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Review on 🌱 MCM Nutrition Vegan Protein Powder (Strawberry Flavor) - Non-Dairy & Non-Gluten Plant Based Protein - Delicious Shake with Pea Protein (1.8 LB) by Maria Hanson

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Absolutely disgusting, 3rd ingredient Erythritol (artificial sweetener) made me nervous

This is the worst protein shake I've ever tried, vegan or not. It's just gross. Having used about 15 different protein shakes (and a few others before that) in the last 6 months, this is absolutely the worst thing I've ever tried in my life. It's sickeningly cute. Why? It has erythritol as ingredient number 3, which means it has lots of it and tastes the same. Erythritol is one of those blends that are meant to replace sugar and contain almost no calories. It tastes like strawberries mixed with more erythritol than strawberries. I don't feel well after one of these cocktails and I'm a bit nervous. My diet is mostly fish and veg, and I gave up sodas and other sugary or artificially sugared beverages of all kinds over a year ago, which is probably why I feel so gross. I recently tried Greenpeaks Vegan Chocolate Protein Powder. and apart from a few cardboard notes (which is typical for something like this) it was very good. Being vegan doesn't make a shake or protein powder as gross as this one, but adding so much sweetener does. When something tastes that bad, I don't care about the nutritional value of that food because there are many other foods that have the same or similar nutritional value but taste average to excellent. If you like a strawberry protein shake that is REALLY sweet and tastes like sugar, which is something fake and obviously not sugar, then you might like this one. I'm obviously in the minority when it comes to reviews because everyone else seems to like it. I avoid most things and all drinks with added sugar or sweeteners like that and maybe that's why I find these things so gross, but I would never buy this and I don't think you should either. If I can't find anyone who looks like this, I'd rather have them land in the trash than in my stomach.

Pros
  • Great price
Cons
  • Big and bulky