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Various Retailers / Brands: Protein Powder Per-Gram of Protein Cost Analysis

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from $0.02/gram

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Note: While some items listed may not be on sale currently, we are promoting these offers on the Frontpage due to strong feedback from and excellent contributions made by the community, who view this as a way to compare products and save money on a more consistent basis between stronger sales.

Various Retailers have select Protein Powders starting at 1.88 Cents per Gram of Protein. Pricing may be subject to change as determined by the manufacturer and/or retailer.

Thanks to WolfTheCat and all other community members involved in contributing to and evaluating this list.
  • Pricing and availability may vary in-store vs. online (where applicable) and/or by region.
  • A higher or lower cost-per-gram-of-protein may not be indicative of quality.
Cost Per Gram of Protein Analysis (lowest to highest):
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  • Amazon: 5-lbs. Dymatize Elite 100% Whey Protein Powder $46.18 w/ $7.01 + 15% clipped coupons + Subscribe & Save
    • 2.88 cents/gram of protein
      • 10.8% of Protein is Leucine
      • 69.4% of mass is Protein
      • 71.4% of calories are Protein
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Featured Comment:
  • WolfTheCat:"The primary metric here is cost per gram of protein, because I figure that is what you want in protein powder. I also list:
    • The type of protein (Whey, soy, etc...). If it is a blend, I include the first two main components in order. For example Isolate > Concentrate means the blend is primarily isolate and has some concentrate.
    • The size of the container, in pounds. Some people don't want 15lb containers.
    • The percent of protein that is Leucine, considered the most important BCAA and a metric of a quality amino acid profile.
    • The percent of product mass that is protein. More mass-dense proteins have fewer ingredients that you may not want, such as inert ingredients, moisture, fat, and carbs (or, in some cases, heavy metals...).
    • The percent of calories that is protein. This is important for folks avoiding fat and/or carbs."

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Note: While some items listed may not be on sale currently, we are promoting these offers on the Frontpage due to strong feedback from and excellent contributions made by the community, who view this as a way to compare products and save money on a more consistent basis between stronger sales.

Various Retailers have select Protein Powders starting at 1.88 Cents per Gram of Protein. Pricing may be subject to change as determined by the manufacturer and/or retailer.

Thanks to WolfTheCat and all other community members involved in contributing to and evaluating this list.
  • Pricing and availability may vary in-store vs. online (where applicable) and/or by region.
  • A higher or lower cost-per-gram-of-protein may not be indicative of quality.
Cost Per Gram of Protein Analysis (lowest to highest):
  • Visit the main forum post here and consider bookmarking this page to check back for any potential future updates/additions.
  • Amazon: 5-lbs. Dymatize Elite 100% Whey Protein Powder $46.18 w/ $7.01 + 15% clipped coupons + Subscribe & Save
    • 2.88 cents/gram of protein
      • 10.8% of Protein is Leucine
      • 69.4% of mass is Protein
      • 71.4% of calories are Protein
    • Free shipping w/ Prime or on $35+ orders
    • You may cancel your subscription any time after your order ships.
Featured Comment:
  • WolfTheCat:"The primary metric here is cost per gram of protein, because I figure that is what you want in protein powder. I also list:
    • The type of protein (Whey, soy, etc...). If it is a blend, I include the first two main components in order. For example Isolate > Concentrate means the blend is primarily isolate and has some concentrate.
    • The size of the container, in pounds. Some people don't want 15lb containers.
    • The percent of protein that is Leucine, considered the most important BCAA and a metric of a quality amino acid profile.
    • The percent of product mass that is protein. More mass-dense proteins have fewer ingredients that you may not want, such as inert ingredients, moisture, fat, and carbs (or, in some cases, heavy metals...).
    • The percent of calories that is protein. This is important for folks avoiding fat and/or carbs."

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Written by RevOne | Staff

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Written by WolfTheCat

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Model: Muscle Milk 100% Whey Protein Powder, Chocolate, 5 Pound, 66 Servings, 25g Protein, 2g Sugar, Low in Fat, NSF Certified for Sport, Energizing Snack, Workout Recovery, Packaging May Vary

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More accurate information and additional products available in this post's wiki.

Slickdeals Frontpaged this deal, which takes away my ability to edit the main post.

They also removed several of the products in the comparison and altered some of the pricing in ways that no longer make sense (for example, they changed a 50% my protein coupon to a 35% coupon, but didn't change the per-gram price, making the math wrong).

I have put the original post in the wiki, where I (or anyone else) can edit it.
More accurate information and additional products available in this post's wiki.

My favorite, being an obligate carnivore, but didn't include on list because it isn't a protein powder.

Thanksgiving Turkey. An 18lb bird, 59c/lb near thanksgiving, with about 7lb yield after roasting:
- 1.23c per gram of protein
- $10.62 for 7lb of meat
- 53% of calories from protein
- 27.3% of edible mass from protein
- 6.7% of protein is Leucine

I have ten of these in my freezer outside.

It's a sad day in August when you run out of Thanksgiving turkey.
More accurate information and additional products available in this post's wiki.

Cost is not the only important thing. Some powders may have more value to you for various reasons that are not considered in this analysis, such as merchant reputability, additional ingredients like Creatine, how well it dissolves, how good it tastes, GMO, Vegan, Kosher, etc... Feel free to discuss all that here in the comments.

As an example, I think Muscle Milk is competitive. It's not the cheapest in cost/g, but it's a major brand sold at stores, probably more reputable, and is primarily whey isolate, but I am suspicious of it's low percentage protein (in both calories and mass), making me think it has a lot of extra stuff that you may not want/need.

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Quote from Venoma :
For 80%+ of the people that post here it's a lot like politics. They have their own strongly desired narrative, and anything challenging that (or in this instance the great price they much preferring paying out to the alternatives) is going to be met with an ample amount of vitriol

Pretty sure I got a fair amount of down votes here last year for pointing out in a random thread how New World Nutrition's low isolate prices really didn't make any current market sense. which really was on that blatantly obvious All American Whey level of "if something looks too good to be true....".

Shame they didn't get more heavily questioned and exposed a lot sooner. Glad to see it happening regardless.
link to a reddit thread on this https://www.reddit.com/r/naturalb...ts_a_scam/

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