NOW Foods Pea Protein 24g Unflavored Powder, 7-Pound

This product contains 24 g of protein per serving, has no additives or fillers or sugars. In fact, the only ingredient is yellow pea protein isolate. As such, it doesn’t taste great. It doesn’t taste bad, but it’s a little bit like sawdust. I don’t mind it at all because it does the job and I can down it really quickly. However, my doctor recently told me I needed to take vitamin c with my iron pill to help it absorb. So I’ve started mixing a half a cup of orange juice into this (protein powder, water, orange juice) and it’s simply delightful! I recommend this if you’re looking for something efficient, vegan, with no crappy sugars or flavorings or fillers added.

Easy to mix, taste is neutral and can be mixed with additives, good stuff

I wanted to make scrambled eggs with Egg White Powder and it worked. Tastes good too. I have not tried mixing just Egg White Powder with plain Water yet. I just assumed that it would not work, but I might be wrong so I definitely need to try that in the future. My current recipe is five tablespoons of NOW Egg White Powder mixed thoroughly with 1/2 teaspoons of Psyllium Husk Powder, 1/4 teaspoons of Cream of Tartar, a pinch of Baking Powder, and one cup of Water. Cream of Tartar makes the eggs sour, so I definitely would not use more than 1/4 teaspoons. I am still unsure what ingredients I need or don’t need, but this recipe works for me. If I modify the recipe later on, I will update this review. UPDATE: Just the Egg White Powder mixed with Water works.

I’ll start off this review with a startling and unbelievable statement—I’m a bodybuilding Vegan. It’s been almost ten years since I climbed over the piles of rotting meat and dairy products, and I haven’t looked back since my blood pressure dropped to 115/75 and cholesterol level plummeted seventy points to 150. Triglycerides? A double-digit number. Not bad for a 60 year-old who eats tofu and vegetables, benches 225, squats a ridiculous 500lbs. and doesn’t indulge in dangerous experiments with needles.

Was it easy to make this transformation? No. The food choices available from the start were limited, at least until I did the research. NOW Foods Sports Nutrition has not only made this transition easier with a few mouse clicks, it’s given other Vegans what they need, inexpensive quality protein and carbohydrates. This product, Pea Protein, is what it says, an easily-digested protein from peas, and I’ll use anywhere from 50-100g a day, depending on my routine. It works fantastic. Not bad for one ingredient.

You may have noticed I mentioned NOW also makes a carbohydrate supplement. It’s called Carbo Gain. But why mention it here? As many have seen, there are way, waaaay too many one-star reviews for this protein product mixing bad and tasting like chalk. I believe one person declared in dramatic fashion “IT’S SOOOOOOOOOOO BAD. So, so, so bad” and concluded it’s mixability was “0/10”.

It’s described as unflavored. It’s not going to knock you off your feet like a great-tasting Vegan pizza. Any protein powder with no other ingredients is going to taste like chalk. What they need is a little help. One day—in-a-hurry-to-get-to-work act of desperation—I tossed ½ cup of this pea protein into a 48oz. container half-full of distilled water along with ½ cup of Carbo Gain. To my surprise—once covered—it mixed completely with some energetic shaking and—Wow!—the chalky taste disappeared. Not bad for a complete bodybuilding shake. I’ve also tried this with filtered tap water, and it still mixed without problems—I believe distilled makes it smoother and taste better, but it’s not necessary.

Try this recipe with some creatine powder tossed in and it will still mix without problems. You can’t beat it for the overall cost, convenience and the 500lb squats you’ll get out of it. Ok, you’ll have to work on the last part yourself.

Have fun!

Excelente proteína, sin sabores artificiales.
Desafortunadamente, está muy escasa en México, pero la super recomiendo.