Best Protein Powders

I just the protein powder by “Just Ingredients”

Late to the party, but I've purchased several different flavors of Just Ingredients protein. Some of the flavors are really hit or miss imo. Mint Chocolate and Strawberry are my personal favs. I don't love the other chocolate flavored proteins, and I'm a chocolate girl through and through. I like the clean ingredients and some of the flavors truly are great. Try some of the sample packets to see what you like first before committing to a full bag.

I found this one online, anyone familiar with it? Just Ingredients

Just Ingredients is the best I’ve ever tried. I love mixing the Coconut Chocolate with the So Delicious coconut yogurt, it’s literally dessert to me and keeps me from eating actual chocolate. When I found this brand I was finally able to stop eating chocolate everyday and kickstarted my weight loss and health journey.

Just Ingredients Protein Powder

Vedge and Ghost are my favorites from a taste standpoint. Vedge is best overall imo.

It’s really subjective but my favorite is Ghost vegan Cinnabon at the moment. EarthChimp also has some good ones!

My subjective opinions: Ghost: great even with water Huel: ok with water, p good with (non dairy obv) milk

Ghost vegan protein is amazing

Ghost Vegan should be way higher. Y'all are sleeping on it just because of the price. Sometimes you get what you pay for Built with ×

I swear by PEScience. You can order samples for $1.50 each in almost all the flavors, but my go-to for vanilla and chocolate right now are cake pop and frosted chocolate cupcake. My parents love it too. I've got hella Creami recipes on my page (I need to update my masterpost) and since switching from the cheapest Aldi brand I can use sooo much more in a recipe without it tasting bad.

Seconding this! PEScience select is sooo good, i currently am in love with their snickerdoodle flavor for use in the creami

+1 for PEScience cake pop, but also the snickerdoodle & strawberry cheesecake slap as well

seconding this, hands down PEScience (cake pop)!

all of their flavors are good but if you do want a specific recommendation, Honey Grahams or Cinnamon Toast for Black Magic, and Cake Pop, Snickerdoodle or Strawberry Cheesecake for PEScience

I used/still use this but Transparent Labs gave me some samples and I’ve been using it ever since. Never jacked my stomach up once and it dissolves perfectly. Tastes good, too.

Transparent labs has “natural flavor” “While natural flavors must originate from plants or animals, the final product may include synthetically derived solvents and preservatives.” Not so transparent anymore huh?

If you want an established brand Transparent Labs and ISOPure are pretty good.

You’ve gotta try muscle sport flavors, they have really good flavors. Also axe and sledge and transparent labs . But they’re all a little pricier

Transparent Labs. Doesn’t have the heavy feeling and it’s not a chore to drink. Easy to put down, and I still feel like I can run a mile after.

My go-to is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey. It's pretty ubiquitous, mixes well, and has a ton of flavors. I usually go for the double rich chocolate. For recipes, I lowkey like Ghost Whey. Their flavors are kinda extra, but they blend really well into smoothies and stuff. No cashew issue with either of those, afaik. Obvi, check the ingredients yourself just to be safe. If you're open to something besides whey, Isopure is a good casein option. It's a bit thicker, but the taste is clean.

My go-to is Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey. It's pretty ubiquitous, mixes well, and has a ton of flavors. I usually go for the double rich chocolate. For recipes, I lowkey like Ghost Whey. Their flavors are kinda extra, but they blend really well into smoothies and stuff. No cashew issue with either of those, afaik. Obvi, check the ingredients yourself just to be safe. If you're open to something besides whey, Isopure is a good casein option. It's a bit thicker, but the taste is clean.

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey is the unassuming yet unbeatable choice. Sure, it’s not the flashiest tub on the shelf—your fitness-obsessed coworker has likely preached about it for years—but here’s the truth: It delivers. Twenty-four grams of protein per scoop, effortlessly smooth mixing (no gritty aftertaste), and flavors that hit the sweet spot between tasty and neutral. Chocolate? Classic. Vanilla? Adaptable. Think of it as the Levi’s jeans of protein powders—timeless, affordable ($1.50 a serving), and reliable for daily wear. Is it revolutionary? Not exactly. Ghost’s Oreo flavor tastes like a milkshake, and KOS wins plant-based hearts with its smoothness. But if you need a powder that disappears into pancake batter, fuels workouts without stomach drama, and doesn’t cost a premium? Optimum’s your workhorse. Decades of gym-goers (and my own pantry) back its consistency. It’s not sexy, but it’s the foundation you’ll keep returning to. Also check this thread:

I’ve occasionally saved time by taking my usual shake ON Gold double chocolate, with almond milk, and dumping in a cup of room temp coffee, especially if I’m on my way out, and don’t want to take two cups.

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey is really high in cholesterol compared to other protein powders. 55mg per serving. What's up with that? What's the source of all that cholesterol?

Best tasting nothing beats Ghost for me. I like Rule1 as well.

How sweet is double rich chocolate? I find if a protein is too sweet i get over it really quick and it becomes a chore to down it. Currently have Rule 1 isolate chocolate and it's a bit meh. Was looking into ON choc peanut butter , cookies and cream but I'm not really sure if they'll be too sweet.

Tried mixing hot milk with my protein shake di naman nag clumps, ang smooth nga ng texture, protein is Rule 1 choco fudge

Si rule 1 before may protein powder talaga for hot drinks. Inirder ko yung hot cocoa.. Tho di sya messy timplahin, hindi para sakin ang taste hahahaha

AHAHAHA naalala ko dati yung brand na R1 they released 2lb tubs of R1 hot or cold isolate protein. I think it was back then nung after pandemic. Masarap siya. Sana ibalik nila yun haha! Pamalit ko yun sa black coffee para preworkout ko nalang yung black coffee hehe.

