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expiredTheHolyCannoli posted Mar 29, 2026 11:10 PM
expiredTheHolyCannoli posted Mar 29, 2026 11:10 PM

5.4-lbs Sports Research Whey Protein Isolate Powder (Dutch Chocolate)

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Sports Research via Amazon has 5.42-lbs Sports Research Whey Protein Isolate Powder (Dutch Chocolate) on sale for $62.97 - 10% off when you check out via Subscribe & Save = $56.67. Shipping is free.

Sports Research via Amazon also has 5-lbs Sports Research Whey Protein Isolate Powder (Creamy Vanilla) on sale for $62.97 - 15% off when you check out via Subscribe & Save = $53.52. Shipping is free.

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  • Each scoop contains 25g of protein and 6.9g of BCAAs to help build and maintain lean muscle and support
  • Free of xantham gum and artificial sweeteners
  • Non-GMO verified, gluten-free & soy-free, and enhanced with Vitamin D, and 1,000mg of L-Leucine, with only 150 calories and less than 1g of sugar per serving
  • Easily-mixable whey is made to prevent clumping

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Sports Research via Amazon has 5.42-lbs Sports Research Whey Protein Isolate Powder (Dutch Chocolate) on sale for $62.97 - 10% off when you check out via Subscribe & Save = $56.67. Shipping is free.

Sports Research via Amazon also has 5-lbs Sports Research Whey Protein Isolate Powder (Creamy Vanilla) on sale for $62.97 - 15% off when you check out via Subscribe & Save = $53.52. Shipping is free.

Note: Manage your Subscribe & Save subscription any time after your order ships. View Subscribe & Save filler items or Subscribe & Save Frontpage deals to unlock up to extra 15% savings when you have 5+ items in your monthly subscription.

Thanks to Community Members TheHolyCannoli and Guijcm for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Each scoop contains 25g of protein and 6.9g of BCAAs to help build and maintain lean muscle and support
  • Free of xantham gum and artificial sweeteners
  • Non-GMO verified, gluten-free & soy-free, and enhanced with Vitamin D, and 1,000mg of L-Leucine, with only 150 calories and less than 1g of sugar per serving
  • Easily-mixable whey is made to prevent clumping

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • These prices match the popular +276 Frontpage Deal in early February.
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on 1,780 customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.
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Model: Sports Research Whey Protein Isolate Powder (5lb - Dutch Chocolate) | Leucine-Enriched Amino Acids with 25g of Protein | Gluten Free, Non-GMO Verified & Instantized for Easy Mixing (56 Servings)

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BoogieDad
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Horrible macros for an Isolate. 150 calories for 25g Protein. Isolates need to be 120 calories or below for 25g to be deemed good without alot of additives.
e_honda
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At this price, you should just get Ascent from Costco for basically the same price or a few dollars cheaper in store. Despite only being 4.25 lbs, Ascent has 58 or 60 servings (depending on vanilla or chocolate), roughly the same amount as this 5.4 lb bag.

And that's because you need a 41g serving of this to get 25g of protein. For Ascent, it only takes a 33g serving to get 25g of protein.

When you're buying whey, you're in it for the protein. You don't want/need this extra filler.
metsbillspack
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"Free of xantham gum and artificial sweeteners"

Huh? The ingredients specifically list xantham gum, and two artificial sweeteners (Sucralose & ACE-K).

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Quote from NCSU2008 :
Not purely isolate though.
Understandable but I wanted to reduce Sucralose and Aspartame as much as I can.
Mar 31, 2026 07:38 AM
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ShareTheLoveMar 31, 2026 07:38 AM
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Tempting, but I have enough stocked. Check out when the Optimum Nutrition (Gold Standard) brand goes on sale at Costco. I think that's a better deal/product.
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king8654Mar 31, 2026 07:57 AM
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Quote from eebobb :
The nutrition facts on this are complete crap. This tastes like it has 20 or 30 g of sugar and it's because they label sugar as other names so people think it has less sugar when it actually has more. And yes, the package specifically claims it can have lead in it. Just for people that don't know sucralose directly damages your DNA as all artificial sweeteners. Naked protein doesn't taste as good but they use very low amounts of coconut sugar and there's almost no other ingredients. But of course it does not taste great because you're all addicted to sugar LOL
slick has the craziest takes on health products lolthis is mediocre protein that tastes decent and has decent macros, at a decent price. not going to fry your dna from some artificial sweeteners, but to each their own. if your looking for better quality, pay more, very simple

this mixes well in water for quick post workout shake on the go. personally prefer iso100 or iso pure with better macros and less sweetness, but worked just fine
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HypnoticaMar 31, 2026 08:52 AM
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Quote from PotOdds :
I'm getting into protein drinks. Have been using fairlife Core Power but thinking I can do better with just the powder and liquid of my choice.
What's your recommendation for a good protein powder? Preferable without any taste if possible.
they're all the same. just buy the cheapest protein powder you can get and move on with your life. the best source of protein come from real food like steak, eggs, peanut butter and yogurt.

people chug protein powder like it's going out of style and they're all still fat and not buff. It's overrated. There are people that bitch and complain about macros and other stuff, but if you saw them in real life they're most likely out of shape blobs.

