BSN SYNTHA-6 Whey Protein Powder with Micellar Casein, Milk Protein Isolate Powder, Vanilla Ice Cream, 48 Servings (Packaging May Vary)

The taste is amazing it doesn’t taste like protein powder at all super good

Get rid of the yellow 5 and I will purchase this.

Chocolate milkshake flavor tastes great with milk. Better than a milkshake at your favorite ice cream joint.

Very satisfied with the value and great product

BSA is generally a higher than average brand marketing to serious to semi-serious athletes - so keep that in mind when you order. Its not top of the line, but youre not getting garbage either. On to the Syntha-6 specifically: taste is top notch and hard to beat. Ace-K as a sweetener, along with the other fillers, arent great for you, but theyre in almost all other major brands so its hard to avoid. The additional 10g BCAAs are a nice touch, however, you dont know which amino acids theyre packaging and at what doses - is it effective??? Unless you go to higher end brands, youre going to get proprietary blends and you wont know the dose of each ingredient. Thats just something you have to be willing to accept in this tier of supplements. Having a protein blend is great as research suggests that when you add medium-digesting (egg) and slow-digesting (casein) proteins to fast-digesting whey, muscle protein synthesis remains elevated for longer and muscle protein retention is higher. Not many recovery shakes have a protein blend, especially at this price point. Downside to Syntha-6, we dont know how much of each protein source there is. The sodium and carbs are a little high. This makes the nutrition profile more like a meal replacement than a lean protein source. Biggest question is does it work? I would say yes, it outperforms many of the protein shakes at this price point. Overall, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. This is a solid protein shake that tastes great.

This particular offering from BSN seems to be harder and harder to find. Ive been using Syntha 6 Cookies N Cream for at least the past 4-5 years as its my favorite flavor. Ive usually purchased via BB.com, but like I said, the product seems to have been discontinued from that site and I was forced to look elsewhere. I decided to give this a go considering it was showing as coming from BSNs store via Amazon. The product branding seemed to be on point, but the taste seemed a bit off. Almost like they cut it with cheap filler ingredients. I couldnt bring myself to purchase it again after reviewing some similar reviews on this page. Further compounding that, the price has increased drastically with a present day price of over $71 as of 10/30/22, I purchased this back in July of 2022 for $59.99. Spare me the inflation argument as the increase in price exceeds 10% and inflation is closer to 8.2%.

The protein itself on the calories/grams is not bad, but the taste is hit or miss. Ive tried mixing it with milk and water and honestly i dont like the taste, it doesnt taste like chocolate it taste like what someone describes chocolate to taste like if that makes sense. The strawberry one imo is still better.

I struggled to find a good protein powder as I am not a huge fan of chocolate. This stuff tastes so good and it comes with a scoop inside (usually buried when you first open the bag). This bag is huge so make sure you have a place to put it before you order it

Awesome protein

I have tried many a protein powders in my many many years working out, but this one is by far the best. I recently got the chocolate mint flavor for myself and the vanilla ice cream flavor for my husband (since he doesnt like chocolate mint or mint anything), and have used it for about a week now. Until a week ago, I was using the Elite XT powder from Vitamin Shoppe, but I will never go back to it- Syntha-6 is really that awesome! Its got a great taste- even the vanilla flavor, and I usually dont like ANY vanilla protein powders because they give me heartburn for some reason. Not this one! The quality of this stuff is amazing, and its really filling. I havent tried it with water yet (Im traumatized my using Muscle Milk with water... aka dissolved chalk in a cup, eew), so I use the unsweetened plain 40 calorie almond milk with it (Almond Breeze, I think). The flavor is really smooth, and has that ever-so-slight dairy, milkshake kind of aftertaste without actually having to use ANY milk products (except the protein, of course). I dont like milk at all, and was allergic when I was younger but Im not anymore. Ive always drank Soy and used tofu, and then in recent years since its become more widely produced, almond and coconut milks; I cant stand the taste of cow milk- yogurt, some ice cream, and cheese is as far as my dairy consumption goes. Even still, if I have too much lactose my nose gets stuffy and all that fun stuff. My husband has become more sensitive to lactose in the last 2 or so years, too, so this protein powder is really nice for that, even though it is whey; theres no bloating, no upset stomach, and is really tolerable if youre sensitive to lactose (I actually didnt even know it was until I read the whole label yesterday, its that good). That being said, after using it for about a week, I love it! It really does keep you absolutely stuffed until your next meal 3 hrs later. My husband agrees; with the Elite XT he would have to add extra fruit or almond/peanut butter to his protein shakes to stay fuller longer, but hasnt added anything to any of his shakes made with the Syntha-6 powder, which is amazing. It has an awesome flavor with no nasty chalk or salty aftertaste, and is really nice after a hard workout- it really does reduce your soreness and decreases recovery time. I cant say too much about fat loss benefits yet, but I imagine with how filling it is, and how well the body responds to it after a workout it would be pretty effective in helping. Only time will tell, but so far, so good! I dont think Ill ever buy another brand of protein powder, Im an addict already. (The only reason I give it 4 stars is just because I havent had it long enough to evaluate its benefit toward fat loss, but Im sure it will be changing to 5 stars...)