Best Vegan Protein Powder in Canada in 2024: (I Tested 17)

#1: Vega Sport

Flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Berry, Mocha

Vega Sport is likely your best option overall, especially if you don’t like ordering online. It’s not perfect, so I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for a better one.

There’s a very good chance you’ve seen Vega Sport before. It’s in a lot of grocery stores (in Toronto at least), and most major supplement stores.

While it’s expensive compared to the whey proteins that are usually next to it in the store, it’s actually a bit cheaper than average for a vegan protein powder in Canada.

That surprised me, but the numbers don’t lie.

How Does Vega Sport Taste?

While there’s a small bit of chalkiness, it’s still really good compared to most plant-based protein powders.

I’ve tried the chocolate and mocha, and both were good (mocha was my favorite of the 2 though).

How Cheap is Vega Sport?

As I’ve said, it’s priced reasonably for vegan protein powders in Canada.

However, I wanted to also mention that I’ve seen it go on fairly large sales before both online, and in certain stores (it seems like Shopper’s Drug Mart is the most common for sales in stores).

Keep an eye out for it at stores.

Does Vega Sport Completely Mix?

Of the very top options in Canada, Vega mixes slightly worse than the rest. There were 2 grams of “clumps” in the shake during my testing.

Basically, most of it will be smooth, but you’ll find yourself tasting little balls/chunks of protein powder here and there unless you mix it really well

Vega Sport’s Protein Content

This is the strongest aspect of Vega Sport to me. It scored a perfect 25 for protein content (nutrition score).

Each serving has 150 calories, and 30 grams of protein, which is 80% of calories overall. Very few plant-based protein powders anywhere have a higher proportion of protein than this.

Overall, Vega Sport tastes good, has a near-perfect protein content, and is relatively affordable for Canadians. It’s a well-balanced shake that I think most vegans would like.

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#2: Plain Nutrition Pea Protein

Best packaging and simplicity

Flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla, Plain

If I’m not testing a new protein powder, this is one of my go-to choices to order.

The biggest reasons why are:

• Great packaging – It comes in paper bags (they’re strong, no issues with breaking).
• Good bulk prices – I typically order 2 of the biggest sizes to get free shipping. It also ships pretty fast (usually 2-3 days in my experience).

How It Tastes and Mixes

While Plain Nutrition offers a line of vegan protein powders, I’ve found that some are much better than others.

I really didn’t like the “vegan blend” that combines multiple types of protein sources when I tried it.

Nowadays I stick to the chocolate pea protein. The taste is good (not the best I’ve tried, but decent) and it mixes fairly well.

Ingredients and Nutrition

In the chocolate pea protein, the ingredient list is:

Organic Pea Protein, Natural Plant-Based Chocolate Flavour, Organic Cocoa, Stevia, Sea Salt

That’s a nice minimal list, and is a good option for those who are looking for organic ingredients.

Overall, I think that this is a great option for most vegan Canadians, especially if you hate the excessive plastic packaging that a lot of products have.

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#3: Canadian Protein All Natural Vegan Blend

Cheapest for bulk purchases in Canada

Flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla

This powder is solid all the way around, and as inexpensive as you’ll find unless you find a crazy deal.

They offer it in 1 kg, 2 kg, and 5 kg, and each serving gets cheaper the more you buy.

How It Tastes

There’s a bit of a chalky texture, but that can be said for just about every single vegan protein powder.

You’ll get used to it quickly, and while you may not fall in love with the taste, it’s pretty good for a protein shake.

I’ve tried the chocolate, vanilla, and apple cinnamon, I’m not a big fan of the apple cinnamon (it’s okay), but the other two are great.

How it Mixes

A mixability score of 22 out of 25 tells you the whole story.

It doesn’t mix perfectly, but there was only a gram of clumps leftover when I strained it.

That equates to a bit of chalkiness and the occasional clump to swallow, but overall it mixes well.

Ingredients and Nutrition

If you don’t care about taste, there are others on this list that have more protein per 100 calories.

This blend has 21 grams of protein per 126 calorie serving, or about 67% of calories.

The ingredient lists are pretty simple, with no sketchy ingredients:

• Chocolate – Non-GMO Pea Protein Isolate, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Hemp Protein, Cocoa, Natural Flavours, Xanthan Gum, Stevia, Sea Salt.
• Vanilla – Non-GMO Pea Protein Isolate, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Hemp Protein, Natural Flavours, Xanthan Gum, Stevia, Sea Salt.

Overall, I think that this is a good option if buying in bulk.

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#4: NOW Sports Pea Protein

Flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Unflavored

Cheap, high protein content, and mediocre taste is how I would sum up NOW Sports’ Pea Protein.

The one big downside beside the taste is that there’s no blend of protein sources, it’s just pea protein. While it’s technically still a “complete protein”, it’s low in methionine. However, if you have a well-rounded diet, you’ll get methionine
from other sources, so I wouldn’t be worried about it.

Does NOW Sports Taste Good?

This powder only scored a 15 out of 25 for taste, otherwise it would have scored much higher.

