The ULTIMATE Vegan Protein Powder Review (Top 72 Tested!)
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The ULTIMATE Vegan Protein Powder Review 2023 (Top 72 Tested!) We analyzed 72 different vegan protein powders for taste, protein percentage, BCAA content, price per serving, ingredients, heavy metals and customer service/company transparency. We did all the work for you so that you can make the most informed decision possible when buying a vegan protein based on your needs.
BREAKDOWN:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Ultimate Vegan Protein Bundle
1:46 - Scoring Overview
2:40 - Taste Test Scoring Overview
3:23 - Taste Test (In Alphabetical Order)
TEST RESULTS:
24:42 - Taste Test Results
27:59 - Protein Percentage
29:28 - BCAA Content
31:34 - Ingredients
33:06 - Heavy Metals
34:14 - Company Transparency
34:53 - Price
37:46 - Overall Winners
VEGAN PROTEIN POWDERS TESTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
1st Phorm Vegan Power Pro - Vanilla Creme
Aloha - Vanilla
Amazing Grass Plant Protein Blend - Vanilla
Ambrosia Planta Protein - Banana Maple French Toast
Bare Performance - Peanut Butter Cookie
Bare Performance - Vanilla
Beam - Peanut Butter Smoothie
Blessed - Smores
Blessed - Salted Caramel
Botanika Blends - Vanilla Cake Batter
Clean Machine - Vanilla Chai
Complement Protein
Conscious Muscle - Vanilla
Earth Chimp - Vanilla
Evolve - Vanilla
Form Performance Protein - Chocolate Peanut
Form Performance Protein - Vanilla
Garden of Life Raw Organic Protein - Vanilla
Garden of Life Sport Protein - Vanilla
Genuine Health Fermented Protein - Chocolate
Genuine Health Fermented Protein - Unsweetened and Unflavored
Genuine Health Fermented Protein - Vanilla
Ghost - Peanut Butter Cereal Milk
Huel - Salted Caramel
Huel - Vanilla Caramel
Iron Kingdom - Peanut Butter Milkshake
Isopure Plant - Vanilla
Ka’Chava - Vanilla
Kaged Muscle Plantein - Peanut Butter Cookie
KOS - Blueberry Muffin
KOS - Vanilla
Livbody - Frosted Oatmeal Cookie
Macromike - Chocolate Hazelnut Peanut Butter
Macromike - Salted Caramel Almond
MRM Veggie Elite - Chocolate Mocha
My Protein The Plant Protein - Vanilla Chai
My Protein Vegan Protein Blend - Vanilla Stevia
Naked Pea - Chocolate
No Cow - Vanilla
Now Sports Pea Protein - Vanilla
Now Sports Plant Protein Complex - Vanilla
Now Sports Pumpkin Seed Protein - Unflavored
Nutrex - Cinnamon Cookies
Nuzest Clean Lean Protein - Vanilla
Nuzest Clean Lean Protein - Wild Strawberry
Optimum Nutrition Plant Protein - Vanilla
Ora So Lean & So Clean - Vanilla
Orgain Protein + 50 Superfoods - Chocolate
Orgain Simple - Vanilla
Orgain Sport - Chocolate
Orgain Sport - Vanilla
Owyn - Dark Chocolate
Owyn - Vanilla
PEScience - Chocolate Peanut Butter
Plant Fuel Performance Protein - Vanilla
Plant Fusion - Cookies and Cream
Plant Fusion - Creamy Vanilla Bean
Plnt Protein - Chocolate
Protein Works Vegan Protein Extreme - Vanilla Creme
Redcon1 Green Beret - Vanilla
Sunwarrior Warrior Blend - Maple French Toast
Sunwarrior Warrior Blend - Vanilla
Switch Nutrition - Chocolate Sea Salt
True Nutrition Pea Protein - Toasted Coconut
Truvani - Chocolate Peanut Butter
Truvani - Vanilla
Vedge - Vanilla Ice Cream
Vega Made Simple - Vanilla
Vega Sport - Vanilla
Vegan Smart All in One - Vanilla
Vivolife Perform - Banana & Cinnamon
Vivolife Vegan Protein - Vanilla
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You re did the pricing! You guys are SOOO awesome for this! Top notch and great integrity. Thank you so much for everything that went into this video!
i can't download the bundle :ccccc
Could you cut the crappy music and just make your point?
what is the catch?
