Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Protein Gold Standard Variety Pack 16

Whey Protein Isolates are 90% pure protein by weight. They are the purest and most expensive form of whey protein that exists. That’s why they are the first ingredients you read on the 100% Whey Gold Standard label. By using Whey Protein Isolates as the primary protein source, Optimum Nutrition have been able to pack 24 grams of the purest, muscle-building protein per serving, with a lot less of the fat, cholesterol, lactose, and other stuff that you can do without. There’s no question this is the standard by which other whey proteins are measured. Other benefits of supplementing with Optimum Nutrition's 100% Whey Gold Standard include:

• Packed with Whey Protein Isolates

• Higher Pure Protein Percentage

• Fast-Acting HYDROWHEY Whey Peptides

• Provides Whey Protein Microfractions

• More than 5 grams of BCAAs

• Over 4 grams of Glutamine & Precursors

• Instantized to Mix with a Spoon

Can't decide which flavor to go with? Try them all. With the 100% Whey Gold Standard Variety Pack, you get 16 different flavors of the industry's leading protein.

Order your supply of Optimum Nutrition's 100% Whey Gold Standard from TropicanaFitness.com now!

Container Size: 16 sachets
Serving Size: 1 sachet (29.4g)
Servings Per Container: 16

Container Size: 912g
Serving Size: 1 scoop (29.4g)
Servings Per Container: 31

Container Size: 2273g
Serving Size: 1 scoop (29.4g)
Servings Per Container: 77

Container Size: 4557g
Serving Size: 1 scoop (29.4g)
Servings Per Container: 155

Amount Per Serving:

Total Calories: 120
Protein: 24g
Total Carbohydrates: 3g
-Sugars: 1g
Fat: 1g
-Saturates: 0.5g
Cholesterol: 30mg
Sodium: 60mg
Enzyme Blend
Aminogen
Lactase (standardized to 100,000 FCC units/g)

Ingredients:

Protein blend (whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, whey peptides), cocoa (processed with alkali), artifical flavor, lecithin, acesulfame potassium, Aminogen, Lactase

Please Note: Nutritional facts and ingredients may vary slightly between flavours
Wed 3rd Mar 2010 by samuel

good, going to buy again

Sat 16th Jan 2010 by Neil

One of the best protein powders I have ever used! Pretty much the best filtered isolate in my books! Tried loads of the flavours and loved them all. Highly recommend!

Sat 31st Oct 2009 by Ashley

havent tried this but if ur gona pay this amount mutant mass is the best there is nitro tech is gud but tastes like crap and unless ur taking cell tech or halo with it u wont gain that much i put a stone on with mutant mass by its self in a week and half

Wed 7th Oct 2009 by Roger

double chocolate tastes better than a milkshake and is creamy. best protein!!

Wed 9th Sep 2009 by Christopher

In my opinion this is a superb protein, price to performance wise. I've made some great muscle gains and even during my stripping phase i'm sure the quality of the protein has helped me maintain my physique. I've just finished a large tub of rocky road and a variety pack, i'm now looking to buy another tub. Fruity flavours tasted great nothing like the usual gag-factor you get when you stray from vanilla and chocolate in other brands, the only problem i have now is.... Which flavour do i buy!!!

Tue 30th Jun 2009 by DARREN

Absloutely great protein powder i like to take it either before or after workouts. Mixes real good.

Sun 31st May 2009 by russell

worst tasting protein i have tasted, so weak but bitter, i only actually had the chocolate but its foul

Fri 22nd May 2009 by Peter

Imran.. Jay cutler uses Muscletech products because he's sponsored to they provide them for him for free. Optimum whey is a GREAT product!

Sat 16th May 2009 by Marcus

Tried strawberry flavour. highly digestable, mixes well and tastes great. Very satisfied, caused no stomach upsets! I love mixing it up with a smoothie.

