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Rachel Jacqueline

1. Sunfood Super Food Raw Organic Chocolate Protein Powder
Protein type: brown rice
Contains: 112 calories, 17 grams protein, one gram fat per 28-gram scoop
My hands-down favourite protein drink and the first I’ve tried that tastes good on its own. Looking at the ingredients it makes sense: protein, a bit of sweetener, and antioxidant boosting cacao. Light, flavourful and tasty.

2. Sunwarrior Warrior Blend Raw Vegan Protein Vanilla
Protein type: pea and hemp seed
Contains: 100 calories, 19 grams protein, two grams fat per 25-gram scoop
A lighter protein mix with a pleasing vanilla flavour, but with a complicated woody, earthy aftertaste. I like using this protein in cooking and in protein shakes for its smooth consistency and lightness, but have trouble drinking it on its own.

3. Amazing Meal Chocolate Infusion
Protein type: sprouted quinoa, pumpkin seed, brown rice protein and hemp
Contains: 110 calories, 16.3 grams protein, two grams fat per 33-gram scoop
Packs a serious nutritional punch with a range of proteins, greens and superfoods and even five billion probiotics, but it tastes like a bunch of ingredients have been thrown together that don’t match.
Your gut might like you, but your taste buds won’t.
4. Vega Sport Performance Protein in Berry
Protein-type: pea, pumpkin seed, sunflower seed and alfalfa
Contains: 127 calories, 25 grams protein, 0.2 grams fat per 34-gram scoop
This had the most protein per scoop from a range of sources and also came in an unusual flavour – berry – so I really wanted to like it. Unfortunately, it didn’t live up to expectations, with a strange taste and smell. OK if used in a smoothie, but on its own it was a bit hard to take.

5. NuZest Lean Clean protein in Rich Chocolate
Protein type: pea
Contains: 93 calories, 20 grams protein, 0.49 grams fat per 25-gram scoop
This product has a much more ‘fresh’ and ‘planty’ taste compared to many of the sickly sweet and artificially flavoured whey proteins that I have tried in the past. I also like that it only contains a few ingredients. Definitely one of my favourites.



Road test: 5 vegan protein products to fuel you 

Sunfoods Superfood Chocolate brown rice. For protein side story. [12JANUARY2016 FEATURES HEALTH SIDE]

Vega Sports performance protein berry. For protein side story. [12JANUARY2016 FEATURES HEALTH SIDE]

Nuzest_Clean_Lean_Protein. For protein side story. [12JANUARY2016 FEATURES HEALTH SIDE]

Amazing Meal chocolate infustion. For protein side story. [12JANUARY2016 FEATURES HEALTH SIDE]

Sunwarrior Vanilla protein powder. For protein side story. [12JANUARY2016 FEATURES HEALTH SIDE]

Sunfoods Superfood Chocolate brown rice tastes good on its own.

Vegan protein just as effective as meat and dairy for sports – if you get the mix right

Vlad Ixel, runner and vegan. [12JANUARY2016 FEATURES HEALTH MAIN]

10 Feb 2015, Nuremberg, Franconia, Germany, Germany --- Vegan protein drinks from Organic Friends & Sports are presented at the innovation stand at the BIOFACH organic fair in Nuremberg, Germany, 10 February 2015. The leading trade fair for the organics trade opens its door for visitors from 11 to 14 February 2015. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa --- Image by © Daniel Karmann/dpa/Corbis

02 May 2015, Munich, Germany --- An employee from Sunwarrior hands out the Warrior Blend vegan protein drink at the 'Veggie Expo' trade fair in Munich, Germany, 02 May 2015. The Vegetarian Alliance of Germany (Vebu) estimates there around eight million vegetarians in Germany - almost ten percent of the population. Photo. ANDREAS GEBERT/dpa --- Image by © Andreas Gebert/dpa/Corbis

Agriculture - Dry beans, peas and lentils; Azuki, Black, Borlotto, Butter (Lima), Flageolet, Garbanzo (Chick Peas), Haricot, Red Kidney, Mung, Navy, Pinto, Soybeans, Small Red beans; Green and Black-eyed peas; Brown, Green, Orange and Puy lentils --- Image by © Maximilian Stock, Ltd./AgStock Images/Corbis

Dr Michael Tse Ga-duk, Assistant Director, Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, demonstrates some exercise at the university. 28MAR14

Ultrarunner Vlad Ixel manages to get enough protein to perform at a high level from a vegan diet.

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The most obvious variable among the protein powders we tried was taste: some of them you wouldn’t want to drink on their own


Road test: 5 vegan protein products to fuel you

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The most obvious variable among the protein powders we tried was taste: some of them you wouldn’t want to drink on their own

1. Sunfood Super Food Raw Organic Chocolate Protein Powder

2. Sunwarrior Warrior Blend Raw Vegan Protein Vanilla

3. Amazing Meal Chocolate Infusion

The most obvious variable among the protein powders we tried was taste: some of them you wouldn’t want to drink on their own