Protein Works Soy Protein 90 (Isolate) Protein Powder | 100% Plant-Based | Low Fat | No Added Sugar | Gluten-Free | Chocolate Silk | 500 g

This is good quality soya protein for a low price, making the value per vanilla shake comparable to buying a 5kg bag from an online protein retailer. I had been buying a different soy protein in salted caramel since 2018 but have now switched to this brand. After reviewing the options on Amazon, this brand met my requirements—minimal ingredients, high quality, taste good in breakfast desserts, and good value for money.I don't consume protein shakes, but I blended one with just soya milk to check the taste. The vanilla is pleasant with nutty undertones and has a slight grittiness once you reach the bottom of the shake. As a shake, it would taste best blended with extras.Personally, I consume 2x 25g scoops of protein daily blended into a white bean mousse with soya milk and topped with tahini, honey, seeds, dried fruit, cinnamon, fruit, etc, and this protein is excellent for me. The vanilla makes my mousse taste like cereal milk and Weetabix which I love. And, as my mousse is thick, I don't notice any grittiness at all. I will occasionally add it to porridge and baked goods and expect it to mix well. If it doesn’t, I’ll update this review.I also like that the protein content is super high (around 26g of protein per 30g scoop). Meaning, if you use a 25g scoop, out of a 1kg bag, you can get 40x 21.6g protein shakes.Going forward, I will buy this on subscription.

The vanilla flavour is rich and pleasant, and it mixes easily with water or milk — I used a milk frother and it dissolved quickly without clumps. The texture is smooth with no chalky aftertaste, with a slightly nutty flavour and a mild sweetness.The protein content per serving is solid, and the lower sugar content is a nice bonus. Overall, it’s a versatile vanilla protein powder with a balanced flavour.

Before I bought this product I read many reviews and they were really opposed. Some praise this protein powder, others say its texture and taste are horrible. I tell you this - treat protein powder as a supplement, as medication. Do you expect your meds to be tasty? They are meant to be good for your well being, but don't have to be delicious. The ingredients used to make this product are not ingredients which you can expect to taste like a smoothie. Do you prefer healthy protein powder or sugary one, which has got a lot of calories and a high sugar level? Also, the plant proteins never will blend as good as animal derived. It just requires a bit of reasoning, think of chemistry or biology. I have tried a few plant based protein powders and they all taste and mix almost the same. It is just a decent product and it serves its purpose.

This tastes pretty good, not too sweet and with a pleasent vanilla flavour. I have found the texture to be pretty gritty. I've tried it blended into smoothies and can still notice the texture.Pretty good value so I would buy it again.

Ideally I'd rate this 4 and a half stars out of five, it has it's flaws, but I love it. Once I'd learnt how best to use it, it became a staple in my protein cupboard and a favourite at that!I can sympathise with those who find this particular protein to be a little lacking in flavour punch, though I'd say the flavour it does have is not at all unpleasant. On the contrary! I'd say it certainly manages to somehow combine flavours of caramel, chocolate and biscuit with an ever so slightly grainy texture that I, personally, find to be delightful! Despite this, however, the flavour is not overwhelmingly potent and it is not a wise move to try to make a thicker shake in order to condense the flavour, the texture becomes inedible far sooner than the flavour is enriched.Don't make it up exactly as per the instructions!!! The best decision I ever made was to start tracking the protein in all components of my shakes and experiment with using significantly more liquid than is recommended to mix my shakes. I now use a ratio of 1:10 for every protein shake I mix and, provided I'm not using more than 50% water as my liquid, they are infinitely more palatable! I find this to be far less true for whey, but for every plant based protein I've used the texture has been vastly improved with this change in ratio. So that's 1g of protein for every 10ml of liquid, e.g. 20g of Soy Protein in a 200ml protein shake.The next piece of advice I would offer is again related to treating soy protein differently to whey. It's drier, so when you replace flour with soy protein you might need to add more liquid of some kind, perhaps milk or non-dairy milk, to keep it at the right moisture level. It's also a much poorer choice of binding agent, so if you're planning on making any very high protein-low carb snacks do bear in mind that milk or water alone is not enough to bind a soy protein, you will likely need egg of some kind, or egg-alternative (e.g. flax egg, chia egg, gluten, xanthum gum)To make my shakes more enjoyable I use a variety of methods. These include:- Mixing the protein with yoghurt and using yoghurt in the shake- this helps to smooth out any lumps and adds a creamy flavour to the shake.- Adding flavour and depth by adding a teaspoon of cocoa powder, two teaspoons of peanut flour, two teaspoons of maca powder or a flavoured zero syrup.-Adding flavoured stevia drops, in caramel or chocolate to boost the Millionaires Shortbread flavour.-Using ice and a blender to make the smoothest consistency shake possible, my blender is a 300w Duronic BL3 personal blender, but any basic personal blender will do the job and you can normally find one on sale for £15 or less.To summarise; If you are looking for a pure protein to mix with just water to make your protein shakes, it is unlikely this is the one for you.However, if you normally use milk or a non dairy milk, even just partly, to mix your protein, be sure to give it a go! It's not amazingly special on it's own, but it's certainly enjoyable and there are lots of ways to jazz it up and make your protein shake feel like a treat as well as something beneficial for your body.