Gold Standard 100% Micellar Casein Protein Powder, Slow Digesting, Helps Keep You Full, Overnight Muscle Recovery, Chocolate Supreme, 4 Pound (Packaging May Vary)

This has become a daily staple to get extra protein in. It’s great to have before bed, and helps me stay full. I often find protein powders to taste sickly sweet, and can’t stand the artificial sweetener aftertaste, but I find the chocolate flavor tastes just right. I also don’t get the upset stomach that I typically get with whey proteins. This tends to be a thicker consistency, and can have a bit of the powder texture remaining. My favorite way to make this is with one cup of nonfat fit milk (14g protein) and 3/4 of a scoop of protein powder. I’ve found putting the powder in the shaker after the liquid leaves less clumps, and letting it rest for about 30 seconds and shaking one more time helps even further. You may want to know: the heat seal on the container I received had several pin holes poked in it (as shown in photo). I contacted their customer service with concerns the product had been tampered with, and found this is a shipping practice of theirs to allow for pressure changes during air transport.

A lot of reviews stated that Casein clumps up and you'll need a blender to effectively take this. This is not true. I just put a heaping scoop in my BlenderBottle, shook 20-25 times and the shake is consistent throughout with no clumping or powder stuck to the sides. For those that are interested, here's how I'm supplementing with protein: - AM whey shake right when I wake up to quickly get protein back into my system - 2 hours after breakfast - casein shake (will slow release over the next 6-7 hours) - Small whey shake 30 minutes before working out (at 6PM) - Big whey/casein mixed shake immediately after working out (60% whey). Whey will flood your system quickly, casein will time release. - THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: casein shake immediately before bed. This will limit your body to entering a catabolic state only towards the end of your sleep as it will remain in your system 6-7 hours. Trick: I've heard if you eat a tbsp of all-natural peanut butter before the shake, it can slow the release of casein and possibly prevent you from entering a catabolic state altogether - not sure about this though. Also, if you're doing as many shakes as I am, buy a BlenderBottle and only mix with water. This reduces the amount of time spent on taking supplements dramatically. Put a little water in the bottle, add protein, shake-shake-shake, pound it, clean, DONE. Good luck!

I use this as a meal replacement maybe 3 times a week and it really helps. The nutritional value and protein quality are both excellent for the price as far as im aware.The ingredients are simple and not packed with junk, which I appreciate. The seal is always tight and fresh when it arrives. It mixes easily with milk or water, tastes good enough for a protein. If I mix a banana, oatmeal, a scoop and a half, and sometimes whatever else I'm feeling - Blend for a little and you can use anything to mix it, it'll taste great.

So here's my 2 cents on the product. The product came in a box and Shipping was fast. It was sealed properly. The quality seems to be good but the settling was to be expected i guess so maybe get like half or 3/4 of full product. The tast was pretty good as I got the Chocolate Supreme. Bought this to aid in my weight loss goals and trying to add more protein in my diet. The Nutrition Facts are only 120 Calories and Protein is 26 grams. It makes for a great meal replacement and/or pre and post workout shake. The only difference is that it dissolves better when I blend it in the blender rather than my blender cup most times. It does help with appetite control and being full longer as it is slow digesting. The Amino Acids for muscle recovery seem to do its job post workout for me. Other than that, I have no complaints on the product and feel that the vaule was not bad for the price I paid. Overall, it did what I needed it to do for my workouts and balanced diet.

For people who work out hard, and need a constant "flow" of protein while also keeping the hunger away, casein is the perfect protein. Unlike whey that gets absorbed quick, casein is thicker when mixed with either water or milk, it "feels" heavier and takes longer to get digested. Therefore it keeps the hunger away for longer as well. I even take it before bed when I'm feeling hungry and there's nothing more uncomfortable than trying to sleep hungry. The chocolate flavor is surprisingly tasty as casein protein products tend not to taste very good. This is my go to casein!

