100% Whey Protein Gold Standard (Optimum Nutrition)

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100% Whey Protein Gold Standard (Optimum Nutrition)

Optimum Nutrition's 100% Whey Protein contains 24 grams of protein, only 2-3 grams of carbohydrates, 1.5 grams of fat and minimal lactose, the choice of brand is clear, now to decide what flavor and size! Optimum's 100% Whey Protein comes in 1, 2 and 5 pound containers and is available in Double Rich Chocolate, Chocolate Mint, Cookies and Cream, Strawberry and Vanilla.

Average user rating from: 5185 users


Overall rating		4.0
Euphoria (3 ratings)		3.5
Concentration (1 rating)		3.5
Focus (7 ratings)		4.4
Motivation (6 ratings)		4.1
Low dependence (1 rating)		5.0
Fat loss (104 ratings)		4.9
Vascularity (3 ratings)		5.0
Pump (25 ratings)		3.7
Aggression (3 ratings)		2.7
Thermogenic effect (10 ratings)		4.1
Digestive aid (3 ratings)		4.2
Libido (1 rating)		0.5
Texture (392 ratings)		4.4
Muscle gain (385 ratings)		4.7
Strength (117 ratings)		4.4
Taste (4764 ratings)		4.5
Mixes well (1537 ratings)		4.7
Safety (20 ratings)		4.8
Suppressed appetite (25 ratings)		4.1
Increased appetite (11 ratings)		2.3
Recovery ability (221 ratings)		4.7
Anti-catabolic (35 ratings)		4.6
Endurance (39 ratings)		3.7
Immune system enhancer (8 ratings)		3.5
Low side effects (25 ratings)		4.5
Physical energy (53 ratings)		4.6
Value for money (1086 ratings)		4.5
Ingredient profile (244 ratings)		4.6

Reported side effects (adverse events)


Acne/oily skin	1 user (0%)
Diarrhea	7 users (0%)
Dizziness	1 user (0%)
Excessive sweating	1 user (0%)
Gas or bloating	32 users (1%)
Headache	3 users (0%)
Nausea or vomiting	12 users (0%)
Shakes	20 users (0%)
Upset stomach	23 users (0%)

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Muscle gain


Taste		No added BS here, just 24g of great tasting whey protein!


Suppressed appetite		I've noticed great increases in muscle by using this product and has also helped suppress my appetite by drinking this as a snack.
Value for money		This product is easy to drink, cheap, and does the job.


Taste		Great flavors and mixability, seems to be quite effective as well
Taste		Definitely a recommended protein brand, and I highly recommend Double Rick Chocolate for the most delicious shakes (
Mixes well		Great flavors and mixability, seems to be quite effective as well


Strength		I made incredible gains with it.
Taste		However, the taste is close to unbearable.


Taste		Double Rich Chocolate: + Good taste in water (haven't tried w/ milk) + Mixes very well (using shaker bottle) + Good profile, low sugar + Good value, no complaints!
Mixes well		Double Rich Chocolate: + Good taste in water (haven't tried w/ milk) + Mixes very well (using shaker bottle) + Good profile, low sugar + Good value, no complaints!
Value for money		Double Rich Chocolate: + Good taste in water (haven't tried w/ milk) + Mixes very well (using shaker bottle) + Good profile, low sugar + Good value, no complaints!
Ingredient profile		Double Rich Chocolate: + Good taste in water (haven't tried w/ milk) + Mixes very well (using shaker bottle) + Good profile, low sugar + Good value, no complaints!


Taste		The flavor is clean, not dry and "herbaly" The ease of mixing is incredible.
Taste		I dont always have a sweet tooth in the morning, and coffee is a great morning flavor.
Taste		To finish this off, I'll will say, this should not be a limited edition flavor.
Taste		I highly recommend this flavor to anyone, especially the people with a taste for that nice sweet coffee in the moring.
Mixes well		It hardly clumps to itself or the spoon.
Mixes well		But the low level of clumping with this is hardly noticable.
Value for money		I had never tried Optimum Whey Protein, just because there was cheaper stuff that seemed statistically just as good.


Taste		This taste just like a chocolate malt if used with milk and definitely helps beet cravings.
Taste		Chocolate Peanut butter actually tastes better in water than 2% milk.


Taste		Tastes good and mixes well.
Mixes well		Tastes good and mixes well.


Taste		Best tasting protein by far!
Mixes well		Also mixes really well.


Taste		The flavor is fantastic; easy to mix with nearly anything from milk, juice, coffee, water, tea, or even (if you must) soda.
Taste		Even after drinking 10 lbs of the stuff I wasn't tired of the flavor.
Mixes well		Mixes easily, shake for thirty seconds and realtively few clumps.
Mixes well		More clumps found when mixing into milk, so for that I needed a spoon in addition to my shaker bottle.
Value for money		Great protein, perfect value for money.


Texture		Mixes easy without all that clumpy chunks floating around and isn't gritty at all.
Taste		The taste is amazing with water or milk with no funny after taste.
Mixes well		Mixes easy without all that clumpy chunks floating around and isn't gritty at all.


Taste		It mixes very good, tastes great with water.
Mixes well		It mixes very good, tastes great with water.


Taste		It is tasty and mixes well.
Mixes well		It is tasty and mixes well.


Taste		the product is great....the flavour on the other hand... another story.. i think from now on im going to stick to normal chocolate vanilla strawberry etc.


Muscle gain		taste good works good i am gaining my muscle well with this product
Taste		taste good works good i am gaining my muscle well with this product


Muscle gain		The scoops are about 32grams which is smaller than other protein shakes and weight gainers I've tried(mutant mass = 1 cup = 13 g.
Value for money		But the small portions for the amount of protein make it a great value/price product.


Taste		awesome protein powder , filling and tasty you'll love the results


Taste		chocolate mint is the best tasting protein shake i have ever tried, not one of them shakes you dread taking

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