NaturesPlus SPIRU-TEIN, Vanilla - 1.06 lbs - Spirulina Protein Powder - Vitamins & Minerals for Energy - Vegetarian, Gluten Free - 16 Servings

Taste is perfect. Always makes a great protein smoothie ‼️

Tastes good. Easy to prepare. Easy to add in pineapple or other fruits to change the taste.

Spiru-Tein vanilla taste good, and blends well with blueberries, banana and pineapple. May add nuts for added nutrition and versatility. Scoop size is generous.

I have been buying this particular product for almost 10 yrs now. Of all of the proteins I have tried, this is the one my body tolerates the best. It also has a complete amino acid makeup which is noted on the package. I will not buy a protein powder that does not list its amino acid breakdown on it because 9 times out of 10 those powders offer little nutritional value and alot of sugar. I have sjrogrens and other autoimmune issues. Remarkably the soy in this does not cause a flare, but I do not have a high soy allergy. As for taste and mixing, this is the type of shake you can make with just water and it will be perfect. it blends well yet is heavy enough that when you open it you dont end up with a counter full of powder. Remember this is made with Rice, Pea, and Soy for protein. Protip: Add a packet of orange Emergen-c to it and it makes a lower calorie version of an Orange Julius that wont give you diabetes. Pros: Mixes well with milks, juices, sparkling water, and plain water Has high nutritional value - Amino Acid breakdown is on the label Vegetarian Protein: Rice, Pea, Soy Decent sugar: Balanced sugar, but if you want lower carb, the Spiru-tein Gold line is better. Cons: None. Though word to the wise, this product has spirulina in it which means, once mixed, must not be left out sit in room temperature or heat. If it spoils, you can kiss whatever container it was in goodbye (unless it is made of glass). Speaking from the experience of the occasional shake bottle left in car during the summer over a weekend. You will never clean out the smell of spoiled spirulina from any plastic.

UPDATED REVIEW (as of 4.12.26) Ok, everything I said below in the original review is true, BUUUUT I figured out how to make this work! I cannot use rice milk or any store bought nut milks, as they all contain oils and thickeners (which is pretty gross, honestly). I'd make my own but that's cost prohibitive these days. I just made a fantastic drink that's not a thick smoothie (and I prefer a thinner drink to a thick shake, really) but it's a fruity, tangy, delicious and very refreshing drink I will add to my morning. Into my Vitamix I pour 2/3 cranberry juice (or cranberry mixed juice, with pomegranate, etc) and a healthy splash of pineapple juice, some water, about 2/3 of a scoop of Spirutein and a bit of Vega (protein and greens vanilla, which I love) and blended for about 5 seconds. It is DELICIOUS!! I'll try adding frozen pineapple next time and use a bit more Spirutein, as without the nut and rice milk adding too much gummy texture I don't have to worry. This means I can make my modified Robek's smoothie, which I used to sip during and after my workouts and found it greatly reduced my recovery time and boosted my endurance; a diluted fruit juice base (apple, cranberry, pineapple, etc) with baby spinach, kale, frozen pineapple, frozen wild blueberries and a scoop of protein powder. It's not too thick or heavy, tastes great, digests easily and really gives me energy without a crash. So, like most things in life, I just need to evolve the way I enjoy this and appreciate the new recipe. I hope this helps someone else who also doesn't love a thick, gummy smoothie trying to mimic the texture of a thick dairy shake with thickeners. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I've enjoyed Spirutein since the '90s, but I have to say that in recent years they have changed this formula because now it thickens into a pudding or sludge with just about anything. I get needing SOME thickeners, to emulsify, but when just adding this to coffee or rice milk/nut milk and blending makes it like a pudding I find that unpleasant in the extreme. I used to be able to add this to rice or soy milk with frozen fruit and have a delicious drink with a good texture; not too thin or thick. Now, anything frozen creates the sludge, and most dairy-free milks have oils and thickeners as well, so the combo is bad. Adding solely water to this results in a bland drink nowhere near as flavorful as it once was...I just do not get the folks raving about this. I have and use several other brands of non-dairy smoothie mixes like this and NONE of them come out like a thick pudding every single time. For the love of god, Spirutein, STOP with the thickeners!! Let the fruit, ice and "milk" do that for us! I doubt I will buy again. Sad, when I'd been enjoying it for so long.

Excellent product. Tastes great. Been using it for years.

Great source of natural proteins, especially for the elderly.

LOVE this product

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J'ai l'habitude de cette protéine. ..je l'ai commander avec cette acheteur car elle était moins cher . J'ai reçu la boîte de protéines sans couvercle...heureusement qu'il y a une protection en aluminium avant mais pour la suite après ouverture c'est pas top pour la conservation . Et je trouve que la protéine n'a pas le même goût que habituellement. Je ne commanderai plus chez cette acheteur .