Garden of Life Sport Certified Grass Fed Clean Whey Protein Isolate, Chocolate, 23.7oz (1lb 7.7oz / 672g) Powder
3Garden of Life Sport Certified Grass Fed Clean Whey Protein Isolate, Chocolate, 23.7oz (1lb 7.7oz / 672g) Powder
- CLEAN WHEY PROTEIN: Truly Grass Fed Certified, Non-GMO Project Verified, Gluten free, Soy free, NSF Certified for Sport and Informed-Choice for Sport Certified, with No added hormones, No antibiotics, No added sugars
- POST WORKOUT RECOVERY: Our Garden of Life Sports Whey Protein Isolate helps you refuels & repair muscles after a hard workout with 24g Grass Fed Whey, 4g Glutamine and over 6g BCAA amino acids
- IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPORT: This protein shake supports your immune system during a taxing training regimen or dieting cycle
- CHOCOLATE PROTEIN POWDER: Our whey isolate protein powder helps reduce recovery time after a workout, helping you get back to training faster
- PROTEIN FOR A LEAN BODY: This protein powder for men and women can be used within an hour after a workout or throughout the day to combat hunger and improve satiety
Certified Grass Fed Whey is designed to refuel and repair muscles. Intensive training and exercise breaks down muscle tissue and then the body repairs and rebuilds to make them stronger. Our premium quality, clean Certified Grass Fed Whey is not only free of hormones and antibiotics, but we are also very proud to have the ONLY Non- GMO Project Verified Whey. Due to these third-party certifications, Certified Grass Fed Whey is also NSF Certified for Sport and Informed-Choice for Sport Certified.
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Anonymous
Very potent Flavor. Digests well.,
1) It includes ingredients other than whey protein. It uses milk protein in addition to whey protein (the 2 are different). The ratio is 85% Whey Isolate, 15% Milk Protein.
For those new to using whey protein, there are 2 types. Whey Concentrate is the original structure of whey and includes a small amount of carbohydrate sugar and fat (around 1-2 gram each). Whey Isolate is the filter forms of whey concentrate which has the sugar and fat removed. Isolate is essentially pure protein.
2) Garden of Life Whey contains filler ingredients that make the drink a little thicker than a 100% whey protein drink would be. For anyone who has had 100% whey concentrate or 100% whey isolate, they know that the powder mixes into water to create a cloudy white drink that feels a lot like water. Whey does not make the water thick. Garden of Life added different types of plant fiber, plant gum and plant lecithan to thicken the drink. Garden of Life’s way is not very thick – it’s about the same feel as low fat milk. However it’s noticeable thicker than than 100% whey would be.
The big question is, how do these filler ingredients affect digestion? The Garden of Life Whey does digest more slowly than both forms of 100% Whey (Isolate digests faster than concentrate). The feeling in the stomach is not heavy like a plant protein drink would be. But it is heavier than 100% whey. As a result, the Garden of Life Whey gives more of a feeling of being satiated / full. My thoughts: For someone wanting a pre-workout or mid-workout drink, stick with 100% Whey Isolate. For a post-workout drink…. if you want the fastest protein absorption, stick to 100% Whey Isolate; if you want to feel full to help you make it to your next meal, then this Garden of Life whey would work for you.
These filler ingredients are Organic Tapioca Fiber (IMO), Organic Gum Acacia, Sunflower Lecithin
3) It tastes very sweet. Garden of Life put some sweeteners in this Whey so it won’t takes like Whey. I think it tastes more like a fake-flavored milk shake. People with typical America taste buds will likely enjoy the fake vanilla or chocolate flavoring. I tested both flavors. 100% Whey tastes like unsweet, very diluted milk. This Garden of Life Whey taste is bold. The sweeteners used are: Organic Erythritol, Sea Salt, Organic Stevia Extract (leaf)
The first time I drank this Garden of Life Whey, I was overpowered by the flavor. I don’t eat sweets or any “Standard American Foods”. I eat whole organic foods with minimal natural sugars. Most of my carbs come from vegetable fiber. So this Garden of Life drink nearly knocked me over. However I wanted to give this drink a fair go…. and after 2 days my tastes buds adjusted. The drink was still the sweatest thing on my menu by far, but I wasn’t overpowered by it. It was still very sweet tasting for me.
I don’t think that most people will be overpowered like I was. Most people eat sugary foods throughout the day. For the common shopper, this Garden of Life Whey will likely be appreciated and help them to stay away from more harmful sweet foods.
My Final Thoughts
I plan on continuing to use this container until it’s empty. I doubt I’ll buy another container in the future. I have been using 100% Whey Isolate and 100% Whey Concentrate (no fillers, no sweeteners, grass-fed cows) for years and enjoy the somewhat bland taste. I do not have digestion difficulties with the Garden of Life Whey but I do recognize that my stomach feels Garden of Life’s Whey more… and I prefer to not feel my Whey before or during a workout. I also want the best absorption and I practice simple food combining in my diet. For these reasons, I’ll keep this Garden of Life Whey off my menu. However I can recommend it to others who don’t have such a fine-tuned diet or strict personal preferences. If you like vanilla or chocolate milk shakes, you’ll really like this Garden of Life Whey.
Anonymous
but it says bcaaâs and glutamine and I like that. If you can trust the label,
Anonymous
Love the product, but don’t subscribe,