if you really want to get healthy, it's cheaper to learn how to cook healthy. The guy you asked the question to is complaining because a serving is 41g and there's only 25g of protein in it. 25g/41g is 60.1%.
So this 5.4lb of protein powder is in fact only 3.25lbs of protein and the rest is filler, fat and other additives. The filler is usually sugar.

if you look at the macros this powder is 25g protein, 4g carbs, 4g fat, 3g of MCT (coconut oil) and 1g of L-leucine. that's 37g out of 41g. so there's 4g of additives and filler. Thats pretty good. you'll find protein powders with 10g of filler. this protein powder is a good buy.
Last edited by Hypnotica March 31, 2026 at 02:04 AM.
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dccccMar 31, 2026 03:23 PM
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Quote from AD211 :
Seriously? I haven't seen quality 5 lb bags of whey isolate for too much cheaper than this, even pre covid. Maybe they weren't as well-known?
Pre-Covid you could get bulk whey all day for $6-7 a pound and $5 on sale

Living in the future, I thought we'd have flying cars. Instead we consider $10/lb protein a sale. That's what OP was getting at
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dissidentMar 31, 2026 06:21 PM
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Quote from dcccc :
Pre-Covid you could get bulk whey all day for $6-7 a pound and $5 on sale

Living in the future, I thought we'd have flying cars. Instead we consider $10/lb protein a sale. That's what OP was getting at
It's not so much prices are too high, it's that wages haven't kept up with the monetary debasement like in the past, because modern monetary policy seeks to prop up asset bubbles and bail out the speculators, so all the money is concentrating at the top. We all got fooled into thinking lower taxes for the rich was a good thing, while it was necessary to bleed all this liquidity away. Now they just plain privatize the gains, socialize the losses. This type of inflation is here to say, until people just stop paying.

This brand is generally good quality and their fish oil is among the best on the market for the money, will keep using. I make into shakes using guar and xanthan gum in a vitamix, which the reddit crowd told me was evil, that I should use bananas or avocados instead, because apparently these gums are considered "ultra processed" lol... whatever. Delicious shake with just calories from this powder and some cocoa or instant coffee crystals for a coffee flavor, or strawberries to have a strawberry shake, it's great.
Last edited by dissident March 31, 2026 at 11:26 AM.
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athousandeyesandoneApr 01, 2026 12:16 AM
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Quote from Guijcm :
My price for Dutch Chocolate is $56.67 after S&S. It is $53.52 for Creamy Vanilla however. Pretty decent price for 5lbs.
Yup snagged two vanillas!

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Quote from e_honda :
At this price, you should just get Ascent from Costco for basically the same price or a few dollars cheaper in store. Despite only being 4.25 lbs, Ascent has 58 or 60 servings (depending on vanilla or chocolate), roughly the same amount as this 5.4 lb bag.And that's because you need a 41g serving of this to get 25g of protein. For Ascent, it only takes a 33g serving to get 25g of protein.When you're buying whey, you're in it for the protein. You don't want/need this extra filler.
April 6th Ascent vanilla 4.25lb bag goes on sale at Costco for $38.99
Apr 08, 2026 05:17 PM
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dccccApr 08, 2026 05:17 PM
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Quote from dissident :

It's not so much prices are too high, it's that wages haven't kept up with the monetary debasement like in the past, because modern monetary policy seeks to prop up asset bubbles and bail out the speculators, so all the money is concentrating at the top. We all got fooled into thinking lower taxes for the rich was a good thing, while it was necessary to bleed all this liquidity away. Now they just plain privatize the gains, socialize the losses. This type of inflation is here to say, until people just stop paying.

This brand is generally good quality and their fish oil is among the best on the market for the money, will keep using. I make into shakes using guar and xanthan gum in a vitamix, which the reddit crowd told me was evil, that I should use bananas or avocados instead, because apparently these gums are considered "ultra processed" lol... whatever. Delicious shake with just calories from this powder and some cocoa or instant coffee crystals for a coffee flavor, or strawberries to have a strawberry shake, it's great.
Not helpful, not pertinent.
But I can't help myself. Why would continual "monetary debasement" be good but lower taxes are not good? My great-grandfather threw six figures into a trust fund in the 1920's for his future offspring. My relatives lamented that it didn't keep up with inflation. Inflation? Who in 1920 would know that we'd just devalue the dollar as hard as we can after the 1970's?

I'm so beyond tired of hearing "We all got fooled into thinking lower taxes for the rich was a good thing" - nobody can even name a specific law which lowered taxes only on the rich. Nobody was fooled because it didn't even happen. Lowering taxes on all people, for instance in the 2018 tax reform, was an objectively good thing. You cannot tell me how the government taking less money out of my pocket is somehow bad for me, let alone for the greater economy.
The rest of your comment is potentially fine - privatizing gains, socializing losses, yes. But socialistic policies in Washington is how they socialize the losses. The two largest economic bailouts in human history were conducted under Obama, for no good reason I can tell - and then again under Trump/Biden, again because we shut down the global economy unnecessarily for far too long. These were both strongly progressive policies. Stop trying to slide Reagan as a bogeyman into discussions of the modern post-subprime post-COVID economy.
Last edited by dcccc April 8, 2026 at 10:20 AM.
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