Features:

  • GOLD STANDARD 100% WHEY BLEND – 24g blended protein consisting of whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, and whey peptides to support lean muscle mass – they don’t call it the GOLD STANDARD of quality for nothing
  • OVER 5G OF BCAAS – help build lean and strong muscles with naturally occurring BCAAs
  • 3-4G CARBS, 1-3G SUGAR, AND 1-1.5G FAT, GLUTEN FREE, No Sucralose in Double Rich Chocolate Flavor
  • INSTANTIZED – improves mixability to prevent lumps and clumps
  • BANNED SUBSTANCE TESTED – highest quality control measures so you feel comfortable and safe consuming the product
  • 4 SIZES TO CHOOSE FROM – 1, 2, 5, and 10-pound options available
  • OVER 20 DECADENT FLAVORS TO CHOOSE FROM
  • ANY-TIME FORMULA – great before or after exercise, between meals, with a meal, or any time of day where you need extra protein in your nutrition
The absolute very best protein, EVER!

I've used this product and its predecessor 'Pro complex' for over 20 years. I have easily spent over $20,000 on this product over the course of time. It is the very best. I go through a 5 lb tub every 2 weeks. Double rich chocolate is my favorite because it's chocolatey but not too sweet. No aftertaste. Many of my clients prefer the exotic flavors. Product mixes extremely well. You can easily mix 2 scoops in 6-8 oz of water and the consistency will still be thin. This is a high-quality blend which is what you want. Why? Because blends digest at different rates much like a time released vitamin or time released medication would. It is also glutamine enhanced. I could go on and on but do your own research, read the label, read the ingredients, and you will still find this is the very best protein especially considering the price. Just a few side notes: for people who complain their protein gives them digestive issues: digestive issues with protein usually come due to being mixed with milk and / or being put into a blender creating air bubbles and swallowing cups of air. Never mix your protein with milk unless you know you can tolerate milk and you are okay with the added sugar. If you're going to mix protein in a blender try doing so for only a couple seconds (unless you've added ice). I usually mix my protein with instant oats, essential fatty oils, and water. In that case I mix longer and then I drink it fast before it thickens. Product can be easily mixed by stirring I prefer using a butter knife as it sticks less. Or you can mix in a shaker with just a couple shakes. Add some ice before shaking for better mixing, plus the ice helps it last longer. I've referred so many people (hundreds) to Optimum Nutrition and this product that Optimum Nutrition should be sending me this product for free. I wish!

This is for the Gold Standard 100% Whey - Double Rich Chocolate - 1 lb bag

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey, Double Rich Chocolate, 1 Pound Some background. I'm 55 years old and have not worked out since my army days in the 80s. Two years ago I had an attack of acute pancreatitis brought on by gall stones, which was fun. After spending a month in the hospital and gall bladder removal I recovered just fine. Except for the fact that any time I ate more than 6 to 10 ounces of very bland food I'd start feeling pain around my stomach and often would get very nauseous. This led me to eating lots of small meals throughout the day and way to much snacking. Over the two years I ballooned up from 185 lbs to 225 lbs. My doctor has not been able to figure out why the pain and nausea happens. They've poked. prodded, scoped every orifice, taken more blood than I honestly believe was necessary, and done every scan that they have a machine for. After finding no solution my doctor recommend I might try working out. It might help, it was very unlikely to make anything worse, and he's been wanting me to go the gym anyway. I've only been working out for 5 weeks now and taking this product for 3 weeks. And I feel great. First. The Gold Standard 100% Whey Double Chocolate tastes delicious. In milk it's just about as good as a chocolate milkshake. I have to resist the urge to drink more just for the enjoyment. In water it's not quite that good but still very tasty. Second. I only take it right after workouts which are usually 8 pm - 10 pm after work. I'm up for another 2 to 3 hours afterward and I am getting no cravings where in the past late night was my worst time for eating snacks. Third. After the first five weeks I've lost 12 lbs, feel great and look forward to the gym each day. I also so far, knock on wood, have not suffered from stomach pain or nausea in that time. I've felt the pain coming on twice at work after eating too much but after working out I've felt fine by the time I got home. In fact both times the feeling just faded unnoticed at some point during the workout. I'm still careful about what I eat but I have cautiously begun to allow myself more variety at lunch knowing I'd be heading to the gym later. I don't know how much the Gold Standard Whey is contributing to all the positive things I've listed here but I'll keep taking it. In fact I just ordered the 5lb tub. I like the flavor and look forward to having it after my workout. It has definitely cut back my late night cravings. And if it is feeding my muscles on top of that I simply don't know what more I could ask for. Simply put, I love this product and want to have it's babies.

