Which protein is the best bang for your buck? A study...

[wood.aaronj]

Okay, so there's been 1,000 threads on here by people trying to save a buck and wondering which protein is the best for the least amount of money or whether Myofusion is really way more expensive than ON or whatever.

Each company's protien is different...tastes different, has different macros, is priced different, and uses a different sized scoop. Some people break things down into the price per serving, but the protein in each serving is different from brand to brand...some are as low as 18-20, and some as high as 60. So I thought the best way to break down cost effectiveness was to find out how many grams of protein per dollar of cost each brand offers. I did this with many of the leading brands and top sellers from BB.com, and hopefully it's helpful.

It breaks down like this...

Column 1 - brand name
Column 2 - grams of protein per tub (using 5 lbs. tubs for each brand, or the closest thing to it if the brand doesn't have exactly 5 lbs. tubs i.e. BSN)
Column 3 - price for said 5 lbs. tub
Column 4 - grams of protein per dollar spent

ON 100% Whey 1848g $42.99 43g/$1
ON Nitro-Core 1344g $43.99 31g/$1
ON Pro Complex 1680g $56.95 29g/$1
ON Hydro-Whey 1200g $54.99 22g/$1
BSN Syntha-6 1144g $39.99 29g/$1
Gaspari Myofusion 1575g $38.99 40g/$1
Cytosport Muscle Milk 1024g $49.95 21g/$1
Cytosport Monster Milk 1200g $64.99 18g/$1
MuscleTech Nitro-Tech 1400g $49.95 28g/$1
Dymatize Gourmet Protein 1752g $32.98 53g/$1
All The Whey Protein Blend 1760g $34.99 50g/$1
XF UP Whey 1633g $44.99 36g/$1
Universal Ultra Whey Pro 1694g $38.99 43g/$1
LG Sciences Lipotropic 2291g $29.99 76g/$1

I bolded the Top 6...I know this doesn't account for whether you want more isolate or concentrate or if you want a pure whey product or a blend, or if you want creatine in your whey, or flavor, or whatever else...but based purely on price of a 5 lbs. (give or take) tub of protein, those were the Top 6.

I was really surprised that despite the hate for ON Hydro-Whey and people complaining about its price, it's still cheaper than Muscle Milk which people buy left and right...

Discuss

[UWBodybuilding]

I like it

[indy440]

nice work, plus rep

[haiz69]

Cool stuff. I love me some Myofusion.

[wood.aaronj]

Glad you guys are liking it

[lovehasrisen]

I like ON 100% whey and Myofusion, heard some good reviews on XF up

[wood.aaronj]

Pg. 1 bump

[dekd]

XF can be found for like 35$.. Just thought I'd throw that in there

[wood.aaronj]

XF can be found for like 35$.. Just thought I'd throw that in there

Was using all BB.com prices to keep it even

[obesebeast]

no Muscle Gauge Nutrition? just rebranded ATW

[IrishCannon]

LG Sciences Lipotropic 5.05lb (2291g) $29.99 76.3g/$1



New flavors are delicious and selling extremely well.

[cxm]

I have had many proteins

Best bang for your buck is a protein product that you can sip and like/love the taste.

Good flavoring = consistent on keeping your protein intake for goals

My vote goes to

-Ultra Peptide Whey from Xtreme Formulations
-Myofusion from Gaspari Nutrition

Both excellent tasting proteins, but different flavoring for variety.

[kincaid82]

LG Sciences Lipotropic 5.05lb (2291g) $29.99 76.3g/$1



New flavors are delicious and selling extremely well.

out of the 5lb, but i have gone through 3 5lbs tubs of the choc, very solid taste, and mixability.

[deafbrah]

MGN all the way

[IrishCannon]

out of the 5lb, but i have gone through 3 5lbs tubs of the choc, very solid taste, and mixability.

Glad you enjoyed it! - I'm actually really getting into the Vanilla. I'm not much for flavoring my coffee, but when I make iced coffee, I now put in about 1/2sc of LP and it adds some AMAZING flavor to it!

[obesebeast]

^I actually miss your old gemma based lipo, I really enjoyed the chocolate. I've gone through 2 tubs of the new blend, not as thick and a few more carbs, but still an amazing deal. I'll definitely be picking up choco pb, heard bb.com will carry it in a few days.

[IrishCannon]

^I actually miss your old gemma based lipo, I really enjoyed the chocolate. I've gone through 2 tubs of the new blend, not as thick and a few more carbs, but still an amazing deal. I'll definitely be picking up choco pb, heard bb.com will carry it in a few days.