Sat 9th May 2009 by Rizwan

Imran your comments make me laugh. This is a quality product. Tried both Nitro-tech and 100% whey and this was far superior. Muscle-tech are just a misleading brand who need people like Jay Cutler(who probably never used any muscle tech products in his life) in order to endorse their brand and sell their products, otherwise people will just see them as a another ordinary brand. You just following the Muscle tech scam. BTW didn't muscle tech get done for creating false and misleading products about 10 years ago i.e. having ingredients that they said was in thier products but wasn't actually in the product. This is real reason they paying Jay Cutler $1m a year in order for people to forget what they did 10 years ago. Anyway carry on getting robbed because their protein quality is not different to 100% whey.

Tue 28th Apr 2009 by Martin

I recently finished a variety pack, think the fruity flavours (esp strawberry and straw/ban) were very very good. However I thought the chocolate type left a lot to be desired, far too bitter for my taste. Mixes well, Ill be using ON from now on

Wed 22nd Apr 2009 by Aaron

This is good stuff. It mixes well and tastes not bad (depending on the flavour you buy). From reading other reviews i would just like to say that nitro tech hardcore contains Creatine monohydrate and that adds to the size gaining effects, but if you want a good protien powder thats well priced this is the stuff.

Wed 1st Apr 2009 by Elaine

not happy at all did not like the taste of double rich chocolate flavour. taste nasty

Tue 24th Mar 2009 by luke

i bought this in the tropical punch form and found it tasted foul in water but then i mixed it with milk and now it tastes lush. i have been tacking this with muscle tech creakic and have improved in strenght and muscle mass. i would recomend this to anyone who is looking for a high quality protein without the big price tag

Tue 3rd Mar 2009 by TREY

Nitro-Tech® Hardcore is the only musclebuilding protein formula in the world clinically shown to help you add up to 8.4 pounds of muscle in as little as 14 days! Backed by scientific research spanning more than a decade, Nitro-Tech Hardcore is the world’s #1 selling protein formula! From two-time Mr. Olympia, Jay Cutler, to current Mr. Olympia, Dexter Jackson, to devoted gym warriors like you, more bodybuilders have used Nitro-Tech Hardcore to build jaw-dropping muscle than any other regular whey protein in the world! NOW SCOOT SEE THAT THERE IS A REASON WHY MUSCLETECH IS MORE RICHER O.K. BECUSE PEOLE BELIVE IN IT. AND WHEN YOU ARE A BODYBULER YOU NEED THE BEST AND HIGHEST QUALITY SUPPLEMENTS O.K. SAY SOME THING NOW SCOOT.

Thu 26th Feb 2009 by SCOTT

This is a good product! Imran Maybe Jay Cutler doesnt use this because Optimum dont pay him a million pound a year, Muscletech do! I agree Nitro-tech is better than this though. But Syntha-6!!!??? Syntha6 shouldnt be called a 'protein' there is hardly any protein in it!!

Mon 23rd Feb 2009 by TREY

how can you cheap people buy this shit stuff it dont work and its crap buy nitro-tech from muscletech or syntha-6 from bsn. why do you think jay cutler doenst take this because he takes nitro-tech hrdcore. buy muscletech or bsn.

Fri 6th Feb 2009 by DAVID

it makes a difference to have a protein which tastes superb mixes well rocky road is superb tried it 4 2weeks and wont change

Fri 2nd Jan 2009 by JOSEPH

Double rich chocolate is quite nice tasting even mixed with water. Very drinkable and has the best mixability of any protein powder i've ever used. Doesn't stick to the shaker and has no lumps at all. A very good protein powder.

Sun 30th Nov 2008 by Gary

Best Whey on the market - hands down! Expensive but you get what you pay for and this is the best protein I've tried!

Fri 28th Nov 2008 by tim

this stuff works you can see the difference ..and you can tell when you come off it too

Fri 21st Nov 2008 by Chris

really nice and full of all the stuff you need, it is expensive but worth it I think :)

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Tue 30th Mar 2010 by Gurj

Q: Hi again, great site guys! one thing i forgot to mention is that i weigh 230 pounds, at the mo i'm consuming about 100g carbs mainly through oats and Brown Rice and salads, fruit n veg etc. So will the Phd pharm whey would be a better option than the Optimum nutrition? if i'm trying to loose maximum body fat and hold on to much muscle as possible? and is it okay to continue with BCCA 6000 maxx 2 to 3 times a day? will it also be safe and ideal for me to take a CLA product, a Carbs & Fat blocker and green tea and Creakic or would i need to hold back and on one if so which one of these? will you guys be getting the PLATINUM HYDROWHEY in any time soon? Thank you for the advice.