No Sucralose in Double Rich Chocolate

Best protein on the market. For everyone saying the formula has changed... as far as the Double Rich Chocolate I've been getting for YEARS, there is no change as of a week ago (Jan-2018). No Sucralose. Just avoid flavors like Cake Batter, Ice Cream and Banana.

An honest review

I see a lot of reviews on here of people complaining how they've used this specific brand for 50 years and all of a sudden it changes and now its no good to them. Im new to this brand and to ease some others about the skeptical view of other reviews on here, i think it tastes fine. Some say its too sweet. Well you should check the ingredients first or dont expect vanilla ice cream flavor to not taste sweet.. I got vanilla and thats exactly what it tastes like. Take a tub of vanilla ice cream and melt it and drink it. This taste better than most powders ive tried and if it doesnt taste that great to you, toughen up princess. No one cares if it taste good. we are using PROTEIN powder... FOR PROTEIN.

If you like coffee... This is fing delicious!

Protein is expensive this 5lber could cost you 70 dollars at GNC for 63 cents a scoop on Amazon, thats hard to beat. I love coffee and when I have this pre workout I think my body has a placebo effect and thinks it's on caffeine, so my pump gets really fired up. All I can say is ..I wont get tired of it and with unsweetened almond coconut milk or water it taste delicious; faster to drink with water. Keep doing ya thing ON and amazon I'll be able to turn into a God with these prices and flavors.

Good stuff!

I ordered the mocha cappuccino flavor and it tastes really good mixed with soy milk or skim milk. It's not at all gritty or chalky tasting in my opinion. I have not tried it yet with water. It blends pretty smoothly when used with a Blender Bottle. The trick is to pour the milk first and put the powder on top, otherwise, it can form clumps. I use this immediately after a workout or as a meal replacement for breakfast and it definitely helps keep me full for a while. It's pretty low in sugar and low calorie (120/serving), which is impressive given the rich flavor. It's a really good value if you think about how many meals you can get out of one package. I will definitely buy this again.

Overall A Great Powder!

I’ve never tried ON’s protein powder before. The other two powders in my rotation seem a bit thicker than this one. I mix with milk though so it’s not too thin. Mocha Cappuccino definitely doesn’t taste like coffee in any way but more like sweetened milk or caramel (again, I mix with milk) but it’s not bad by any means. It’s hard to tell what one protein powder does that the other doesn’t in terms of physiology but I can say that it does seem to help me recover quicker than not taking any, and progress hasn’t been slowed or reversed. So I think it’s safe to say that it works, tastes great, and is an incredible value for the quality.

Awesome protein supplement

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard whey protein powder mixes easily with water or milk. I like the reputation ON has for purity and quality, and the calorie/protein ratio is excellent (just 120 calories/24 gram protein). I have tried 4 flavors of this, all very good, but I like the Vanilla Ice Cream flavor the best, and Chocolate Mint second best. The other two I tried I'd say it was a tie - French Vanilla Crème and Extreme Milk Chocolate, and as I mentioned those are very good too. I often like to mix this up in a large glass with half skim milk, half water, and add several ice cubes or crushed ice. Let it chill for a bit from the ice and it's delicious. I find the 5lb container to be convenient and cost-effective.

Vanilla is good, I will buy more in the future

Blends very easy when you follow the instructions and make the shake properly. I'm new to weight training and have never taken anything before working out. I would be so sore during working out that I could only do 3 sets of 10 pushups and even less with dumbbells. After taking this in combination with creatine and BCAA's. I felt as if I could workout endlessly. I ended doing 6 sets of 10 push ups and 6 sets of 10 dumbbell reps from 3 different dumbbell workouts. I don't have a bench yet but I plan on getting a bench and bench press for my home setup. But look at how my performance tripled by getting the right protein and nutrients I needed. I just woke up and I don't feel as if I did a workout at all. The flavor is good. I thought it would be a little sweeter. But that just means that there isn't a lot of sugar in the vanilla which makes it a healthy option. I added my own twist to it so it wouldn't matter anyway. I am happy with my purchase and will be shopping for more vanilla when I run low. It also digest really quickly and helped me feel full after I got done and went to sleep.

YUMMY + !

So much that is positive has been said about this product that I thought I'd mention that it tastes good. I tend to be sensitive to artificial sweeteners, but my gut is okay with this one. AARP just (Oct.'18) published an article on the diet that is essential to seniors. We're to eat protein with every meal and with our snacks. This protein, along with physical activity, will help to stave off muscle loss. Their article made good sense, so I am following their advice: eat lightly and eat protein along with enough fiber. I therefore doff my proverbial hat to a whey protein powder that tastes like a chocolate milk shake. Yes, it's yummy. I suspect that you'll like it, too.

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