extremely easy as well.

  10.  10-12-2012  03:12 PM
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    Originally Posted by xFRACTION
    Made of mostly whey isolate its great. Ive tasted most flavors and havent had a bad one. They mix extremely easy as well.
    Whey isolate, yes but probably ion exchange isolate, they don't mention anything about the type of whey isolate they use.

  11.  11-04-2012  05:41 PM
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    I really enjoy this product and it also makes great protein pancakes too

    5 out of 5

  12.  11-04-2012  05:46 PM
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    It really is the "gold standard" by comparison as a basis. It's an easy go-to protein when you're searching around and a decent fallback. I stopped using it a few years back when i saw how much heavy metal concentration was in the formula - since then they changed it but it's not as good! Some flavors are better than others.

    All said and done: consider your options but for what it's worth it's whey protein. It does what it's supposed to do.
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  13.  11-04-2012  05:49 PM
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    5/5


    I really enjoy this product and it also makes great protein pancakes too

    5 out of 5

  14.  11-07-2012  05:27 PM
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    This stuff makes me want to throw up!!

  15.  11-08-2012  06:44 AM
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    Stuff works great. Does what it is supposed to do!

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    4/5


    This review is based off of a sample sent to me from ON.

    Flavor: 5/5 Stars. Tastes like a mixture of Honey Maid graham crackers and gingerbread cookies. It's not overwhelmingly sweet, but definitely isn't something I could drink everyday.

    Mixability: 4/5 Stars. I mixed the full-serving sample with 8oz of skim milk in a blender bottle. There were no clumps, but it was a little gritty.

  17.  03-27-2013  07:00 AM
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    As I said before personally I don't like this protein and will not buy it again. Tried different flavors and liked none of the.

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