Hmmm not getting this layout sheet. Looks like a lot of work! But the Google app thing isn’t making reading this easy.
I can’t imagine the prep work needed for the production of this video. Definitely thumbs up worthy. Great job everyone!
Thank you, Diva! It's worth it to help other vegans! 🌱
Honestly I've been wanting a video like this for years! I've gone through so many flavours and can't find the right one, they all taste like cardboard and I've wasted so much money throwing out so many. Most people on YT put out videos recommending a Brand/Flavour they're generally sponsored by, so can never trust them. So yes, trying 72 flavours of protein, you've just done Gods work. Haha. Really appreciate all the efforts for making this video, can really see the work you must have put behind it! Thank you!! 🙏
Thank you so much, Milli! We're here to help vegans in as many ways as we can! 💪
So whats your favorite one @milli
Wow! What great work on this video guys! 🤗 Thanks for the info.
Wow, I stumbled across this video while looking for reviews of a certain brand. I'm so glad I did! I laughed out loud while you were taste testing. And another WOW for the work to put the bundle together. Putting your channel on my radar!
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂
Thank you guys for all the hard work you put into this video! Really came in handy
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
I thank you so much for sharing this ! I need this help buying protein powder
Omg this was so useful!! Thank you for all your effort
You're so welcome!
Love this video, appreciate all the effort out in!!!!
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it! 💪
This is awesome 😎
Thanks so much for doing this!
Thank you for watching!
Talk about committed! Good work and thanks for the testing 💪
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed this video! 🙂
Thank you so much for your honest and quite entertaining reviews.
Glad you like them! 🙂
You should also add purchase links (or affiliate) for the winners to make it easier for all
Amazing review!!! Thank you so much.
Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Great video! Thanks for doing the work for us!
Thank you for your comment and support! 😊
Just found this channel! Amazing stuff thanks for putting your bodies through this for us viewers!
We're here to help! 😁
Thanks for the very helpful video, heavy metal testing is a huge worry for me. Appreciate your due diligence. 🎉
Thank you, glad it was helpful! 😊
amazing effort here! thanks so much for this
Glad you like it! 🙂
Hi! I downloaded the selector tool, but my main thing is that I want to look at textureand I see that the taste category isn’t broken down but to be honest, I don’t really care about the flavor since I usually like to mix in no flavor with a bunch of fruits. Which one is the best for texture overall 😅
Thanks for your videos, so informative!😊
Thank you so much, glad you enjoy them! 😊
Absolutely incredible work guys thank you so much for this video
Glad you found the video helpful!! 🌱🙂
I really thanks to you all who made this amazing video. Great Job.
Our pleasure! 😊
Wow this was totally epic!! My god! Thank you SO much for the effort you all put into this!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂💚💪
this is awesome!! thank you so much
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it!
The most comprehensive review of any vegan protein powders on the internet thanks so much for this!
Thank you so much! This comment means a lot! 🙂
Such a helpful video, thank you! It would be great if more companies provided Heavy Metal testing results.
Thank you so much! 🙂
Thank you!!! I appreciate this so much!!!!
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment! 😊🌱🙏
Fantastic video!!! So helpful!
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Very helpful video thank you!
You're very welcome! 🙂
Awesome effort guys! So informative
Thank you, Paru! Glad you enjoyed!
Great video, you must have felt so full and possibly a little sick after all of those. Thank you for your hard work. I personally like form protein.
Y’all really did the damn thing! That’s dedication! Really appreciate the video.
It was A LOT of protein powder! Thank you for watching! 🙂
Thank you, SO MUCH, for doing this video. You are the true warriors.
Thank you so much for watching! Glad we could help! 😄
I've used Plant Fusion vanilla ever since your old vegan protein powder review. Still love it - but I am now excited to try some of the new top 5 powders! Thanks for the in-depth work! 💚
Awesome, so happy to hear you're enjoying the Plant Fusion, Joaquin! Let us know if you get to try any of the others! 😊
Thanks for this .. I've been looking for a powder & love the blind taste test! You guys are Champs 72 times over!
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it!
This video is so good! So informative! 🙌🏾 And quite entertaining as well. I laughed when he said the protein tasted like it came from under a boat. Lol
💚😆 Thank you so much for your kind comment, so glad you enjoyed the video!
Thanks so much for making this video!
Thank you for watching! Got a vegan protein you're using right now? 😄🌱
Awesome review! Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful! 💪🌱
Amazing video thank u so much!!!
