100% Whey Protein Gold Standard (Optimum Nutrition)

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Average user rating from: 22 users

Overall rating		3.7
Low dependence (1 rating)		5.0
Pump (4 ratings)		2.8
Aggression (3 ratings)		2.7
Digestive aid (2 ratings)		3.8
Muscle gain (19 ratings)		3.9
Strength (11 ratings)		3.6
Taste (22 ratings)		4.0
Mixes well (22 ratings)		4.1
Safety (13 ratings)		4.8
Suppressed appetite (1 rating)		4.0
Increased appetite (4 ratings)		2.0
Recovery ability (14 ratings)		3.9
Anti-catabolic (10 ratings)		4.5
Stamina (1 rating)		3.5
Immune system enhancer (1 rating)		4.0
Low side effects (17 ratings)		4.5
Physical energy (8 ratings)		3.3
Value for money (21 ratings)		4.0
Ingredient profile (1 rating)		4.5

Reported side effects (adverse events)

Upset stomach	1 user (5%)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Friday, 25 July 2008

Written by JCorginalbdass - Top 50 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		4.7
Muscle gain		5.0
Strength		4.0
Taste		4.0
Mixes well		5.0
Safety		5.0
Anti-catabolic		5.0
Low side effects		5.0
Value for money		5.0

Listen, this is hands down the best protein blend on the market. I have used three flavors. Double-rich chocolate is the best. It tastes just like a chocloate milk shake. You cannot even tell that you are drinking protein. Vanilla is great, too, and mixes well with fruit added to it. I was not a big fan of strawberry-banana. It tasted similar to Pepto-Bismol. It mixes well, tastes great, and is nice and thick, even in water. It has an excellent ingredient profile. I did not experience any bloating or gas, which is unusual for a protein blend. I also enjoy that it is low in sugar, fat, and cholesterol. The good thing about ON is that there are so many flavors that virtually everyone can find something that they like.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Written by punksurfer024 - Top 10 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		5.0
Taste		5.0
Mixes well		5.0
Low side effects		5.0
Value for money		5.0

I have tried many different flavors of this protein just to name a few: strawberry, banana, strawberry banana, chocolate, chocolate mint, vanilla, rocky road, etc. All the flavors have tasted great and ive used somewhere in the area of about 50 pounds of this protein to date. It is by far my favorite tasting protein and will always be a staple in my supplements. I have heard many people have digestive problems after using this product but i believe this is only due to lactose intolerance. Personally i have had no issues with digestion of this product at all. Only problem i have ever had was with the packaging of one of the 10 pound bags ripping a bit. I lost about 5 scoops worth of protein while transfering it over to some old 5 pound containers and notified ON about this problem, they promptly sent out 10 one scoop packets to me to remedy situation. again very pleased with this company and this product!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Friday, 30 May 2008

Written by ponshoe - Top 5 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		4.8
Taste		4.0
Mixes well		5.0
Anti-catabolic		5.0
Value for money		5.0

How to not review this Whey protein, basically the most popular one who almost every one has take it before. I remember those days when ON Whey was a cheap common brand like any other but from nothing, Optimum jumped to be one of the best and won the BB.com Best Protein title and that gave it some edge, now Optimum must be a staple.

Mixability: 10/10 I never had ANY problem with mixability, its one of the few Whey proteins that i can mix as said in the label, with a spoon and glass and just stir it. Consistency its liquid due to the fact that there is Isolate as primary rather than any other kind of protein.

Ingredient Profile: 10/10 For a Whey blend, its the best i've seen, its low carb with 24g of protein, which is a high amount taking in fact that its an Isolate-Concentrate blend, with only 120 cals aprox.

Taste: 8/10 Almost all their flavors are good, maybe there are some that arent such good as others but all are decent. My favorite by far is Rocky Road, a bit sweet for many.

Price: 9/10 All whey prices gone up, there's nothing that we can do about it, so taking care about all the prices at the moment, the one with ON its one of the best because of its quality ingredient profile.

Highly recommend it, a staple Whey protein, for whether cutting or bulking or just to reach protein daily intake.

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful

Saturday, 29 March 2008

Written by mrkdrt - Top 10 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		4.3
Muscle gain		4.0
Taste		4.0
Mixes well		5.0
Safety		5.0
Suppressed appetite		4.0
Recovery ability		3.0
Anti-catabolic		4.5
Immune system enhancer		4.0
Low side effects		5.0
Physical energy		4.0
Value for money		5.0

I bought the Vanilla Ice Cream flavor of this protein, and it was pretty good. The vanilla flavor wasn’t very strong, but I enjoyed that as it wouldn’t overpower other flavors I would add into shakes like fruit, etc. If you shake or blend this product it mixes like a dream, it will mix well stirring, but takes a little more effort. It’s a great protein source for any person with any goal really, IMO. The amount of servings you get makes this product very economical. $75 dollars for 160 servings at 24g protein each is a great deal! The serving size is quite small though (not much powder) so it wouldn’t probably be the best for a meal replacement or something like that. I found it tasted best with less liquid, so the amount would not be enough for me to not be hungry (if that were my goal). IMO, ON has high quality and tasty product here, for a great price. Definitely worth the try, will likely become a staple.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Monday, 24 March 2008

Written by phrozen5100 - Top 5 reviewer - View all my reviews

Overall rating		3.2
Taste		3.5
Mixes well		4.0
Value for money		2.0

Ah yes, the famous ON 100% Whey. I've tried many different protein powders, so my review is not that of some supplement newbie who has just snatched this up and declared its supremacy over the wheys untested. With that being said...

Taste - I've tried all the basic flavors. Vanilla Ice Cream tasted like complete and utter crap. Rocky Road was decent and had a nice texture. Strawberry was actually quite good, probably the best of the lot which I've tried. Chocolate was nothing out of the ordinary.

I'll give credit where credit is due here. ON has an amazing variety of flavors available (see www.bodybuilding.com). I'd say ON rivals Cytosport's Muscle Milk as far as flavor variety goes. The variety alone gives this a higher score in the 'taste' category.

Ease of Mixing - This behaves as you would come to expect from a protein based primarily off of isolate. No worries about clumping or anything of that sort here. Milk and water solubility are both good.

Value - Once hailed as the king of budget proteins, ON Whey has plummeted to the Nitrotech value level. In addition to the most recent price hikes due to increased raw cost, ON also has further price hikes planned to take full advantage of their tremendous following. Yes, this makes sense from a business standpoint, but it is an insult to the same budget-minded consumers responsible for the great success of this product.

On a positive note, ON is a solid company quality-wise, and will likely continue with its high quality standards. This protein also has a very good nutrition profile.

In summary, this protein is simply not worth buying given its relatively poor value. The variety of flavors is certainly tantalizing, but a little more money will also buy you a quality pure isolate. Just like any supplement, it's important to ignore the hype and actually analyze the value of the product.

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