A: Either of those wheys will work fine. More BCAAs are always beneficial. All of those products will help. In order of which is most effective: 1. Creakic 2. BCAA 3. Green Tea 4. CLA 5. Fat & Carb Blocker. Yes, Platimun Hydro Whey should be available quite soon.

Fri 26th Mar 2010 by Gurj

Q: hi, I just wondering if i can you use Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold as high snack protein just one shake a day, as im eating 8 egg whites and chicken breast I am doing a lot of intense cardio and compound exercises so looking for a protein shake to boost my protein intake? heard really good reviews about this product and also contains a lot amino's. has this shake got the most amino's out of the best brands? I'm trying to reduce body fat as much as possible whilst holding on to the muscle i have gained. I also take Maxx Essentials BCAA 6000 Maxx and glutamine twice a day. Are they other protein shakes that i can take? i like promax but found it way to expensive! Is PHD Nutrition Pharma Whey? any good ( the amino's look low? in it? Sci-MX Pure Protein GRS-5 any good? seems a lot of good reviews? Reflex Micro Whey? or any other brand with high amino's, and low carbs and fat! Thanks!

A: Generally, unless extra aminos are added to a whey protein, the one that has the bigger serving size (bigger scoop or more scoops), or has a higher percentage of protein and fewer carbs and fat will have more aminos. This is because protein is simply chains of aminos - so protein is made exclusively of aminos. I think you are comparing the aminos improperly between Optimum and Pharma Whey. On a per gram basis, Pharma Whey has more of the crucial aminos like BCAAs, arginine and cysteine (parly because they have added extra of these aminos to Pharma Whey). When you compare these labels you have to make allowances for the fact that one gives a "grams per 100 gram" amount of aminos, whereas the other gives a "milligram per serving" amount. A serving is only 31 grams and there are 1000 milligrams in a gram. The other thing you should conseder taking is some kind of creatine product. As you are trying to get lean, go for regular creatine monohydrate powder to add to your shakes or use tablets (the best deal right now is the Creakic, as it is a big serving for a tablet and has lipoic acid).

Sat 13th Feb 2010 by Mohak

Q: Will you guys be getting Platinum Hydro Whey anytime soon?

A: Yes, we expect this product in shortly.

Tue 22nd Dec 2009 by michael

Q: when are you getting the tropical punch flavour back?

A: We think we should have some in by Friday.

Sun 22nd Nov 2009 by Adam

Q: Hi, I have used a fair few of the big brand proteins; namely sci-mx, reflex (who I find to be useless), maximuscle promax, pharma whey and gold standard. Which do you think is the best overall?

A: Protein supplements are designed to help you meet your protein requirements, which can improve recovery and muscle growth. The best for gains is Nitro-Tech, as it contains other ingredients beyond just whey protein for muscle gains and has been proven superior to other protein products. However, you have to meet your calorie needs to gain muscle also. Finally, adding creatine to your protein, this will yield increased gains.

Sat 21st Nov 2009 by Selcuk

Q: Do you guys sell any protein powders that would be suitable for lactose intolerance.

A: Soy and Egg proteins are lactose free. Soy is not as effective for muscle gains as egg and whey though (whey is best). Whey "Isolates" are very low in lactose - so low that most people who are lactose intolerant will have no trouble digesting it. Isolates with minimal lactose are: Universal Ultra Iso Whey, Prolab Isolate, Isatori Whey Isolate WPi.

Tue 3rd Nov 2009 by Callum

Q: Do you know if you will be getting the new platinum hydrowhey anytime soon and do you think it will be more effective than reflex whey or phd pharma whey?

