Key takeaways: Uncertainty exists about the impact of trace heavy metals in plant-based protein powders, with a lot of concern fueled by reports from Consumer Reports and The Clean Label Project. Despite concerns, the heavy metal levels in average vegan protein powders are comparable to those in normal foods, suggesting no increased risk with consumption of protein shakes as long as you’re...
Flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate Bodylogix sells a line of workout supplements, including both whey and vegan protein powder. As I’ve done with 40+ other vegan protein powders, I ordered a tub of the vegan Bodylogix protein powder and put it to the test – here is my detailed review. I’ve scored the protein powder in 4 main areas, as I do with all the protein powders I review. They...
Naked Pea is a vegan protein powder from Naked Nutrition. It’s big differentiator is that everything about it is “naked,” or minimalistic. The packaging, the marketing, and the ingredient lists are all simple, but well presented. It’s one I really wanted to try because of all this, so I bought a container. As usual, I’ve divided the review into 4 main parts, each with its own score at 25. At the...
I’ve bought and tested about 40 vegan protein powders at this point. The ones specifically labelled “keto” typically suck. They have lots of fat and barely any protein, and often don’t even taste good (e.g. Vegan Pure Keto is not a good product). The better approach for someone on a vegan keto diet looking for protein, is to use a “normal” vegan protein powder that happens to be keto...
Flavors: Several, including unflavored, vanilla, chocolate, coffee Nuzest was the 23rd vegan protein powder that I tested on my quest to find the best tasting vegan protein powder. I can sum up Nuzest’s protein powder really easily: It would be THE best overall, except that it’s very expensive. If money isn’t a factor for you, then it’s probably the best option you’ll find. Otherwise...
I started looking for the best vegan protein powder over a year ago by buying and testing as many as I could find. I wanted to find a plant-based protein powder that was a complete protein, tasted good, and was reasonably priced. I live in Toronto, and quickly found out that many popular vegan protein powders cost a ton to ship here from the U.S., so this page only focuses on ones that are easy...
Refresher: Glutamine is a “conditionally essential amino acid” – your body can’t produce enough of it in times of stress or illness (1) L-Glutamine is the useful form for our bodies, which is the form found in foods and made by our bodies The best food sources of glutamine are mainly animal products like eggs, beef, and milk, although some plant sources like tofu are also good (2) Research...
For vegan athletes, it can be hard to get enough protein from whole foods. Foods like seitan and protein powder can be a convenient and effective way to hit protein targets. It’s reasonable to ask whether or not it’s safe or healthy to consume a processed food like protein powder on a regular basis. Let’s look at potential safety issues together. Are Heavy Metals in Vegan Protein Powder...
Over the past 3+ years, I’ve tried just about every vegan protein powder I could get my hands on in order to find the best vegan protein powder. Many turned out to be terrible, and yet I could only buy them in sizes that cost $50 or more, which sucked. Hopefully my reviews can save you from those bad experiences, but another option is to order samples of your own. Not many companies offer...
Flavor: Vanilla, Chocolate I hadn’t heard of LeanFit before stumbling upon it at Costco. This is a vegan protein powder that’s only available in Canada, just like Kaizen and Canadian Protein. Since I generally trust the quality of Costco’s products, I picked up a bottle of LeanFit Complete Green so that I could review it. LeanFit Plant-Based Protein A light, frothy vegan protein...