BCAA 5000 Powder (Optimum Nutrition)

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Optimum Nutrition's Instantized BCAA 5000 Powder provides a 5000 mg blend of the three Branched Chain Amino Acids (L-Valine, L-Leucine and L-Isoleucine) in every serving. The Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAA's), so named because of their unique branched chemical structure, are essential in that the body cannot make them from other compounds. In recent times, these amino acids have been investigated for their potential anticatabolic (preventing muscle breakdown) and anabolic (muscle building) effects.

Average user rating from: 125 users


Overall rating		4.1
Fat loss (1 rating)		5.0
Anti-catabolic (4 ratings)		5.0
Endurance (1 rating)		0.5
Texture (6 ratings)		3.5
Muscle gain (11 ratings)		5.0
Strength (3 ratings)		3.5
Physical energy (4 ratings)		5.0
Recovery ability (17 ratings)		4.7
Taste (99 ratings)		3.1
Mixes well (23 ratings)		4.8
Value for money (26 ratings)		3.8
Ingredient profile (2 ratings)		5.0

Reported side effects (adverse events)


Nausea or vomiting	1 user (1%)
Shakes	1 user (1%)
Upset stomach	2 users (2%)

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Taste		mixability=9 taste (unflavored)=4 :(
Mixes well		mixability=9 taste (unflavored)=4 :(


Taste		Anyway the taste is horrible , need to cover with something else otherwise you can't really drink this product with water ahah !


Endurance		I don't feel fatigued later on or soreness the next day.
Recovery ability		This really helps my recovery time after my workouts.


Taste		The unflavored version literally tastes like vomit.
Taste		I even tried putting just half a serving in my protein shake, which is one of the best tasting things I make with all the stuff I put in it, and it completely ruined it.


Recovery ability		a must for faster recovery from heavy sets, mixes well with shakes or water.
Mixes well		a must for faster recovery from heavy sets, mixes well with shakes or water.


Taste		wow! i've tried BCAA once, and it had an awful disgusting taste ...
Taste		but this one .. you know, white powder became an orange juice !!!! perfect taste, easy mixing, and ON quality.


Taste		A lot of horrible reviews about the unflavored variety.
Taste		I have the unflavored and do not mind it at all.
Taste		I usually just mix it with water and my unflavored creatine and I don't mind it at all! Would definitely recommend this product!


Texture		Although the unflavored taste slightly resembles chalk,
Texture		it's not like actually eating chalk (Don't ask me how I know this.), and I don't want to have to ingest and process 5g worth of sugar, "flavoring" and coloring per scoop in the flavored versions.
Recovery ability		I no longer wanted to be sore for a whole week after my chest workouts, and BCAA 5000 has been a significant factor in my muscle development and even more so in my recovery.
Recovery ability		I'm brutal on myself in the gym, and with BCAA 5000 I recover faster than I ever have in the past.
Taste		Although the unflavored taste slightly resembles chalk,
Taste		it's not like actually eating chalk (Don't ask me how I know this.), and I don't want to have to ingest and process 5g worth of sugar, "flavoring" and coloring per scoop in the flavored versions.
Taste		Because the BCAA 5000 slightly compromises the taste of my protein shake, I down the BCAAs alone with water.


Anti-catabolic		I am cutting so this has helped with preserving my hard earned muscle.
Physical energy		As for effectiveness, I have noticed less soreness and more energy at the gym.
Taste		Wanted the pure product so I bought the unflavored , I read a lot of negative review on the taste and they ain't lying.
Taste		But this is unflavored which means flavor was not added, so the taste is what pure bcaa taste like ( flavorless is what most people are looking for based on reviews) I did not want to be taking 10g of a product to get 5g of bcaa hence my unflavored choice and i also don't care much for sweet stuff.


Taste		I actually like that it is unflavored so that it doesn't add or takeaway from my protein shake flavor.


Taste		Great BCAA, mixes well, and doesnt have strong flavoring so its really easy to mask.
Mixes well		Great BCAA, mixes well, and doesnt have strong flavoring so its really easy to mask.


Texture		but the unflavored taste like chalk.
Texture		I've tried mixing with over thing including protein shake, home made fruit smoothies and some how I can still taste the chalk like taste.
Texture		Unless someone has a way they can mix it and not notice the taste of "chalk"
Taste		DO NOT get unflavored!.
Taste		but the unflavored taste like chalk.
Taste		I've tried mixing with over thing including protein shake, home made fruit smoothies and some how I can still taste the chalk like taste.
Taste		Just steer clear of the unflavored one.
Taste		Unless someone has a way they can mix it and not notice the taste of "chalk"


Taste		I like the unflavored version because I can mix it with any flavored Protein and it does not "clash" flavor wise.


Taste		but the flavor is sour.
Taste		When I add it to anything it just ruins the flavor so I am forced to mix it with water to drink it apart as if it was medicine and then I have the protein shake.

Upset stomach	Product upset my stomach, didn't feel as effective as some of the other BCAAs I've tried.


Taste		It's a BCAA, so there's not much of a way to know it's "effectiveness", but...it mixes pretty well, and the flavor wasn't too bad.
Taste		I think with a BCAA, all you can ask for is a good taste (I've tasted better/I've tasted worse), and good and fast dissolving mixability (I've seen better/I've seen worse), so this is a solid BCAA in my opinion.
Mixes well		It's a BCAA, so there's not much of a way to know it's "effectiveness", but...it mixes pretty well, and the flavor wasn't too bad.
Mixes well		I think with a BCAA, all you can ask for is a good taste (I've tasted better/I've tasted worse), and good and fast dissolving mixability (I've seen better/I've seen worse), so this is a solid BCAA in my opinion.


Texture		I used a pineapple mango smoothie mix and it was delicious!
Taste		So many negative reviews on taste.
Taste		I used a pineapple mango smoothie mix and it was delicious!
Taste		but make sure with a strong flavor.


Taste		Taste isn't that good, I got used to it... does what it says


Taste		I have only tried the unflavored product once, since the order it came in arrived less than an hour ago.
Taste		Instead, it is about the flavor.
Taste		When reading reviews over the unflavored product prior to purchasing, I saw many comments about the poor flavor of the product.
Taste		however, the unflavored product tastes, in fact, the way commercial fish flakes (the stuff you feed your goldfish) smells.

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