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Costco has for its members, Ascent whey protein powder 4.25 lbs on sale online for $48.99, after $11 off.
Sale price is valid 4/15/24 through 4/28/24. While supplies last. Limit 4 per member.
You can choose from Vanilla bean, Strawberry, and Chocolate peanut butter flavors.
This product may also be available in-store at a lower price (typically $44).
Features:
- 25g of Fast Digesting Whey Protein Blend per serving (Whey Isolate is the first ingredient!)
- Zero Artificial Ingredients
- "Native" Whey Protein (branded ingredient)
- Certified Gluten Free, rBST Free
- Sweetened with Stevia
- 5.7g BCAAs, 12.1g EAAs, 2.7g Leucine per serving ( may vary based on chosen flavor)
https://www.costco.com/ascent-100...77679.html
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3.2¢/g Protein - Ascent Whey Blend (Isolate > Concentrate)Price: $48.99 for 4.2 lbs.10.4% of Protein is Leucine80.6% of mass is Protein83.3% of calories are Protein
An OK deal, not fantastic price but not a unreasonable rip-off either. The major selling point would be if you want a flavored powder that does not use sucralose. This one uses stevia.
I personally find no value in that (sucralose tastes better than stevia), but some people do.
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I think favoring stevia over sucralose for being more 'natural' or less processed is also probably a losing battle. But Stevia might be a good choice for people on the ketogenic diet. My sample size is 1 but splenda kicked me out of keto according to the ketostix but stevia let me stay miserable per design.
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I prefer something without artificial sweeteners, just want the healthiest whey protein and don't care about taste.
I tried Orgain Chocolate recently and has been terrible on my stomach. I think its the sweetner they use.
I'm a HUGE fan of True Nutrition [truenutrition.com] and have used them for over a decade. I took a custom blend that a friend made (that is fantastic) and made a small tweak that made it even more fantastic. I've used it for years. It's the best chocolate protein I've ever had [truenutrition.com], and anyone I've given some to try has liked it too. Numerous friends became True Nutrition customers after I gave them a sample. Their vanilla is pretty good, but I like Ascent's a bit better. I prefer Ascent's strawberry protein.
The True Nutrition protein customizer [truenutrition.com] is outstanding. YOU create your protein and include only the ingredients that YOU want.
This deal just posted at about 2.3c/g protein - much less: https://slickdeals.net/f/17425164-six-star-elite-series-100-whey-protein-plus-cookies-and-cream-1-8lbs-12-25-w-s-s-other-flavors-13-83-amazon?p=170369
If you want a blend that is mostly isolate right now, this isn't a bad deal, especially if you get the in-store price (I used the website price in calculations) - in-store would probably be about 2.9c.
If you wait for other protein powder deals, better deals than this will pop up. Just wait for them and maybe set a notification.
I also have a bunch of products listed on the community wiki page of this post.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17349492-various-retailers-brands-protein-powder-per-gram-of-protein-cost-analysis-from-0-02-gram-may-vary-by-location?p=1697