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Tuesday 10 November 2009

Test driving some hemp protein


Recently we at vegan bodybuilding hooked up with Caroline from Good Oils who asked us to try out their new Hemp protein powder. Having tried several varieties of hemp protein we agreed, with the proviso that we could say whatever we wanted about it. This wasn't a sponsorship or anything, just us giving you our honest take on the product.
OK first off the nutritional profile- well to be honest it is pretty good, in fact better than the comparable stuff from Canada (the main supplier of hemp protein concentrate in the world at the moment), it has a slightly higher fat content, & hemp is a great supplier of healthy fats & slightly lower in carbs (the overall calories being similar for both products). Plus as it's grown & processed in Devon in the UK then for anyone in Europe it makes more environmental sense to get it shipped from here than first dragged across the pond from Canada, so straight off the bat this new hemp protein scores a couple of points.
Obviously taste is a factor. We tried out the unflavoured. Hemp actually has about the best taste of any protein on the market that I've tried, so I wasn't sure how this product with the extra fat & less carbs would match up? Thankfully it tasted as good as any hemp protein I've tried. It will certainly become part of my regular dietary intake.
I must say I certainly can recommend this product & think that everyone in the UK & Europe should at least consider giving it a go as with the extra healthy fat (used in cell manufacture & numerous other hormonal, immune & other systems) & less carbs would suit those trying to gain or maintain lean muscle mass while keeping fat to a minimum.
Pricing is also a factor & again this is pretty competitively priced, with it's 2.5Kg tubs being lower priced than the bulk suppliers I compared them with.
To find out more about this new hemp protein click here. It certainly gets a big thumbs up from us!

3 comments:

Caroline T-H said...

Thanks so much for posting this review - we really appreciate your support.

For any readers who are interested in trying our British Protein powder I've put a £2 discount code together which runs until march 2010. Just enter "protein402" on the checkout page. www.hempnatural.com

Hopefully see you at the Reading Eco-Veggie Fayre in December!

Caroline

Afterglow Cosmetics said...

Sounds good...so there is effective results for the same yeah?

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Anonymous said...

I recently started using this, I have the natural and strawberry. I can't recommend this stuff enough! Especially at the price, it beats all competition hands down.

I'll be continuing to use this for years to come.