Kinetica Vegan Plant Protein (Pea, Rice), 23g Protein, 3.6g BCAA, 33 servings, Gluten Free. Low in sugar & fat (Chocolate)

Just received it two days ago, though its chocolate flavour but yet still tooo sweet and am not into sweet flavours that much but will have to finish it anyway

Very nice protein powder.

It was easy to mix, no different to my usual go to protein powder.However the taste was not good, I found it to be quite bitter with a nutty aftertaste. I asked my partner to try it without telling him what it was and he thought it was peanut butter! This could be just personal preference as my usual go to is a sweeter salted caramel.I think it would be ok mixed into something else, but on its own with water I will struggle to drink this.Although it is a large tub it is expensive (£38.99 at time of review) I guess you are paying extra because it is plant based?

This is a high quality protein, you get nearly 80% protein per portion which you can calculate by dividing protein per serving with serving size, so in this case 23/30 = 0.76 (76% of protein per serving). You don't want to buy anything that is below 0.70 since then it becomes just a blend of random ingredients (often times bad quality filler stuff or protein blend which is not good for you) and not actually protein powder.The taste is good, so far the best chocolate plant based protein I've tried and does not have that gritty texture that is typical to vegan protein powders. It has a weird after taste on the tongue (at least when mixing it with just water) but at least it only lasts for a few seconds.The consistency is like one of those thick chocolate milks like Frijj from Muller.Highly recommend this if you are looking for high amount of protein for your shakes and not low quality protein blends, the amino acids are an added benefit so it's perfect for people who work out.

I have to be honest and say that I don't feel vegan protein powders taste the best, typically. I think this is just down to the fact many of the protein types vegan supplement companies must use have quite strong aftertastes and many also avoid using sweeteners.Now, this protein power by Kinetica does use a fair amount of sweeteners (including Sucralose, Steviol Glycosides from Stevia), so I did find it tasted sweeter than many I've tried and the after-taste is mostly muted as a result. Added to this, the chocolate taste was strong and enjoyable, and the creamy texture made it taste like a pretty decent milk-shake, honestly. This is especially impressive when you consider pea-protein is the main protein-source - as this typically has the strongest after-taste of the vegan protein sources.Nutritionally, this drink is low in sugar and fat. There's some carbs in there, but 11grams is pretty minimal, especially if you've just worked out. Protein-wise, you have a solid 23grams per 30gram scoop, which is not too far off animal-product based protein powders. Calories are also very low at just 114calories per 30gram scoop.With the tub containing 1000grams (1kg), you get 33 servings. Speaking of the tub, it's very easy to store upright and also to access the protein with the included scoop due to the wide and circular opening.

I've yet to taste a vegan chocolate shake mix that quite matches up to dairy whey alternatives, but this one comes pretty close in terms of taste and texture. It whips up to a really creamy consistency - even with just water - and the taste, although unmistakably slightly earthy (pea making up the main protein base of this mix), is still a lovely, rich chocolate drink. It mixes even better with plant milks (almond is my favourite), and this also lifts the chocolate taste even more too, so however you take it you have a really palatable plant-based alternative here.It's the nutritional content that really impresses here, though. A single 30g scoop gives you a full 23g protein hit in just over 110 calories. That's pretty good going for a completely plant-based mix, especially if you double up on scoops like me, maxing it to almost 50g of protein per drink. Not only that, but it's great to see the added body-building BCAA goodies, making this a really well-rounded product for sports support.Absolutely one of the nicer vegan choc protein shakes I've used, and the brand seems responsible and clued up too, being members of ESSNA (the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance). Definitely one to add to the gym shake rotation.