What do you think about MyProtein products?

Myprotein.com are the UK's largest sports nutrition brand online. We also follow strict guidelines from the UK Pharmaceutical and Food Industry have achieved ISO9001 UKAS accreditation, which is the independent confirmation of our production quality levels.

Our premium quality products are used by numerous elite athletes including the England Rugby League squad, Dai Greene, Ross Pearson, and West Brom Football Club, to name but a few.

With regards to the above comment, deducing that companies sell over 100x more than Myprotein, we are actually the biggest brand buyer of whey in the UK!

We unfortunately cannot give away our source of whey for commercial reasons, however we can confirm that we source our whey from the same dairies that the leading retail brands do.

We have independent Certificate of Analyses (CoAs) of our whey being tested displayed on our website. An example from our Impact Whey Protein (whey concentrate) can be seen via this link: http://www.myprotein.com/uk/Files/Documents/709.pdf

We don't feel that we are too cheap, and rather that other companies are too expensive!

Haha, brilliant, I love how "MyProtein" actually commented on this. This made me laugh. Who'd have thought that would happen.

I like MyProtein, I've used it for the last 12 months. I agree with Dan it doesn't mix great, but I found the solution to this is to mix it with room temperature water and not cold water.

Nice to see that.

I've used my protein products on a regular basis for about 2 years and have helped me reach my goals whether it is putting on muscle mass or cutting up. I find them not only cheaper than other brands but effective also. In this current economic climate not everyone can afford big brand prices, so I find my protein as a cost effective way of buying supplements to meet your goals.

People are saying it doesn't mix well, obviously it depends on which product you buy, but I find the standard whey protein mixes well with both water and (especially) milk. I tried one of their blends called Hurricane XS and that didn't mix too well though. So it all depends what type you go for, how much water/milk you use and if you've shaken it well enough i guess - same as any company.

Just for clarification, when I said that some companies buy hundreds and even thousands of times more whey protein, I was referring to Optimum Nutrition, MuscleTech, Gaspari and Dymatize.

Interesting to hear that MyProtein claim to sell the most protein of any sports supplement brand in Britain?? What about Maximuscle, Reflex and PhD?

I can sort of understand why "my protein" won't divulge their manufacturing source but surely they shouldn't have a problem divulging the purity of their whey.
For example, whey protein concentrate can be anything from 35% to 80% and obviously the more it's filtered to increase the purity the more expensive the product has to become. i would suggest that if the product is suspiciously cheap at customer purchase point(after all my protein are a commercial enterprise and not a charity ) then it's probably cheaper at processing point which of course means lower purity.
Interestingly,I did once try to get from "my protein" a purity value of their beta ecdysterone product but they point blank refused to tell me....quite a big deal when there is so much literature out there telling me it's pointless below a certain saponin level.
I for one would rather consume a purer product especially as i can readily purchase big brand names, where purity values aren't so difficult to find out, at our local supp stores for very similar costs,although i appreciate not everyone might have access to local independants.
If a company has nothing to hide then why not make the information readily available?

i know i am commenting on this blog quite late bit after purchasing some casein from mp and not noticing any results i researched the casein
it turns out the casein they use is off very poor quality
"There are two kinds of acid casein – chemical acid casein and lactic acid casein – both are insoluble in water. Since most applications of casein require them to be water soluble, manufacturers treat acid casein with alkalies to yield a water-soluble product with a higher pH called caseinate. "

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/10/do-you-secretly-suspect-that-something-is-wrong-with-your-protein-supplement.aspx

It's definitely a good idea to watch the Mercola video before committing to buy one product or another. Dr M is very knowledgeable, and says that he would not give whey protein containing whey isolates to his worst enemy. He says it is rancid protein, which is partially indicated by the fact that it will not dissolve immediately without clumping. He also mentions that acid extraction processes can result in the formation of the d-form of the amino acids, ie the mirror-image form which the body neither recognizes nor can use, in fact they damage the body. He says that normal commercially-available milk will contain the antibiotics and possibly hormones which are used to routinely dose these unfortunate animals ; therefore ideally one buys a product derived from grass-fed as opposed to grain-fed animals, whose milk profiles will therefore be natural, which is the key to maintaining or restoring health.
One should also avoid the sucralose which is used as a sweetener in many types of whey, although only if they are flavoured. Sucralose is sugar with 3 chlorine atoms substituted in, this makes it akin to DDT, ie an organochloride. 15% of all intake concentrates in the fat deposits, so once it is in, you are stuck with it. No long term studies have been done to test its safety; the only tests are designed to see to what extent it rots your teeth, which is really missing the point. Foods are not tested as stringently as drugs, and even drugs are frequently withdrawn after they have caused thousands of deaths; eg Merck's Vioxx, which is thought to have killed 55,000 people.
Caveat Emptor. Let the buyer beware.
The point made about "you get what you pay for" cannot be got around. If it's cheap, there is almost certainly a reason for that.

