Foods Sports Nutrition, Micellar Casein 19 g, Slow Release, Unflavored Powder, 1.8-Pound

To be honest, NOW Foods Micellar Casein isn’t the kind of protein you drink for pleasure. It doesn’t smell great, and the flavor is very mild, slightly milky, and neutral at best. But that’s completely expected from pure, unflavored casein, and it’s also what makes it one of the cleanest and most effective proteins you can buy. Here’s what really impressed me: the quality rivals top-tier, far more expensive brands, yet it comes at a significantly lower price point. Each serving gives you 19g of pure micellar casein, which digests slowly to provide a steady stream of amino acids over several hours. This is exactly why casein is so valuable, it’s ideal before bed or between long gaps in meals, keeping your muscles nourished while you rest. In my experience, I’ve noticed reduced nighttime hunger and I wake up feeling less hungry in the morning — clear proof that it’s doing its slow-release job. The ingredient list is refreshingly short and transparent: Micellar casein (the real deal) Non-GMO sunflower lecithin (a natural emulsifier to help it mix better) Speaking of mixing, with a proper shaker or blender, it mixes surprisingly well for a casein powder. The texture is smooth, and it thickens nicely, If you add milk it thickens too much that I couldn't believe it at first, perfect for a creamy shake before bed. If you want to improve the flavor, try blending it with greens or chocolate powder, it easily takes on other flavors. Why I rate it 5 stars: - Clean, minimal ingredient list. - Excellent slow-release protein for overnight recovery. - Keeps you full longer and helps prevent nighttime hunger. - Outstanding value, performs like premium brands at a lower cost. Specially when Amazon lowered the price for like 3 months. Overall not delicious, but undeniably effective.

I'm perplexed by the bad reviews and complaints about taste and mixability. Reading those, I expected a foul tasting clumpy concoction similar to unflavored BCAA or EA powders. What I actually got is a pure casein powder, that looks just a bit coarser and darker than their Whey. Mixing with half milk and half water, this Casein powder tastes amazingly clean, similar to Now Sport's Excellent unflavored whey isolate powder. The taste is naturally more milky than why isolate but nothing unpleasant in the slightest. Mixability is great in a Blender Bottle(with the metal ball), and the texture of the end product is smooth and creamy. I haven't bothered to check for any residue at the bottom of the bottle, but if it's there I couldn't care less as it would get lost in all the cacao powder, flax, and chia seeds that I typically add to my protein shakes. Regarding the effects, I absolutely trust Now's lab work and label, so it works as well as any other pure casein supplement. TLDR, highly recommended great tasting casein powder from a well-respected brand, makes me a happy (and returning) customer.

Old school vitamin company that started selling sports nutrition several years back. Great quality. It's unflavored so ofc it's not going to taste wonderful. But mixed with, e.g. vanilla yogurt, it tastes just fine.

the product quality is great. no visible foreign objects, inconsistency in the powder texture or foul smell or such (this is a dairy derivative so it will have that smell though). mixing it is not easy though and the taste is not good at all (but that is due to Casein's nature anyhow) and that is where my problem is. The unflavored whey protein isolate from Now foods is a breeze to drink. I mix it in a quart of water and gulp it down easy. but this one doesn't sit right with me which is why I am not finishing it as fast as I should. However, it does make you feel satiated and doesn't cause bloating too. This is a great protein but I personally am not able to deal with it that well (maybe a flavored option mixed with milk would be a better option, but then the extra sugar is concerning).

some of the cry baby reviewers can't handle grown up decisions of eating to live, not living to eat! this is clearly not the product for you so please don't leave bad reviews, just go eat your Snickers bar!! GREAT Protein, fairly priced. Love the NOW brand for lots of great supps

I had been buying now foods casein and whey for years and switched a couple of years ago to Nutricost because it was about 10% less expensive. This was a huge mistake because the quality of Nutracost is as poor as their product customer support. In particular the casein has always had a slight rancid smell which I assumed was somehow normal don’t ask me what I was thinking. So I’ve returned to now foods and the product is fresh and sweet and it’s also better food quality with slightly more protein and calcium for the same weight and 50% as much sodium.

This stuff tastes seriously rotten. I taste tested next to another brand, and no I'm not sensitive. Literally smells like burning hair, and tastes horrible and spoiled. Is it casein? Probably, technically! But unless you are sprinkling this in your garden or decorating clay sculptures with this crap I don't recommend it! Wish I didn't buy this, there is no way to get a refund and it is probably not safe for consumption. Protein powders have gone up in price a LOT so this was tempting but I don't recommend that you make the same mistake as I did. But you probably will and then will read this and be like man I am stupid! Now we can be friends.

I use the NOW brand unflavored whey isolate to bump my protein up around 90g/d and love a scoop of that with a little (like 1/2t) sugar in milk. I got the NOW unflavored Micellar Casein on my PCP's recommendation to help with sleep. Holy moly not the same as whey at all; it thickens much more than whey in milk and I wind up cutting in water and no amount of sugar improves what I think of as a kind of powdered milk flavor. I am not sure it's helping with sleep as I'm just about halfway through the tub, but I will say that I am oddly hungry in the morning. Maybe it's a little reflux drinking too close to bed? I dunno, but their whey is outstanding.

Entre las caseínas en polvo que he probado, esta es la más fácil de mezclar. Relación calidad-precio también muy buenas.

SABOR NATURAL No AGREGADOS NI AZUCARES NI COLORANTES Buena Textura El POLVO Solamente Falta Con El Tiempo Ver Reacciones Favorables o DESFAVORABLES No He Terminado El BOTE

Sin colorantes ni saborizantes. Así deberían ser todos los suplemento. Excelente calidad ideal para tomarse por la noche y tener cobertura proteica al final del día.

Este es el tercer bote que compró, pero no sabe igual que los anteriores, la textura es muy diferente y deja un regusto raro. Es como si tuviera más lecitina que los botes anteriores. No me gustó el cambio.

Llegó sin el sello de garantía y sin caja.