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Optimum Nutrition: 100% Whey Gold Standard

The Ingredients

If you take a look at the macronutrient breakdown of the product, you begin to see why it's so popular. Comprised of three forms of protein - isolate, concentrate, and peptides.

It also contains amino acids (which are enzymes to help breaks down protein), including three of the most essential BCAAs (Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine), in addition to other desirable ingredients such as glutamine.

If all that sounds like a lot of unknown ingredients, it's everything you'd want to find in high-quality protein blend.

Taste and Texture

Gold Standard Whey comes in 16 different flavors, most of which are alright but nothing to get you too excited about.

The chocolate flavor is a good choice, but I would stay away from vanilla.

With a little shaking the powder dissolves quickly, so you'll avoid those odd sideways looks you get after too many shakes.

The dissolved consistency is good meaning you won't find any lumps. You might see a little froth if you went all out at the shaker stage.

It digests well, so I was able to carry on about my day without feeling like I was about to blow a deadly protein fart upon my unsuspecting work colleagues.

Value For Money

It's a little more expensive than some other bargain brands you'll come across.

BUT, the reason it's made the top three is because the brand contains Whey protein isolate (pure protein) as its primary ingredient.

In addition to pure protein, it has lots other stuff that you'd usually find yourself paying extra for.

One of the best things about the product is the lack of pointless fluffy marketing. Just like Ronseal "it does exactly what it says on the tin."

MyProtein: Impact Whey

You're in the kitchen concocting your good night blend when all of a sudden your pins give way.

You're too weak to slither your way to the bedroom, so you'll be spending the night on the kitchen floor.

It's alright though because you know you have a comfy place to rest your head for the night!

The Ingredients

MyProtein's product has been ranked "Grade A" by independent testers Labdoor for both quality and value. Labdoor are the number one protein police, so you know what they're saying is legit. 

Taste And Texture

The great thing about the MyProtein range is the vast array of flavors available. You can get anything from completely unflavored (good for cooking) to wacky stuff like "Cinnamon Roll" and "Rocky Road."

Be careful though. Different flavors have different macronutrient profiles. For example, the plain flavor has 100 calories per scoop, but alternative flavors nutritional value can vary by up to 15%.

Like with all proteins brands choosing strange flavors is a risk.

On the one hand, I've had "Chocolate Mint," which tasted like little droplets of heaven.

And I've also had "Natural Strawberry" which tasted about as natural as John Travolta's hairline.

It's all subjective though so give them a try and see which ones you like most.

Value For Money

Value for money is where MyProtein beats all competition. Their stuff is far cheaper than anything else on the market. 

The reason for this is because of their business model.

They're a huge company and can buy in bulk. They use unfussy buckets of ingredients and use even simpler packaging than Optimum Nutrition (hard to believe).

What's more, they always have promotions, and special discounts so keep an eye out for those as well.