Thank you for your support! 🙂
Very helpful video, thank you!
So glad you found the video helpful!
😄🌱
Watched the whole video! thankyou!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you guys 🥰
Thank you! 🙂
I’m just about to finish my 90 day raw vegan challenge and want to come out of it hitting the gym and building more muscle! Thanks for releasing this video!!
Awesome, you've got this! 💪
Oh dear ....
@@mimiyogini shush
Don't do raw .. if you don't wanna ruin your health
Great video very helpful
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
GREAT VIDEO!!! Thanks for taking one for the team 😂
I’ve tasted a ton of these…
But I only ever mix with water
My faves are 1)VEDGE vanilla + has great nutritional profile 👍🏼 2) OWYN chocolate 3) ORGAIN (regular) vanilla.
I’m excited to try the OPTIMUM NUTRITION 👏🏼
Thank you for watching, those are some great favorite choices!
how was the optimum nutrition?
@@ascendbmo9736 I haven’t tried it yet… I have a subscription for VEDGE that sends me 2 packs every 3 weeks 😂 I still want to try it though!
Have you tried any of the other vedge flavors? I looooove the vanilla one but wanna try the other flavors
I bought a organic plant based protein powder! It’s not bad! I am thinking on trying a different one! Any suggestions??
Really good job you guys! Thumbs up!🎉
Thank you so much! 😊
Excellent work!
Many thanks! 💚
You guys deserve medals for this one, I was starting to get queasy watching it, haha. Thank you for doing it!
Glad you enjoyed it! It was definitely a lot of protein powder! 😂
Wow!! You did AMAZING and you’re so funny! I shared this with my local gym fitness group.
Thank you for sharing this and glad you loved the video! 🙂💚
I just purchased one of the ones you say taste good I am so spoiled with Kachava Do you have any that taste similar to that?
Holy shit this is amazing THANK YOU
You are very welcome! 😄
Omg this is awesome! Would you ever do Prana on? I find they are never tested in reviews
Thank you for commenting, Monique! We'll have to keep Prana in mind for next time! 😊
love this!!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
I’m new doing plant based! I recently started! I was wondering what’s the best plant based protein out there?
Thanks for making this video. I’ve recently been using Vedge vanilla ice cream in smoothies and to make oatmeal and pancakes. It is a fine powder and blends easily. I’m looking to get a lot of protein in each day for muscle building, and this powder has made it easier. Tastes good too.
So glad you're enjoying the Vedge, Mark! 😊
@@TheVeganGym Thank you! I ordered the True Nutrition protein powder because of your review. Looking forward to getting it!
Thank you for sharing! I bought organic plant based protein powder! I’m thinking on buying a new one!
Loved this! Is there still a link to the full results?
Hi John! You can find all the details including the vegan protein powder selector in our bundle here: thevegangym.com/protein-bundle
Astounding video, thank you 🙏 😊
Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Wowee! The amount of work and effort going into this! I'm blown away! Thank you. I've been an avid sunwarrior protein powder user for over 6 years and I love baking with it.
Ooo very nice! Yes this project was definitely effort-intensive but I'm glad we did it! 😄🌱
This was a super fun and interesting video! And thank you for putting yourselves through that- I would’ve 🤮 for sure!!
There were some challenging moments! 😆
Awesome video. Subscribed.
Thank you for the kind words! 🌱😃
I really appreciate all the effort you put into this project. My ask is that you also consider if the company is cruelty-free, as that actually is what is more important to me in choosing vegan products. Thank you again for all your hard work!
Hi Sondra, we appreciate your feedback for future videos! 🙂
Great work!
Thank you! Cheers!
I would be so curious about Nutiva. I have been using that in Vanilla and really like the flavor but didn't see it tested. I tried Orgain chocolate and hated it but you seemed to like it when you tasted it. I had no clue there are over 70 different brands of plant based protein powders.
We feel very lucky we get such a great selection of plant-based protein powders! Thank you for commenting! 😊
FYI: Switch Nutrition does not have any store outlets in the United States and they charge an arm and a leg to ship here. Also, they stopped manufacturing Green Beret, which is a shame because it was my favorite.
Thank you for your comment! We tried to cover as many brands as possible for our international friends as well. 🙂
Great production 🙌
Thank you so much!!
Wow, this is so complete and thorough work, thank you so much!
Thank you! We try and be as thorough and data-driven as possible here!
