Right now Oziva Protein is best
As with anything, you get what you pay for especially when it comes to protein powder. Lately there's been a lot of controversy regarding the quality of protein powders. Are you really getting the full 20g-25g of protein in that scoop? How do you know? Some companies are adding fillers to their powders to reduce the total amount of protein in a container. This, of course, means it's cheaper for the company to produce. These fillers include amino acids and glutamine...not quite the complete protein molecules you think you're getting.
Honestly, you've got yourself a catch-22 here with this question. "Best" and "Cheapest" in the whey protein world are on exact opposite sides of the spectrum. The cheapest protein would be something like Six Star Nutritions's Wal-Mart priced protein, but that protein has been diluted to reduce the cost and hit Wal-Mart's required content. It's not the "best" but it is the cheapest. On the other end, you have super high concentrated whey isolates that have tons of protein and few ingredients but they aren't cheap. So at the end of the day, it comes down to the best protein powder for your price point. When you are looking for a whey protein powder, you should consider these things:
Number of Ingredients – it’s easy to add ingredients like crazy but hard to stay minimalist. Adding ingredients reduces the amount of protein you get in each scoop. Lots of brands will sacrifice whey protein content to make it taste like a milkshake.
Protein Concentration – This one is simple, how many grams of each serving are actually whey protein. Look at the back of your protein and take the grams of whey protein and divide by the total grams per serving
Fillers and Additives – If you see added L-Glutamine or Taurine or other Amino Acids this is a big red flag. Protein brands add this to trick the protein content number you see on the label. It’s a cheap trick to reduce the amount of whey protein they put in each container.
Sugar Content – Let’s face it, all natural is great but natural sweetener means your whey protein needs 11 grams of sugar or more per serving to taste good. Sugar easily turns to glucose and glucose to fat. By using a whey protein with sugar content you are seriously setting yourself back from your goals.
Soy Free – The newest and greatest innovation is soy-free whey protein. Soy promotes estrogen production which is the exact opposite of someone looking to add muscle needs. It’s better if this isn’t in there at all. Soy is very common in most whey proteins.
Carbs & Fat Content – This is another big flavor enhancer. Lost of brands add carbohydrates or fat to your whey protein powder to give it a smooth texture and milkshake taste. But once again, they sacrifice results for taste. Do you really want 10 grams of Carbs and Fats in each protein shake? You want whey protein, not carbs.
Taste – We may hate on taste but we love it too. If you pick a bad tasting protein powder, you’re never going to want to drink it and that means you aren’t likely to stick with it. Taste is up there but be warned we didn’t pick whey proteins that taste exactly like hot fudge sundaes.
My point is that you need to be careful when buy cheap protein including the protein at Walmart because you may not be getting what you pay for. If I were you, I'd look at the brands Walmart does offer and do some research into each company to see how they manufacture their whey. Some independent research labs test various brands of whey for their protein content too. This would be an even better place to start because you know you'll get unbiased results.
Hope this helps!
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