Ascent 100% Whey Protein Powder - Post Workout Whey Protein Isolate, Zero Artificial Flavors & Sweeteners, Gluten Free, 5.7g BCAA, 2.7g Leucine, Essential Amino Acids, Chocolate 2 lb

I often dont like powders with sugar substitutes because they taste diet to me. Also, its annoying how many vanilla powders are over the top artificial vanilla smelling and tasting. And therell be either such low natural sugar that its not sweet, or so much sugar substitute that its overkill sweet but that not real sugar type of sweet. I just made my first smoothie with this and it was delightful. I usually use unsweetened almond or coconut milk and add fruit and greens. The texture, smell, and overall taste was great! Subtle sweet, natural vanilla flavor, blended well with the other ingredients to make a refreshing, delicious smoothie. I think Ive found my new every day protein powder. Yay!

Tastes great but is costly. Received on time. Only problem is cost.

The product is cost effective and supplies what I need nutritionally.

Good product. Did my research and like this one the best.

I have been making morning smoothies with Ascent since March 2019. Never disappointed. Love Vanilla Bean, Strawberry (it’s a shame that it is only available a few months each year and only in 2 lb. bags), and Mocha Cold Brew (again, a4lb. bag would be welcomed. Was disappointed in Lemon Sorbet which I thought I would love. Haven’t tried other flavors. Vanilla Bean works well with any fruit.

I have been through a lot of protein powders and this is by far the best one I have ever purchased. It blends great, tastes amazing (I have the chocolate peanut butter one), and does not leave you feeling bloated. The best part about this brand is that it uses natural ingredients so it isn’t filled with all of the crap other proteins have in it. The price is spot on with the other brands and even a little cheaper if you snag it on sale. You won’t be disappointed by this product.

This protein isn’t going to amaze you with the flavor profile. It’s definitely something that could be better implemented in a smoothie. That said, I’ve gone through half the bag with cold water or almond milk in a shaker bottle—no problem. The other flavors appear to use stevia, which is sometimes too sweet, so this is definitely the high bar for a minimally sweet, non-artificially flavored protein. Will purchase again from Ascent … possibly strawberry again.

Enjoying all of it

Great taste, clean ingredients!

Im impressed with the ingredients, both the types and quantities. Just a handful of ingredients vs. 20+ with other proteins. The product smells like cocoa, a very faint cocoa, but it just smells like a real food. As weird as it probably sounds, I like that it doesnt have sand in it, like most protein mixes. I know the sand used in other protein mixes is safe to consume, but I never really enjoyed the thought that I was drinking sand. I drink this type of stuff for sustenance, so Im not too picky on the taste, but it actually has a decent taste. With 8 ounces of water, its too thin to taste like much. 6 ounces of water and you can taste the chocolate a little more, its good enough, but certainly not great. With 4 ounces of water, it just tastes like a hot chocolate drink that has cooled. This is the first protein powder Ive tried where it actually tastes good with just 4 ounces of water. The less liquid I have to drink to get the protein Im looking for, the happier I am. Others have more sugar or sugar substitute added so that it tastes better based on the 8 ounce standard. This has less sugar and so it cant support that much liquid and still taste good. I dont see it as a problem though because now its just like a quick shot of chocolate protein and Im good. Not some drink that Im trying to choke down. My only complaint is the packaging. I cant stand these bags that some protein manufacturers use. Maybe its more environmentally friendly, I dont know. I ended up pouring it into a large tupperware type container thats used for storing flour. Protein needs to be shaken up every now and then and its risky to do so with these types of bags because they are very hard to seal. So put it in a solid contain so you can shake it up without flinging protein dust everywhere. Good stuff though. After 10 years of consuming maybe 30 different brands of protein, I think Ive found a good one here.