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    And the Best Protein Powder is …

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    By Anthony Fleming on October 28, 2015 In The News, News

    I recently learned of the very cool site, Reviews.com. They are an unbiased organization that reviews entire categories of products – from the best Treadmill to the best Credit Card – and this week, they revealed their picks for the best protein powder. Guess what? Out of 697 flavors of protein powder investigated, two dairy-free brands came out on top!

    Best protein powder - two dairy-free options came out on top with Vega leading the pack!

    And the Best Protein Powder is …

    The testing criteria required that the best protein powder would not contain any controversial food coloring (22 products cut), artificial sweeteners (487 products cut), or steroids (142 products cut). Finally they had to have a Labdoor quality grade of B- or higher (36 products cut). This left just 3 brands, with 8 flavors in total. From there, the taste test ensued.

    The results? Two dairy-free, vegan, plant-based brands were in the Top 3, with one of those sweeping the competition!

    #1 – Vega Sport

    Pictured above; we’ve actually got two big tubs of this in my cupboard. I like the Chocolate and Mocha best, my wife likes the Vanilla, and it seems Reviews.com likes all three. Vega won the top spot for best protein powder, beating out numerous dairy-filled contenders!

    #3 – Raw Protein

    Pictured below; I’ve heard great things about this Garden of Life powder, and according to the Reviews.com panel, the raves are merited. Third place isn’t bad, particularly when pitted against hundreds of competitors, many of which contain dairy. Raw Protein is certified organic, vegan and comes in three “approved” flavors: Real Raw Vanilla, Real Raw Chocolate, and Original.

    Best protein powder - two dairy-free options came out on top with Vega leading the pack!Images shared with us by Reviews.com.

    To note, Reviews.com did miss a couple of large dairy-free brands in their research, but I think they did a pretty thorough job nonetheless.

    I would love it if Reviews.com did more food evaluations; at this time, it looks like seeking out the best protein powder was their first foray into edibles, and perhaps their last. So for now, I’ll take a look at their recommendations for the best photo editing software and road bikes.

    For More Options, see Our Dairy-Free Protein Powders Guide

    Anthony Fleming

      Anthony is the technical backbone behind GoDairyFree.org, but he also acts as our Senior Editor and Chief "Meat Man" for recipes, reviews and news.

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      8 Comments

      1. Ashley on October 1, 2016 4:17 pm

        Anyone know if this Vega Sport Vanilla tastes similar to the Vega One from Costco? We didn’t like the Vega One

        Reply
      2. Julie @ Running in a Skirt on November 4, 2015 4:37 pm

        Those are two good ones! It’s nice to know how they all rank and which ones are at the top!

        Reply
      3. Liz on November 1, 2015 5:09 am

        I have always avoided protein powders because I never knew which ones were healthy dairy-free options. It’s exciting to know that one of the best options out there happens to be dairy free!

        Reply
        • Alisa Fleming on November 1, 2015 6:29 am

          Two of the best even Liz!

          Reply
      4. Lucie on October 29, 2015 5:06 am

        This is such a great resource Alisa, thanks so much for sharing it! I had no idea it existed.

        Reply
        • Alisa Fleming on October 29, 2015 9:34 am

          Happy to – and agreed, it’s kind of cool what they are doing!

          Reply
      5. Trevor E on October 28, 2015 3:40 pm

        Such an amazing article, hey!? Couldn’t have been happier to read such a thorough and well put together study and post. Glad that you enjoyed the results as much as we did 🙂

        Reply
        • Alisa Fleming on October 29, 2015 9:35 am

          Indeed! Congrats to Vega on the well-deserved victory.

          Reply

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