Thank you thank you thank you
I've only got 1 kidney and I have about 40% function in it.
Because I don't want to lose any function I am moving to plant based, the research just screams plant protein over animal for kidney function.
I really love that your protein bundle includes info on protein and kidney health. Bless you for that.
We're here to help! 😁
@@TheVeganGym It's pretty slow going at this point but I will share my victory at this point.
In Oct 2022 I was having 3 - 4 seizures a day 5 - 6 days a week because of full on brain and body overwhelm after being told I had cancer then having the kidney removed. If I had to walk more than across the house I needed a wheelchair. I'm currently walking 2 miles a day with a walker broken up based on what I can do in the moment. I haven't had a seizure since November and really starting to feel like I got this. I'm a long way off hiking all day like I used to but I'm climbing back up from the biggest low in my life. Y'all are a huge help!
Bless you 🥳🥳🥳😘
@@victoriaangel4740 Your story is incredible. Keep at it! 💪
I mean... if your worried about kidney function the protein powder you consume shouldn't be the first thing yiu run to. A couple things you should ask yourself is, "am I obese"? "Do I drink atleast 2 liters of water a day"? And "is my diet optimal for my best function as a human"? Beef, eggs fruit and vegetables. Worry about the basics first, (the things that caused you to loose the first kidney) and then worry about things like supplements because truth be told you can meat all your protein requirements with meat and eggs ❤
@@Loha2005 Animal proteins are harder on kidney function than plant protein it's very well known in the kidney disease community and one of the first things that the nutritionist specializing in kidney function will tell you. Moving to a more plant based diet has increased my kidney function from stage 3b to stage 3a basically from 33% to 45% function.
My kidney was removed because I had a tumor large enough to rupture. It was outside my kidney and wrapped around and growing into the renal artery. What that means is it was a ticking time bomb that would have led to sudden death when it eventually took out the wall of that artery and I bleed to death before anyone knew what was wrong with me. It was a benign tumor and no one knows why it developed, but had nothing to do with weight at all.
My nephrologist suggested protein shakes to make sure I was getting enough protein to heal properly after surgery so I think I will listen to him and what is clearly working. Don't worry it means there are more animal products for you left at the store. Enjoy them.
What did you end up doing with all the protein powders? Thanks for this I've just started working out so in the market for a good protein powder
We kept all of the protein powders - we never need to shop for protein again! 😂
@@TheVeganGym so, you're going to drink the gross ones too? 😂
THE BESSSSST REVIEW EVER‼️ 🏆👏🏼❤
Glad you loved the video!! 🙂
Would recommend truvani? Just bought it and I'm really impressed with the Ingredients and how it tasted, but the heavy metal partis where I'm a little worried
Regarding Truvani heavy metals, when we reached out to them, they would not provide any 3rd party heavy metal testing Certificates of Analysis, but assured us their products were 3rd party tested and remained under the applicable regulatory limits for heavy metals.
Thank you so much for your sacrifice🥲😉 I like OWYN too. Have you tried Lean Body's Vegan Protein shake? It's not bad IMO.
We'll have to check that one out, thank you for the recommendation! 🙂
@@TheVeganGymI found another one. I just ordered it. It’s from Australia called “IGNITE PRO” from the “TNT transformation”. It’s 115 calories and 23gr of protein, 4gr carbs, 2gr of fat, 1gr of sugar.
I did the calculation and that 92 calories from protein so I’m excited to try it.
I will let you know my thoughts!
You guys are hysterical! It's been a year now, I think you should do an update 🤩
Hmm we'll see what we can do! 🙂
I have an idea for a video you should do the best vegan pre-workouts. I love your video a lot🔥
Great suggestion, thank you for watching! 😊
@@TheVeganGym That’s okay
Unlike most non-vegan protein powders that are just a thousand flavors of whey, do you think some specific plant proteins taste better than others? Or do you get the feeling that they're all pretty much the same. At least for me the nicest I've tried is almond and my least favorite is soy.
thanks dude !!
Thank YOU! 💚
cheers yo.
Love this review so helpful! I was worried about you guys because I know you previously loved KOS protein powder. But it is now currently under lawsuit for undisclosed toxins and violating California prop 65 warning. Hope y’all are safe :)
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the review! 🙂
Well done, and thank you for the effort. Honestly, I am more interested in the heavy metal content rather than taste or texture cause, in the majority of cases, it will be individually different. I prefer unflavored Plant protein powders. Pea and Pumpkin are my best, but I have no issue with Hemp or rice, even though lots of people are struggling with hemp. I combine 20g pea, 10g rice, 10g Pumpkin, 5g Hemp with 5 g Glutamine, and 5g fermented. Plant-based BCCA. Again thank you for making this video.
Glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂💪
If you haven’t tried Core Nutritionals I highly recommend them. Thank you for this video.
you should do one that includes vegan protein powders from different MLM companies
i find they actually taste pretty good
shakeology, shaklee, isagenix etc
Thank you for your comment, but we prefer not to support those companies.
This is so helpful! I have been struggling for years to find a good vegan powder ❤️
Glad you found the video helpful! Got an idea for which powder you're going to start using?
I think a big part of the nutrition component is the amount of sodium -- some of the winners scored highly in terms of clean ingredients but also have ridiculously high amounts of sodium e.g. Switch Plant Protein at 450mg per serving
To be fair after a good workout you'll need to replenish a lot of sodium so it evens out. You can lose 500mg just from one hour of working out
Thanks for this awesome review, as someone who cannot eat whey as I have an allergy. finding good vegan protein powder is very hard.
I hope you've been able to find a new protein powder here! 😊
This was so entertaining 😂 I was literally laughing all the way through 😂😂
Glad to hear it, thank you for watching! 😊
Thanks so much
Thank you! 🙂
hey, i wanted to ask, soy and pea protein have less bioavailability than whey protein, does that mean that my body will absorb lesser protein and isn't that a minus point on plant protein?
Great question! Plant-based protein sources such as corn, oats, beans, and potatoes do tend to exhibit lower digestibility than animal-based sources do. However, purified plant protein sources such as soy protein isolate, pea protein concentrate, and wheat gluten (seitan) display a digestibility that is similar to that of animal-based protein sources. Additionally, a study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition found that pea protein and whey protein have the same effect on developing muscle mass and strength. Here is the link to the study: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307635/
@TheVeganGym why didn’t you include Core Nutritionals Core Vegan protein powder?
I wish you would have tried the Orgain 50 Superfoods Vanilla Bean. It is so much better than the Chocolate Fudge and Costco has it on sale all the time
24:47 taste test results
Thank you so much for the review. I watched this while working and missed why OWYN (Chocolate) did not get to the finals? So I assume Switch would be then great for me.
Thank you, Khabib! Switch is definitely a great option. Hope you enjoy! 😊
@@TheVeganGym I just checked their website, and it's $50 only for delivery from Australia. I can't buy it in the US cheaper? What is another option for chocolate-based after Switch? ((
😂😂😂 Had to pause to say I am laughing so much at the suggestion to try if you like the flavour of melted tyres! I have almost ordered Blessed in the past but never hit that order button!
I like that you tried products from Aus!! I've had sample packs of Macro Mike and liked what I tried.
Now to see if Owyn or Form are available here.
Thank you for doing this - hope you're not put off protein powder now! 😆
It was A LOT of protein powder in one day... 😂
i cant find any reviews for the switch protein and they don’t sell it on amazon are you sure it’s good?
Hi Bryan, we loved Switch! Hope you enjoy it! 😊
@@TheVeganGym yea i got that it’s good i just can’t find it in amazon
This video deserves more likes 👍🏽
Thank you so much! 🙂
Can you do one on multivitamins?
is it true that pea/rice combo protein is better? i see some non vegan fitness guru recommend it for vegan protein.
Great question! Pea protein does have one of the best digestibility levels of plant proteins so it is one of the best plant-based protein options. Rice protein has much lower digestibility.
Vegansmart Vanilla used to be my go-to and probably will be what I return to.
Glad you have a brand you enjoy! 🙂
Thanks for showing me True Nutrition. Just checked out their site and its awesome and at a very good price.
Awesome, so glad you enjoy True Nutrition! 🙂
Whats the best vanilla you can get on amazon in USA?
Most of the protein powders featured on our video are available on Amazon! 🙂
This video is criminally underrated!!!
Thank you very much! 💚
i’m trying to find the switch nutrition protein powder but it looks slightly different on their website. is it still the same and the only thing that’s different is the packaging of the product???
It's possible they've changed their packaging since we made this video, but I'm not sure if there were any other changes to the product.
You guys are THE BEST vegan channel as far as I'm concerned.
Wow, thank you! 😄