It's delicious! Had some today.

[wood.aaronj]

It's delicious! Had some today.

Added LG to this list...I know I left some out, but I was trying to stick close to the list of top sellers, and then threw in some others. I was looking at throwing in LG, MusclePharm, and Nutrex but I was tired of using the calculator

[John_Ford]

Okay, so there's been 1,000 threads on here by people trying to save a buck and wondering which protein is the best for the least amount of money or whether Myofusion is really way more expensive than ON or whatever.

I was really surprised that despite the hate for ON Hydro-Whey and people complaining about its price, it's still cheaper than Muscle Milk which people buy left and right...

Probably the best protein for the least amount of money would be an average steak on the charcoal grill in the backyard. That's REAL time-released protein.

Muscle Milk makes me sick because of all the MCTs that don't need to be in it. Apparently, adding medium chain triglyceride fats to a protein powder makes the manufacturing process pretty expensive. John Parillo is rolling in his grave--the frickin' guy ain't even dead yet!

I like Isopure and Supro protein, but I don't use them anymore.

In 2000, I experimented with a low-dalton hydrolyzed protein. I wasn't impressed.

From my experience, a trainee doesn't need a protein powder if they're eating enough good food. With a beanpole hardgainer, I usually recommend a weight gainer with a decent amount of protein in it, or drinking a lot of extra milk or soy milk daily.

Oh, and let's not kid ourselves, nearly all protein powders make you gassy.

I don't know about you, but most chicks don't like a guy who smells like a wet dog stuck in a methane factory.

[SEAviator]

How about scivation whey?

[wood.aaronj]

How about scivation whey?

I wanted to add them but they only made a 2 and a 10 lbs. option...I figured 5 pounders were what most people buy and I wanted to do an apples to apples comparison.

[SEAviator]

So based on your conclusion, which one do you recommend? Based on quality and price...

[wood.aaronj]

So based on your conclusion, which one do you recommend? Based on quality and price...

Well I didn't make this to give my opinion on which one is best but of the 6 proteins in bold, I've used the ON 100%, Myofusion, and All The Way, and I would recommend either Myofusion or All The Whey.

[user98511001541]

Nice!

[carvalho_jay]

thanks bud really helps shoulda looked at this before haha but i still picked up some myofusion

[marcusd]

Nice to see someone finally break it down like this

[user98511001541]

Probably the best protein for the least amount of money would be an average steak on the charcoal grill in the backyard. That's REAL time-released protein.

Muscle Milk makes me sick because of all the MCTs that don't need to be in it. Apparently, adding medium chain triglyceride fats to a protein powder makes the manufacturing process pretty expensive. John Parillo is rolling in his grave--the frickin' guy ain't even dead yet!

I like Isopure and Supro protein, but I don't use them anymore.

In 2000, I experimented with a low-dalton hydrolyzed protein. I wasn't impressed.

From my experience, a trainee doesn't need a protein powder if they're eating enough good food. With a beanpole hardgainer, I usually recommend a weight gainer with a decent amount of protein in it, or drinking a lot of extra milk or soy milk daily.

Oh, and let's not kid ourselves, nearly all protein powders make you gassy.

I don't know about you, but most chicks don't like a guy who smells like a wet dog stuck in a methane factory.

i think you should give a tub of myofusion a try --- sounds like you got fed up with all the crappy proteins from yesterday, and have missed out on the significant increase in digestion, mixabilty, taste and overall quality that has come to the market in the last few years.

thanks bud really helps shoulda looked at this before haha but i still picked up some myofusion

myofusion is still an amazing deal when you think of the formula and taste --- its the only protein i use and i couldnt be more satisfied

well until banana comes out

[deepfat]

Just got a fresh 5lb tub of Myofusion strawberry cream and All The Whey cupcake batter.

I'm deployed to the middle east and got it in 5 DAYS. Unbelieveable. BB.com does rule.

[Starkk]

myofusion is still an amazing deal when you think of the formula and taste --- its the only protein i use and i couldnt be more satisfied

well until banana comes out

/\ Yeah, hurry up with that banana, will ya?

I have an open 5lb tub of every flavor but vanilla being rocked right now and need to add one more...

[deepfat]

/\ Yeah, hurry up with that banana, will ya?

I have an open 5lb tub of every flavor but vanilla being rocked right now and need to add one more...

I'll be going exclusively to Myofusion. I have chocolate peanut butter and strawberry. The flavors on both are amazing. I used to slam my protein shakes now I tend to sip Myofusion.

It tastes that good.