Orgain Organic Simple Vegan Protein Powder, Vanilla – 20g Plant Based Protein, With less Ingredients, No Artificial Sweeteners, Gluten Free, No Lactose Ingredients, 1.25 lb (Packaging May Vary)

Great taste and NO STEVIA
I’ve tried a handful of protein powders, and *none* of them have tasted right to me. The ones with whey or other animal products invariably taste chalky or otherwise funky. The vegan ones, meantime, almost always have stevia (including some of the other Orgain powders). I hate — I cannot emphasize this enough, HATE — stevia because it imparts an artificial sweetener aftertaste (think Diet Coke, but worse and more clingy) to everything it’s in. It doesn’t matter what you put in it, be it berries, bananas, peanut butter, or what kind of liquid you use. It ruins everything it touches.Okay, rant over.So the cool thing here is that you get all the benefits of a vegan protein powder but no stevia and a relatively low sugar content. I use whole milk, and my wife uses unsweetened almond milk. It tastes good with either. My preferred blend is either bananas or frozen berries, two scoops of PB unsweetened peanut butter powder, a scoop of cocoa powder, and a scoop of the Orgain, and it tastes amazing (for whatever reason, it turns out thicker with the frozen fruit than it does with a comparable amount of bananas — I don’t know what kind of witchcraft they’ve got going on, but there you go). It’s really tasty, holds me until lunch (roughly four hours), and keeps my energy level on an even keel.You can go with two scoops if you want more protein and/or a richer taste. I use the cocoa to bump up the chocolate flavor without adding more sugar, but this takes add-ins pretty well (I also use a handful of wheat germ occasionally). If they ever stop making this, I’m going to be one unhappy camper!

Satisfied overall
Overall, I’m happy with the product but here are my pros and cons.Pro: good texture, dissolves quickly, and no artificial sugars or stevia!Con: the aftertaste. Initially the vanilla is really nice but then bam that weird aftertaste hits. I’m assuming it’s the pea protein but I’d describe it as nutty/earthy. I’d suggest mixing this in with a smoothie or something to dull the taste if that bothers you.As far as price goes, I managed to get it on sale so I’m ok with what I paid. I do want to bring to your attention that it’s 2 scoops for the full serving. I really do appreciate the use of actual sugar. I have an allergy to sugar substitutes and stevia is just gross (it also gives me headaches). I have had a really hard time finding protein powder in this stevia-saturated market so it’s nice to add another option to the list. I’ll probably try another flavor once I get through this one.Make sure to get the simple version! I believe their other products may contain stevia/artificial sugars.

Creamy and finally no stomach aches
Love this protein drink! Love that it doesn’t have artificial sweeteners and truly has simple ingredients. You can taste the seeds mixture, so if you dint like earthy tastes this may not be for you. I typically like to drink 2 scoops of vanilla with one scoop chocolate as the chocolate is quite chocolatey and the vanilla is a bit too nutty for me. This combination tastes great and I love it as my after workout drink

Don’t like the taste
So I am picky about food, and this isn’t any different. I don’t like the taste or rather the after taste. I picked this because it didn’t have the main things I can’t/won’t eat such as: Aspartame, Sucralose, Monk Fruit, Stevia, etc. I was on the fence about Coconut Sugar because I hate/get nauseous from the taste or smell of anything coconut, but the person that recommended this said you don’t taste coconut.Well I do. Along with that I was getting an almost coffee like flavor that hit right after you started drinking. The chocolate flavor is there, but it’s really secondary to what I assume is the nut proteins.For all that complaining, this is the first one I could ever finish the 12oz recommended. So for me that’s huge since I’ve tried maybe 10 over the years. Not sure I’d buy it again, but it won’t get thrown out or given away like the others. Scooped the foam off the top after mixing it because I didn’t like the gritty texture, and I might try adding something else to it next time. The drink itself was well blended, so I think their claims to be a creamier texture hold up.Hope this helps.

Taste good