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(More customer reviews)Protein powder is the easiest and safest way to supplement your diet with essential protein for building and keeping muscle. I swear by it. I bought a 5 lb tub of Myofusion Chocolate-Peanut Butter from [...] (hey, it was on sale and in this economy it pays to shop) to kick the tires and try it out. Here's the skinny:
THE PROS: First, it blends easily and completely - no graininess or clumping. Second, it's consistency is more like ON Casein whey in that it tends to thicken up to a nice "shake"-like consistency which makes it more "satisfying" from a fullness standpoint. Third it has an extra gram of protein (25 per scoop) - 1 more than ON Gold Standard Whey and 2 more than EAS 100% Whey. Fourth, it's priced very competitively against other whey products. Fifth, it's Gaspari, which means it's engineered/formulated for body builders' needs - a good thing if you happen to be one.
THE CONS: First - BCAA's are not part of the formula - at least as far as I could tell from the list of ingredients. I usually add BCAA powder (ON product) anyway to my shakes, but I like to have them in the whey mix in case I've run out of the powder or I'm in a rush and don't have time to add them. This is a minor issue. Second - and here's the biggest - the taste Really Needs Work. There's no detectable peanut butter flavor at all and the "chocolate" had almost a medicine taste. It didn't taste terrible, but it's neither chocolate nor peanut butter. To get around the taste, I added plain non-fat yogurt, real peanut butter (Bell Plantations PB2 powdered product works great, too, and has virtually no fat), and a banana. Gaspari - go back to the kitchen and fix this. Please.
Taste of this particular version aside - I like Myofusion, and I will buy it again - only in a different flavor. ON's Gold Standard Double-Chocolate (do you see a pattern here?) has been my go-to protein powder for years, and I'm back on it now (yes, an Amazon purchase). After Myofusion, however, I must say that the ON Gold Standard Whey's consistency seems surprisingly "thin" compared to the Myofusion. Lift, live and learn, I always say.
Addendum 7/7/2010 - The $43.40 price for this supplement is out of line, given the taste issues. I just ordered a 5 lb tub of the Milk Chocolate version of this Gaspari product from Amazon and paid $35.94 with Amazon Prime expedited shipping. Both products are shipped by DAB Nutrition and fulfilled by Amazon, so the price difference makes no sense. Unless you hate chocolate, it sounds like a no-brainer to me as to which version of this product you'll want to go with. My comments on the Milk Chocolate version will be up shortly after I've had a chance to "kick the tires".
Addendum # 2 - Chocolate version is GREAT. Check out my review there. Gaspari Nutrition Myofusion, Milk Chocolate, 5-Pound
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