Uk people - holland and barret penny sale

[Jasonhannen]

Unfortunately bb.com seems to add $36 shipping when getting it to the UK. Also I haven't quite got £80 to drop on protein right now, money is tight!

Any other UK people could recommend where you buy your protein from/prices?

I use http://www.myprotein.com/uk and buy a 5kg bag of whey protein chocolate smooth flavour (currently £53.49)

Per 25g:
Energy: 98.3Kcal
Energy: 414.0kJ
Protein (dry basis): 20.5g
Protein (as-is): 19.6g
Fat: 1.7g
Carbohydrates: 1.5g
Calcium: 125.0mg
Cholesterol: 0.5mg

I would like to know what other people think of this purchase?

[Jasonhannen]

http://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/r...hey-10lb/17080
£69.99 per 4.53kg / £15.45 per KG

Values per 25gm
Total Calories: 93
Protein: 19.5g
Total Carbohydrates: 1.5g
Fat: 1.3g


http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pag...5&cid=47&sid=0
(note this is the penny sale price) £36 for 1.8kg / £20 per kg
Each(24g)serving contains:
Energy 398kJ and 94kcal
Protein 17.6g
Carbohydrate 1.7g
of which sugars 1.2g
Fat 1.9g

http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products...t_whey_protein
£53.49 per 5kg / £10.70 per KG

Per 25g:
Energy: 98.3Kcal
Energy: 414.0kJ
Protein (dry basis): 20.5g
Fat: 1.7g
Carbohydrates: 1.5g

[OptikaNET]

Your figures are wrong. I haven't checked the prices or carbs/fats values (no time!) but I was disturbed at the suggestion that the Reflex whey had half the protein content of the other two.

It's 20g protein per 25g serving, not 19.5g protein per 50g (2x25g) serving. That's what it says on the packet.

Kind Regards
Dave

[OptikaNET]

And their regular customers regularly get sent a money-off e-voucher. My last purchase, which should be delivered on Tuesday this week, had 5% off.

Kind Regards
Dave

[Jimmy0]

http://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/r...hey-10lb/17080
£69.99 per 4.53kg / £15.45 per KG

Values per 50gm (2x25gm serving)
Total Calories: 93
Protein: 19.5g
Total Carbohydrates: 1.5g
Fat: 1.3g


http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pag...5&cid=47&sid=0
(note this is the penny sale price) £36 for 1.8kg / £20 per kg
Each(24g)serving contains:
Energy 398kJ and 94kcal
Protein 17.6g
Carbohydrate 1.7g
of which sugars 1.2g
Fat 1.9g

http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products...t_whey_protein
£53.49 per 5kg / £10.70 per KG

Per 25g:
Energy: 98.3Kcal
Energy: 414.0kJ
Protein (dry basis): 20.5g
Fat: 1.7g
Carbohydrates: 1.5g

Interesting comparison, thanks Jason. Certainly seems like the myprotein.com bag is swaying me for a purchase now!

[Jasonhannen]

Hi Dave

The serving size was wrong - 2 scoops = 25gm (now corrected)

The figures are cut and paste from their respective websites. perhaps your product is slightly different to the one I quoted. check the link

[OptikaNET]

Correct product but the nutritional info is wrong (assuming the data printed on the packet to be correct).

Per 25g Serving:
Energy = 410 Kj / 97Kcal
Protein = 20g
Carb = 1.6g
Sugars = 1.0g
Fat = 1.1g
Sat. = 0.4g
Mono. = 0.3g
Poly. = 0.4g

Also includes 40mg Digestive enzymes and 50m Probiotic spores per serving to aid digestion. Reflex also includes peptide-bonded glutamine added to the whey to improve it's AA profile (not as significant as, for eg, BCAA's, but better than a kick in the teeth).

Not saying it's the best product out there, or the cheapest, just that your figures don't tell the whole story.

Also Dolphin have free shipping whereas MyProtein is at least £2.49 http://helpdesk.myprotein.com/index....leid=654&nav=0 , and the price includes a free shaker (I find you can never have too many of these, I always have to search for one!!! They hide, I tell you!!!).

Kind Regards
Dave

[Deviation]

Unfortunately bb.com seems to add $36 shipping when getting it to the UK. Also I haven't quite got £80 to drop on protein right now, money is tight!

WOW!

Thanks for the link, Dave! Seems like a pretty good deal what with free delivery and a free shaker too. (I am looking at this one: http://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/r...-whey-5lb/1180)

What flavours have you tried/prefer? I am just thinking of getting a standard strawberry one...

80% protein per serving is great. The higher the better.

Also includes 40mg Digestive enzymes and 50m Probiotic spores per serving to aid digestion.

Those are some of the things I avoid in whey proteins. Enzymes are great to add in separately, but if you drink a few shakes a day you're likely to get some wonderful bloat. I've had that issue with Dymatize and Vitamin Shoppe's Pro24. Both contain magical enzymes. All I want in my protein shake is protein. I can add whatever else I need separately.

If you do choose to try one with enzymes, try a smaller size first. Everyone is different.

[jonny_g81]

http://www.dolphinfitness.co.uk/en/n...ein-2500g/2642

currently on this one. quite cheap and per 53g serving

90+ Protein Amounts Per Serving

Total Calories: 199.2
Protein: 45.58g
Total Carbohydrates: 3.6g
Sugars: 2.5g
Dietary Fiber: 1.0g
Fat: 1.48g
Saturates: 1.48g
Sodium: 0.047g

[OptikaNET]

The carbs and calories are a bit high for my liking.

Kind Regards
Dave