It’s quite chalky no matter how well you mix it, so it’s unlikely you’ll enjoy it, even if you added sugar.

However, it is drinkable, and if taste isn’t crucial for you, it’s a good option.

What is the Protein Content of NOW Sports?

Just like Vega Sport, 80% of the calories in NOW Sports Pea Protein comes from protein. That results in a perfect nutrition score, and only 4 protein powders out of the products I tested achieved that.

The ingredients list is quite simple, and is one of the few without stevia (if you buy the unflavored):

Pure, Pea Protein Isolate [from yellow peas (Pisum sativum) (Non-GMO)].

Overall, NOW Sports Pea Protein is a great choice if taste doesn’t matter too much for you and you’re more focused on a cheap protein powder with a high protein content.

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#5: True Nutrition Vegan Lean

Best for weight loss

Flavors: Unflavored, Chocolate, Vanilla, Mocha, Cinnamon Bun, Cookies N Cream

True Nutrition is an American-based online supplement store, but they do ship to Canada. The price score here takes into account the shipping.

I named it the best for weight loss and bodybuilding because it has the highest protein content of all the protein powders here.

It has 24.4 grams of protein per 110 calorie serving (89% of calories), and literally broke the scale I came up with for testing.

Flavor Options and Taste

One cool thing about True Nutrition is that they let you have full control over the product. While “Vegan Lean” is a pre-made blend, you can make your own if you’d like.

You can choose from several flavors, and choose the intensity of it.

The taste was great, but there was a tiny bit of chalkiness and aftertaste. I still enjoyed the bag I ordered though (I went with cinnamon bun because I love cinnamon).

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#6: Leanfit Complete Green

The best protein for athletes

Flavor: Vanilla

The biggest strength of Leanfit is how well it mixes and tastes. You can also find it at some Costcos, which is convenient if you’re already a member.

How Good Does Leanfit Complete Green Taste?

Leanfit tied for first place when it came to taste. The flavor is just a wee bit off, but there’s virtually no chalkiness or aftertaste.

How Inexpensive is Leanfit for Canadians?

It’s a bit cheaper than average for vegan protein powders in Canada, priced very similarly to Vega Sport.

How Well Does Does Complete Green Mix?

This powder mixes very well, which is part of why you’ll likely like the taste. There was just 1 gram of remnants after straining a test shake.

What About Protein Content?

While it’s not bad, Leanfit is about average when it comes to protein percentage.

There’s 19 grams of protein (78 calories) and 110 calories per serving. This means protein makes up about 71% of the calories.

Not the greatest if you’re trying to lose weight and every calorie counts, but fine for a general protein shake.

Overall, Leanfit Complete Green is a great tasting protein powder for Canadians, with a decent protein content at a relatively cheap price.

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#7: Naked Pea Protein

Flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Unflavored

My god does this protein powder taste bad.

I’m slowly getting through it by adding it to oatmeal and protein pancakes, but it’s a slog. It’s actually painful to me to drink this as a shake.

The price is good, the protein content is great, and it mixes well. It just tastes so bad that even though the overall score is decent, I can’t recommend it.

In particular, there were 3 main issues:

• Very chalky texture (different than clumping, which is what mixability measures)
• Significant aftertaste
• Can barely taste the chocolate flavor

I can stomach most protein powders, but this is one of the toughest. Take that into consideration before thinking about buying this.

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#8: Vega Protein and Greens

Flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla, Berry, Coconut Almond, Unflavored, Tropical

This is a solid overall protein powder that’s a bit above average in all categories. Unlike Naked Pea above, I’m comfortable recommending it.

It’s another Vega product, and pretty easily found in stores if you’re not a fan of online shopping.

Vega Protein and Greens is very similar to Vega Sport, it just has less protein, but it has ingredients like kale and spinach added to give it extra vitamins and minerals. It’s an okay vegan source of calcium, which can often be hard to get.

Basically, if you’re an athlete, go with Vega Sport (#2 overall). If you’re just looking for a protein powder that gives you a good amount of extra protein and general nutrition, try Vega Protein and Greens.

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#9: Purely Inspired Organic Protein

Best organic vegan protein powder

Flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate

This is the first organic protein powder on this list. I tried a handful organic powders during this testing, but most are terrible.

Purely Inspired is the only organic powder in Canada that I’d really recommend.

How Does Purely Inspired Taste?

The texture is quite chalky. It’s still drinkable, but you won’t enjoy the texture.

The flavor is okay, but nothing special.

Overall, you won’t be choking it down, but it won’t be a pleasant experience either.

Is Purely Inspired Expensive?

Despite being all organic, Purely Inspired is one of the cheapest vegan protein powders in Canada.

That’s the best part of this product to me.

How High is the Protein Content?

Besides taste, this is the other main weakness of Purely Inspired.

It has 20 grams of protein per 130 calorie serving. That’s not horrible, but at 61.5% of total calories, it’s worse than most other vegan protein shakes.

Overall, for Canadians looking for an organic protein powder, Purely Inspired is my recommendation to you. It’s cheap, has high quality ingredients, and is drinkable (although doesn’t taste good).

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