Optimum Nutrition Protein has been on the market for many years. It has become among the most popular brands of protein powder on the market. I would venture to guess that it is the most popular protein supplement on the market.
Most experienced bodybuilders live on Optimum Protein Powder. It is a high quality protein that tastes pretty good. It also mixes very well. Its very easy to drink.
What makes Optimum Protein so popular? Well, as mentioned above, the taste and mixability helps, along with the price. You can often find some great deals on the stuff on the net. Optimum protein powder is a personal favorite of mine that I have used for many years. They have several different types of protein powders. They specialize in it.
The most popular protein is the Gold Standard 100% Whey. You get a lot of bang for you buck with this stuff. It tastes pretty good without a bunch of added filler. There are a couple of flavors that I am not too fond of, but for the most part they are good tasting products.
Optimum Gold Standard 100% Whey contains (per scoop):
120 calories
1 gram of fat
4 grams of carbs
24 grams of protein
5.5 grams of BCAAs
4 grams of glutamine and glutamine precursors
It contains whey isolate (micro filtered whey isolate, ion-exchange whey isolate, and hydrolyzed whey peptides or Hydrowhey) and whey concentrate protein along with digestive enzymes (aminogen).
Another Optimum Nutrition Protein juggernaut is Pro Complex. This another very popular protein. Users like it because it is packed with protein and aminos. It also mixes very well. It doesn’t taste as good as the Gold Standard 100% Whey, but it tastes good enough. I have taken this on several occasions. I actually like to use it while dieting.
Pro Complex contains (2 scoops):
260 calories
.5 grams of fat
4 grams of carbs
1 gram of fiber
60 grams of protein
14 grams of BCAAs
10 grams of glutamine and glutamine precursors
Vitamin/mineral blend
aminogen
Pro Complex contains several sources of protein:
Whey isolates
Egg albumen
Glutamine peptides
BCAAs
Whey peptides
Ion-exchange whey
The newest Optimum protein powder on the market is Hydrowhey. Hydrowhey is hydrolyzed whey protein. I talked about it in an earlier post. It tastes very good for a hydrolyzed whey and it mixes very well.
Hydrowhey is a very fast digesting protein. It would be a good protein to use post workout. I would probably limit it to that time of day. You could always mix it with other ingredients to slow down the digestion.
Hydrowhey contains (per scoop):
140 calories
1 gram of fat
2 grams of carbs
30 grams of protein
8.8 grams of BCAAs
I am a big fan of Optimum’s protein powders. They are a very reputable company. They make high quality products. If I were to rank all the proteins on the market, This brand would be at the top of my list.
