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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Taste		i love the mocha flavor.
Taste		it taste just like water down mocha (12-16oz of water) and it mixes well too.
Mixes well		it taste just like water down mocha (12-16oz of water) and it mixes well too.
Value for money		but the prices are at least up to $100 and for this you're getting half the price.
Value for money		its value is beyond compare.


Texture		This review is for one scoop of whey in 8 oz of water in a shaker cup without any additional supplements (creatine, beta alanine, ect.) as they change the flavor and consistency.
Texture		The powder itself has a different consistency than other ON whey proteins, it's more...powdery if that makes any sense,
Texture		It's like sweetened vanilla milk with a similar consistency.
Taste		This review is for one scoop of whey in 8 oz of water in a shaker cup without any additional supplements (creatine, beta alanine, ect.) as they change the flavor and consistency.
Taste		The chocolate is excellent (I thought it was hard to mess up chocolate flavor,
Taste		but it wasn't for me and it didn't really mix well with other flavors as the banana was overpowering.
Taste		It's a very light flavor.
Taste		It would mix well with about anything I would think because the flavor is so light.
Taste		Only downside is with such light flavor that if you mix in creatine, beta alanine, citrulline malate, glutamine, ect.
Taste		I would suggest something with a stronger flavor profile if you intend to mix in other sups.
Mixes well		but still mixes just as well as any other.
Mixes well		Mixes great with other proteins like my chocolate casein to make chocolate cake batter!
Mixes well		I'd compare it closely to lightly, lightly sweet milk when mixed with 8 oz of water.
Ingredient profile		I would suggest something with a stronger flavor profile if you intend to mix in other sups.


Taste		Mixes well in any liquid, and ensures that there's enough taste to combat any post-workout stack that involves the bitter monohydrate creatine!
Mixes well		Mixes well in any liquid, and ensures that there's enough taste to combat any post-workout stack that involves the bitter monohydrate creatine!


Texture		No other product provides this level of quality, and consistency.
Ingredient profile		Key ingredients without all of the fillers.


Muscle gain		started gaining muscle within no time .
Taste		this is amazing tastes extremely good with milk and works really well too .


Taste		The flavor is week and thin, not bad though.
Taste		Maybe people like more subtle flavor,
Taste		but I felt I needed to balance out some of the incredible reviews for a average tasting product.
Ingredient profile		Also, if you look at the ingredients, they basically add non dairy creamer to this.
Ingredient profile		Not my idea of top quality ingredients.


Taste		Tasted good with almond milk.
Taste		Mixed well and had no aftertaste.


Taste		but a really disappointing flavor, and the mixability is bad (a lot of clumps, feels like drinking water with pieces of artificially disgusting Strawberry chunks).
Taste		I definitely tried other flavors from ON and enjoyed them relatively speaking to a lot of sub 50$ powders,
Taste		but still, that flavor is horrendous.
Taste		With water, not only it is disgusting, the taste is very neutral and not strong at all, which makes it even worse.
Taste		If the taste was horrible,
Taste		forgot to add the Strawberry Banana flavor, so added it to the review, so the score is for that flavor only
Mixes well		but a really disappointing flavor, and the mixability is bad (a lot of clumps, feels like drinking water with pieces of artificially disgusting Strawberry chunks).
Value for money		Great values,


Taste		The Cake Batter flavor is THE BEST protein powder I have ever tried.


Muscle gain		Worth paying the extra money for the larger sizes tubs as you do get a slight discount the larger you buy.
Taste		By far the best taste and mixes very easily.
Mixes well		By far the best taste and mixes very easily.
Value for money		Worth paying the extra money for the larger sizes tubs as you do get a slight discount the larger you buy.


Taste		Decided to try a new flavour of GS this time round.
Taste		however I was a little bit disappointed with the taste, I preferred the caramel, toffee fudge flavour.


Muscle gain		I wish they offered some of the other flavors in the larger bags so I would be more prone to trying them.
Taste		To be honest, I have never once bought anything less than the 10lb (4.5kg) bag so I know little of what these unique flavors are like.
Taste		I wish they offered some of the other flavors in the larger bags so I would be more prone to trying them.
Taste		The flavors now are... ****ght.
Taste		IMHO, there are many better tasting proteins,
Value for money		It is by far one of the best proteins in terms of pricing, sourcing, quality, and reliability.


Taste		Looked around on the internet for a better tasting whey, because my older brother who's a bodybuilder recommended Kaizen and got me a 5 pound tub of it.
Taste		The taste is something I actually like!
Taste		Mix it with milk and it tastes exactly like chocolate milk!
Taste		It's exponentially better in taste coming off of Kaizen.


Taste		Works great for me, keeps me in energy for long hours, tastes great, tried other flavors too and they are all good.
Physical energy		Works great for me, keeps me in energy for long hours, tastes great, tried other flavors too and they are all good.
Physical energy		For me, keeps the energy up and keeps me in shape, I take a shaker bottle of it with me when I know I may not have my second meal for along time, tides me over for a few hours with just water if needed.


Muscle gain		This is a very good product, I have used this product for 8 month now and it is just amazing the amount of muscle gain I got (25LB).
Muscle gain		I recomande this to everyone who whant to gain muscle.
Taste		I now have a 10LB of strawberry milkshake witch I mix with 6-8oz of water and it taste exacly like a strawberry milkshake.


Taste		Been using various flavors of Optimum's Gold Standard Whey for years and seen great results.
Taste		As with most proteins, mixing a flavor with Milk, rather than water, provides the best taste experience.
Taste		The Vanilla Ice Cream flavor is fantastic for cooking recepies.


Taste		Great product i can feel the diference after the workout And the taste is much better than other products i have tried before

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