Everyone is sleeping on Sprouts vegan protein, chocolate is my favorite, but all flavors are good, and I believe they’re the cheapest, it’s like $1.10 per shake

If you've got a Sprouts near you, the Sprouts brand vegan protein has a ton of different flavors and is the cheapest per pound of any other vegan protein. Hands down my favorite taste AND it's the cheapest...

There are many poor souls out there that don’t live near a Sprouts.

Sprouts vegan protein! Clean ingredients, tastes good and blends well. Chocolate and vanilla are my go-to’s, they also have some seasonal flavors now and then

Earth Fed Muscle: 9.1 Legion: 8.6 Dymatize: 7.7 PEScience: 6.8 CBUM Raw: 7.2 Ghost: 5.3 Isopure: 3.1 Per4m: 4.2 Quest: 3.1

Ghost Peanut Butter Cereal Milk

Ghost Chips Ahoy

Ghost Cookies and Cream

Best tasting nothing beats Ghost for me. I like Rule1 as well.

Ryse jiffy peanut butter 🥜

Ryse Jet Puff Marshmallow - especially added to a fruit smoothie

Ryse Cinnamon Toast and Ryse Peanut Butter Cup

Ryse Cinnamon Toast and Ryse Peanut Butter Cup

I really like Ascent, especially the Lemon Sorbet flavor. Mixed in plain water, it tastes like really mellow lemonade. Chocolate is... Chocolate. Not too intense, not too sweet. Haven't tried the other flavors. Ascent does tend to be a bit pricier, fair warning.

I just bought ascent and love it. Was using legion previously and tried several others over the years. Ascent mixes easy, takes less liquid and taste is good on mild side. I'm using vanilla.

Love Ascent. No stomach issues, tastes good and mixes excellent.

Ascent Protein, best flavor I’ve ever had. Mix with milk and it’s straight up chocolate milk. Clean and great tasting.

Dymatize iso100 chocolate

Dymatize iso 100 has many great flavors. Their vanilla is a staple for me

Dymatize iso gourmet vanilla. Legion dark chocolate & RAW Vanilla. Simple yet great tasting flavors, great high quality brands with grass fed isolates and relatively clean ingredients.

The best I’ve had is Dymatize iso-100.

I really enjoy True Nutrition. Tastes good and fairly priced, along with other good supplements. Can use my code DYLAN15782 for a discount too.

I think something that goes unmentioned is the level of harmful heavy metals in vegan protein powder. I was doing True Nutrition for a while but I asked for their lab report and the rice powder (the better tasting part) has high levels of metals which don’t make the standards under California’s Prop 65. I pay extra for momentous protein powder now.

True Nutrition isn't in the top 20? That's shocking to me, the price difference is absolutely crazy compared to anything else.

I’ve been using True Nutrition for a while now and it’s honestly one of the best protein companies out there. Their quality is top notch and they have a massive variety of protein types and flavors to choose from. What really sets them apart is that you can actually choose your sweetener: stevia, monk fruit, or sucralose, which I’ve never seen anywhere else. My go-to flavors are Cookies & Creme, Caramel Macchiato, and Marshmallow. If you want to give them a try, you can use my code Gavin10 for 10% off your order:

I like Truvani. Pure Ingredients, nice flavor choices, available at Whole Foods.

Same!! The artificial sweetener flavor is so gross to me. Truvani’s sweetness is the mildest I’ve found so far.

I’m a big fan of Truvani’s vanilla chai flavor! It doesn’t have any gums, natural flavors, or erythritol. It’s just pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, vanilla, chai spices, and monk fruit. All their flavors have been good so far and don’t taste fake or offensive. Would highly recommend! They also sell sample packs if you want to try them all out first

I have been using Truvani (Vanilla and Vanilla Chair) for about eight months now, simply because all the ingredients are clean (and I can pronounce them all, lol). I mix it with water or coffee, and the taste is good, but I hate how gritty it is, even after shaking between sips. On a whim, I ordered and tried Ora Organic (Vanilla Chai), and I LOVE how smooth it is!!! There's no grit at all, and I didn't even have to shake between sips! I plan to order a single serving of plain vanilla and chocolate. This is my new go-to Vegan protein powder for sure!

Orgain. I like creamy chocolate fudge.

Loved Orgain but wish they didn’t use Erythritol.

Orgain (currently on sale too!).

I like Orgain Simple. They only sell this online though. Clean ingredients and taste is good.

Naked brand tests for heavy metals.

I also like the Naked brand of protein powders unflavored - gives a lot of control without the extra additives or artificial sweeteners sometimes found in other flavored ones - and I even add the whey to my morning oatmeal to make it a bit more sustaining for the morning 😄

Naked Whey is a solid choice that won’t break the bank. It’s pure protein which is what you want to be putting in your body after a workout. The additives, flavorings, artificial sweeteners, added sugars, all that crap is just more work for your body to digest and filter through before it can actually get to the protein it needs. Buy plain, unflavored, natural, pure protein powder if possible and your body will thank you.

I fucking hate Greek yogurt. I HATE it!!! HAAAAATE!!!!! But I have it everyday…..I add blueberries and blackberries and some sort of nut (cashews normally). I can totally eat it this way. And the weird thing is, if the blueberries & blackberries are in season, when you bite in to them and the juice shoots out and mixes with the Greek yogurt it’s actually really good. (I also add 1 scoop of Naked Whey as well, no flavour, I don’t like additives, so I get a little extra protein as well.)