WelleCoNourishing Protein, Premium Organic Sprouted Brown Rice & Pea Protein, Vanilla Flavour, 300g Pouch

I am used to protein powders, tasting like chemicals or chalk. This one is chalk.The ingredient list is decent so I tried putting it in my oatmeal to mask it but even that doesn’t really helpMixed it with my collagen peptides for tomorrow morning. When it’s gone, I will not re-order.

I've ordered it several times, and plan to buy it again soon. It's a high quality product, and I feel energized after consuming it!

I remember Australian Elle Macpherson in her heyday as one of the top supermodels of the late 1980's. When she came out with her WelleCo line of nutritional supplements, I was eager to try the Super Elixir until I found out the price. While this isn't powdered greens, I still jumped at the opportunity to sample the brand's protein powder. I got the vanilla flavor and have been enjoying it well enough. Considering the price, I can't say the flavor is all that much superior to other plant-based protein powders I've tried. It still has the chalky aftertaste, although it isn't as sickeningly sweet as most. I love the fact that it's very low in fat (1.3g) and calories (123) while still delivering nearly 20g of protein per serving. I often add frozen berries or bananas to give it a flavor boost and make it a more filling and complete breakfast. While this is a good vegan protein powder, the price prevents me from recommending it over other ones on the market. Personally, when you buy WelleCo, part of what you're paying for is the glamour and prestige attached to MacPherson's famous name (and physique).

Realizing now that this is 9 servings, I can't believe this is going for $35I guess it does have a whole lot of extra ingredients, and gives you more variation in the types of proteins it contains then the pea protein I currently use, but is that worth the extra money? Not to me.I've never had flavored protein powder before, just unflavored, so I don't know how this compares to other flavored brands, but it does taste pretty okay, I like it enough I will eat it on the days I lift weights.Doesn't mix in fully, but I'm not personally bothered by that.The thing I was least expecting to see on this was a "Reproductive Harm" warning label. Checking out the website, it was added to the label because one of the ingredients is Rice, and rice usually has some level of arsenic in the soil. It's also a crop more likely to absorb arsenic than others, never knew that about rice before!At first I was weirded out by the label being on a food product, but reading it was rice I'm a less phased now.

I have to say I can't really place where I've had this flavor before. It's oddly familiar and at the same time just odd. The vanilla comes through but in an artificial, almost buttercream taste. Not gross, but also not delicious. The consistency is a little gritty, and the flavor isn't powerful. According to the package, a bag is about 9 servings. For the flavor and the price, I don't think I'll be trying this one again.