A: Yes, we will be getting this at some point but it isn't available in Britain yet. You should take a look at VP2 by VyoPro. This product is also a premium, hydrolysed whey protein isolate. Not only that but this product has been proven to cause dramatic increases in muscle and strength as compared to other protein products in scientific research. See the links - http://www.tropicanafitness.com/view/p/1096/g/1/v/product/ast_vp2_whey_isolate.htm & http://www.astss.co.uk/prodView.asp?idProduct=9

Thu 10th Sep 2009 by paul

Q: how do i get the free samples to see what flavor i want ,thanks

A: We don't often get free samples of Optimum products, so not sure where you may get these. You will probably just have to buy a small (909 gram) container, as samples are hard to come by. If you like strawberry, try PhD Pharma Whey - it is probably the best-tasting strawberry whey protein available on the market.

Fri 4th Sep 2009 by andrew

Q: I have been using ON 100% whey as a my main protein now for a while. I am due to buy some more protein but am not sure if there are better products out there. What do you believe is better than ON 100%whey? I was thinking of going for the ON 24hr pack and given cassein a go

A: If you go long periods between meals or meals with a lot of quality protein or if you don't eat before bed, then casein/combo proteins are useful. If this is not the case and you take protein after training, then go for whey protein. Basically, Optimum is good but so is Nitro-Tech (probably the best but also expensive), PhD, and others.

Thu 16th Jul 2009 by James

Q: Which is the best product for adding lean muscle?? Optimum nutrition gold standard, Reflex instant whey or PHD pharma whey??

A: All of these are quality whey proteins. Optimum is a bit more expensive but not superior qlality. Reflex and PhD are similarin terms of levels of protein, carbs and fat but PhD adds taurine, glutamine and BCAAs and tastes better, so I would go with the Pharma Whey.

Sun 3rd May 2009 by Usman

Q: Is this product suitable for vegetarians?

A: Whey protien is derived from milk and is therefore a dairy product. So if you eat dairy, you're fine to have this product. If not, don't. For the best info on whey protein and amino acids, see - http://www.tropicanafitness.com/view/v/article/a/36 - which is on protein and amino acids and how to best use them.

Tue 7th Apr 2009 by carlos

Q: the best nutrition flavour is .

A: Strawberry is the best seller but everyone's taste is different, so I wouldn't want to make any guaruntees.

Sat 14th Mar 2009 by carlos

Q: hi..how do i teke whey gold standart,how many times a day.

A: This depends upon your diet and upon what other supplements you may be taking. If you eat 3 high-protein meals per day, then take the whey protein in between meals and especially after workouts (with a large amount of carbs). If any of your meals tend to be moderate to low in protein, take a serving of whey before that meal (for example, if you only have cereal and milk or toast for breakfast, have a whey shake before hand). If you take a post-workout supplement, then check to make sure it contains enough protein (minimum of 20 grams). If it doesn't, then I would have a shake immediately after training and then your post workout product of choice. Also, any post-workout drink should also contain creatine. Tropicana's NEW ARTICLES section has numerous articles on how to best use protein and what to take and when. For the very best and latest information on supplements and the most effective diet strategies and exercise tips, click on http://www.tropicanafitness.com/view/v/articles - which is the "ALL NEW Article Section" on the TropicanaFitness.com website. The info on the site is written by experienced, qualified industry experts and is backed by proper scientific research on what works and what doesn't!

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Container Size: 16 sachets
Serving Size: 1 sachet (29.4g)
Servings Per Container: 16

Container Size: 912g
Serving Size: 1 scoop (29.4g)
Servings Per Container: 31

Container Size: 2273g
Serving Size: 1 scoop (29.4g)
Servings Per Container: 77

Container Size: 4557g
Serving Size: 1 scoop (29.4g)
Servings Per Container: 155

Amount Per Serving:

Total Calories: 120
Protein: 24g
Total Carbohydrates: 3g
-Sugars: 1g
Fat: 1g
-Saturates: 0.5g
Cholesterol: 30mg
Sodium: 60mg
Enzyme Blend
Aminogen
Lactase (standardized to 100,000 FCC units/g)

Ingredients:

Protein blend (whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, whey peptides), cocoa (processed with alkali), artifical flavor, lecithin, acesulfame potassium, Aminogen, Lactase

Please Note: Nutritional facts and ingredients may vary slightly between flavours