Sports Research® Whey Protein Isolate Powder, Dutch Chocolate, 2.26lb Bag

The price is below average for protein powder for a similar dietary profile. The taste is good, may very good, but I mix it with a PB powder to add to the mystique. It blends well in water and milk with no GI upset (for me at least). Plus, each scoop has 1gm of L-leucine which I like cause I’m getting old and putting on muscle is getting harder. Would recommend for your wallet and your physique.

In my opinion it’s a quality isolate at a quality price point, I’ll keep buying this until they start raising the price point. I highly recommend it. Smooth and rich taste, mixes up quickly and smoothly

This might be the best tasting protein I've had. Mixes well. I like the added Leucine to help ensure you hit your leucine threshold. Digests well.

This is the first time I’ve tried this powder as I’ve been looking for one I like at a reasonable cost with good protein:calorie ratio. With protein being about 4cal/g, that means this is around 67% calories from protein per scoop (100/150). Much of the extra calories come from the added MCTs since fats are close to 9cal/g, but in the limited research I’ve read, the benefits of MCTs are unclear. That said, this powder is DEFINITELY rich chocolate—it mixes thick in milk (which I then pour coffee into), almost like a shake, and is about as sweet as hot chocolate made by dissolving a chocolate bar instead of using powdered mix. The flavor is good, but many will definitely find it too sweet. I use a handheld milk frother to mix mine and very rarely have any clumps unless the whole scoop dives in at one time: it is a LARGE scoop at 106cc and even my frother struggles to mix it all at once. I’ve included a comparison pic to Rival Whey’s scoop (67cc) and Optimum Nutrition Whey Isolate’s scoop (70cc) for reference. I really like the fact that this brand is transparent about being third party-tested through the Informed Sport process and it is displayed prominently on the packaging. Not every company does this step so it gives peace of mind that what is on the label is in the product: so many companies skip the is step because of costs, or if they do test, they’re secretive about who does the testing, what they test for, and what the results are and that makes me wonder if the contents actually match what’s on the label (studies have shown that some powders contain less than HALF of the claimed protein amounts). That’s not the case here, so even if this isn’t the BEST protein, the cost is reasonable (~$1 per serving when I bought it) and I definitely feel like I can trust what is in it. Honestly, the testing is why I rated it 4 stars instead of 3, because it was a little bit too sweet for me (though perfectly drinkable) and the MCTs probably contributed to the “bubble gut belches” I experienced for about 10 minutes after drinking it if I wasn’t drinking it in my coffee throughout the morning. I may buy it again in the future, but for now I’m sticking to isolates with better than 80% of their calories coming from protein.

Such a good protein powder 10/10 so good such a rich chocolate flavor and the valoréis to protein is pretty good. Keeps me daría red after workout.

The Dutch Chocolate is so delicious. I used to get the Kirkland Chocolate from Costco and loved it but it was discontinued. This might be even better.

Taste is amazing like chocolate milk, I can not taste protein powder

Best protein powder hands down. Sports Research did it right, not only with the flavor but with minimal ingredients and the added BCAA’s. I’ve used many different brands of protein powder over the years and this one is by far the best. It actually tastes like chocolate milk, has 6.9g of BCAA’s which is way better than most other brands I’ve seen and it even has 2g of fiber which is not typical in whey protein powder. Will definitely be buying this again. I think I even convinced my husband to use this one instead.

It tastes SO GOOD! It is literally tastier than most hot chocolate brands I’ve tried! It mixed very easily with milk or water, has a smooth consistency and is absolutely delicious. I’m literally looking forward to taking my protein now

too sweet

I was excited about this but then it was so sweet I couldn’t handle it. I tried it simply with water and also with yogurt … way to sweet for me and I know that the sweetener in this will eliminate the benefits of protein.

There's simply no whey it's that good... 🤓 But honestly, very tasty, I highly recommend

Flavour is on point, but the regular price is way too expensive. Its a great buy when on special. Mixes very well, good texture and not too much stevia aftertaste!