Hmmm... no wonder Myprotein didn't feel comfortable disclosing their source of whey!

I've heard so many different opinions it's confusing. I've been using their stuff for a while and still can't decide. Powders mix and taste OK. I'm taking isolate post workout and on top of this I recently added 2 scoops of night time shake protein to my daily routine so really expecting some results. What I know for sure is their other stuff, wherever it was possible to verify quality/strength of it, was quite disappointing. Compared MP's ZMA against other brands and it's just weak...

Myprotein as a company are downright awful. Their products have been found to be contaminated/inferior and read up on their contaminated egg white supplements that were highlighted in the Daily Mail. Theire customer service are rude and automated, just look up their own fb page and reviews on Trustpilot. Avoid this abomination of a company when there are far more reputable brands. Try Maxiraw which is the bulk arm of Maximuscle, Bulkpowders, Protein Works etc.

I use there whey protein and creatine from myprotein and find it does the job, the protein is my fav out of all the brands I've tried

I've used My Protein for about 6 years now and wouldn't dream of using another supplements provider. They've been spot on with everything I've ever ordered. Only thing that could be improved is the taste of their protein!

Oh and feel free to use this site for a source of discount codes: my protein discount

Myprotein.... hmmmmmm..... i play for england rugby leuage and i can 100% comfirm that most of the boys, although get your products for free will be using sci-mx.... MP mess upp ordered 24/7 and i have used both your CEE and you hurricane xs, even in lose dose both of these made me have stomach problems, i have also used pure whey and felt 0 help with revocery! RUBBISH

Seeing as they have purity certificates on their site, I can't see how people can question this!
Dr Mercola seems to be a bit of an 'acquired taste' when it comes to health advice but, even if he is right about whey protein, that'd be an issue with whey protein itself, not just MyProtein, so would apply to all supplement companies.
Sorry, but this thread seemed like a bit of a witch hunt.
I think you've come off worst, Mark Gilbert. You've highlighted a potential problem with myprotein's products, based on nothing but conjecture and your dismissing of the economies of scale was trumped as you were basing it on a presumption that myprotein weren't the biggest protein supplier in the UK.

HI HereAmI / Terry

Dr Mercola obviously knows nothing about the source of commercial whey protein as found in sports nutrition products. They aren't acid processed, aren't rancid and there is a mountain of evidence that they have numerous healthy effects beyond the well-known muscle building effects.

Terry, I simply stated the FACT that many people think that MyProtein's whey protein is suspiciously low priced...that isn't my opinion...it's a fact. It is also a fact that many companies sell more protein than MyProtein...I didn't say "UK", so again, you are putting words in my mouth. Maybe you should read the above again because my comments about economies of scale are exactly accurate and valid.

Just to add more confusion , most powders from different manufacturers are made in the same factory, same raw product just different additives and different containers. My advice is the stuff is suppose to supplement a good diet. If ya really feel the need buy the cheapest cleanest unflavoured powder or bars. Sorry if i offend anyone but MYPROTEIN is as good a company as any other out there.....
Remember the industry makes billions out of selling you "stuff" that you think ya need.

My take on myprotein is they have been able to offer protein etc at such low cost due to cutting out the middle man. At one point this was quite unique but there are other companies such as maxiraw, bulk powders, the protein works that are selling protein and other supplements at similar competitive prices. The only conclusion is they've followed suit.
It is possible to get protein powders at large bulk for low cost yourself, search Fonterra. They are a NZ based dairy that provide vast amounts of dairy based products throughout the world. You can buy there products yourself, such as 20kg bags of whey and it's priced that day by the cost of dairy on the stock market.
I don't think it's unreasonable to believe a company such as MP could cut out this part and they themselves source their raw products, as in the case of whey, straight from major dairies.
From my personal use of MP products, I've always found them to be good and of great quality. The companies changed somewhat over the years. Maybe for worse, maybe for better. But that will happen to a massively expanding and growing business.
Bottom line they offer products that I find to be as good as any at a fair and reasonable price. They even chose to take a hit on their 5 best products by not increasing the price when the VAT was added to sports supplements. That to me speaks volumes...

i have been using myprotein products for over a year now, well since everything else got so expensive. Ive found these all to be just as good as the bigger more expensive brands. Some of the products at first didnt mix quite as well but over the past 12 months I have found that everything seems to taste and mix better than most over products I have tried. I like the fact they have so much variety allowing me to mix up my own combinations of pre workouts, post workout shakes and meal replacers.