I used to drink whey protein and pre-work out powders and all that junk, and really what I learned after bodybuilding for a long time is whey protein is a gimmick and most pre-workouts are too. Whey digests so fast that you barely get any into your system, realistically maybe 20-30% for what you consume with the rest coming out with your post-coffee morning constitutional. That means if you consume 200 grams, you might get 40-60 into you, and the rest comes out as gas and greasy brown. No thanks! With Casein you get 80-90% of what you consume and it digests really slowly, which means the best time to consume is right before bed. When sleeping your metabolism slows down and helps digest more of the casein resulting is less waste and not greasy brown or gas later, AND results in your body having protein to consume instead of large muscle group scavenging. That means you KEEP YOUR GAINS! 10 years ago I was 130 pound and had a goal of gaining 100 pounds of muscle. All that whey and so on and I still had noodle arms after 2 years of following Arnold's Modern Guide to Bodybuilding workout and diet plan. Only after changing from whey to casein did I really start to gain... and gain I did! At the same 12% bodyfat I was when I was 130 pounds, I am now 247 pounds. That's all muscle gain! I accomplished my 100 pounds of muscle gain on year 3 btw. Only this summer did I decide it was time to see how far I can go and in the last 2 months I'm up 17 more pounds to that 247 I weighed in at today, and 11% bodyfat. Same diet, same exercises, just increased my casein intake. I get O N Gold Standard because it's the best tasting of all the brands and if I forget to order more I can just pick it up at the local GNC or Vitamin Shoppe. Chocolate or Strawberry are absolutely amazing tasting! No chalkyness and it mixes well in cold milk even without the metal blender ball inside your shaker bottle. So forget Whey, Casein in the WAY!

Quality casein powder for those who want to avoid the whey. Flavor is solid and mixes well. Like all manufacturers, the bottle is half air (weight is fine, but I despise the packaging).

•Taste is delicious •Need to shake really well the powder gets thicker •Mix with Almond milk it tastes like a real milkshake. •Keeps your hunger cravings under control •Use at night and in between main meals •Others have mentioned about weird holes poked in seal and mine did as well. Could be something from assembly line machines. •Def shake xtra to dissolve all the powder. •The quality from this company is legitimate and has always provided top notch protein at a good price point.

Me encanta el sabor. Espesa bastante en bebida de almendras. Se disuelve mal, pero con batidora o espumador de leche queda perfecto.

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Great for bed time overnight shake. Tastes like a thick chocolate shake, so if you have a sweet tooth, this also replaces your dessert. 😂

Idéal en collation le soir ou apres la séance de muscu. j'en prends 2x par jours et le gout etre au top, jamais eu des prot aussi bonnes. Je recommande.

Ich bin absolut überzeugt vom Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Casein Proteinpulver und nutze es regelmäßig. Gerade wenn es um die Regeneration und den Muskelerhalt über Nacht geht, ist dieses Produkt unschlagbar! Der Geschmack Chocolate Supreme ist wirklich hervorragend – nicht zu süß und gut mischbar, egal ob mit Wasser oder Milch. Es löst sich klumpenfrei auf und hinterlässt einen angenehmen Geschmack. Was die Wirkung angeht, merke ich definitiv einen Unterschied. Casein ist dafür bekannt, langsam verdaut zu werden, was eine kontinuierliche Versorgung der Muskeln mit Aminosäuren über Stunden gewährleistet. Ich habe das Gefühl, dass meine Muskeln am nächsten Morgen weniger ermüdet sind und ich mich schneller regeneriere. Die zusätzlichen Zink-, Magnesium- und Aminosäurezusätze sind ein weiterer Pluspunkt, der die nächtliche Reparatur und das Wachstum zusätzlich unterstützt. Die Portionsgröße ist ideal und das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis für die gebotene Qualität absolut fair. Für jeden, der seine Muskelregeneration optimieren und den Katabolismus über Nacht minimieren möchte, ist das Gold Standard 100% Casein eine absolute Empfehlung. Ein fester Bestandteil meiner abendlichen Routine!