Sevenhills Wholefoods Organic Vegan Protein Powder Shake, Vanilla 1kg

In short... this tastes horrible. (Chocolate version)Love sevenhills as a company, but this product tastes awful. Mixed into porridge, and it's definitely a required taste. Will next time just mix as a drink and drink it down quick for a protein hit!Vanillia one slightly better, but not by much. Again, will woof down quick as a liquid form to get it over and done with. Play with ratios to perhaps get a right protein/ to taste that's palletable. Not sure I'd buy again mind you.*edit* vanilla one works well when cooked in with homemade rice pudding oddly enough! Also, into porridge, however add it in after cooking the porridge. Tastes better!

Taste is bland and disappointing from a strawberry perspective.

Firstly, I just want to say that I regularly purchase other products from Sevenhills Wholefoods and I have always been extremely happy with the quality so thought I'd give this chocolate protein shake a try. I now really wish I hadn't as this has to be the worst protein shake I have ever tasted (I've tried several different brands over the years)! As the title of this review suggests, it really is absolutely disgusting - not a hint of chocolate/cocoa at all. In fact, all I can taste is almond, despite almond not being amongst the list of ingredients.As I still have some of my usual protein shake left, I decided to try mixing the two together to see if this improved the taste. First, I tried mixing half of each which didn't help so I then tried 2-thirds original brand shake + 1-third Sevenhills shake. This did improve things slightly and the chocolate taste of my original brand shake did help to mask the awful taste of the Sevenhills. It looks like this is going to be the only way I'm going to be able to drink it as it's too expensive to simply throw it away. Suffice to say, I will not be purchasing this again and will be sticking to my usual brand from now on.Update: I have been unable to drink this even when mixed with my usual brand of shake so I've had to throw it away. What a complete waste of money.

I bought this as it’s vegan and has no artificial sweeteners and was looking forward to receiving it. Tried it and boy was the taste a let down. Vanilla? Can’t taste it at all, in fact I can taste almond/marzipan which I really don’t like. Not a pleasant taste unfortunately. I will have to add it to smoothies.

ProsOrganicMixes very well (even in water)No artificial ingredientsCoconut sugar is low GIGood value relative to other natural protein powdersFlavour is reasonably natural, bearing in mind it's primarily designed for nutrition not for flavour.ConsFull nutritional profile absent (iron, calcium, potassium etc; but found on other premium brown rice protein powders.The cacao content is too low to taste; which means it just taste like a neutral vanilla-ish.Xanthum gum...why?I've tried all types of protein powders. For a direct replacement for whey protein it's very good but if you can tolerate hemp I would say hemp is superior..( omega 3's, iron, magnesium, potassium, fibre,...) In the absence of nutritional information for this powder.

Best vanilla protein powder I found - I struggle with the sweet taste of all other protein powders I came across. This one is now my go to. If you want a subtle taste that can be easily incorporated into your smoothies (I like to add it to almond milk with a bit of peanut butter and frozen berries) then look no further!

But 5 stars for the following reasons. I've been trying to find a vegan protein powder which a) didn't have soy in it, b) didn't always come with a plastic scoop, and c) didn't have lots of added sweetner - this ticks all those boxes! I agree with the other reviewers that because there's no added sweetner, it does have a more 'earthy' taste but I feel that this is to be expected. I would imagine if you were drinking this with just water or milk, you won't like it, but if you're like me and mix it with fruit and yoghurt, it's perfectly fine. I also add honey sometimes if I do fancy it being a bit sweeter but it honestly doesn't need it. I will be buying again (when it's back in stock).

I'm not usually one for writing reviews but this was quite the waste of money.I applaud what the company is trying to do in making a vegan protein powder (eco conscious and all that). But... And this is a big but... It tastes truly awful. I couldn't stand a so if it let alone a while shaker. Supposedly it was vanilla which wasn't instantly obvious, the first flavor is more of a dirt/unpleasant taste which eventually did turn into an ok aftertaste (which is where I noticed a hint of vanilla).So, while is love to give it more stars for the ethos, the fact I can't drink it takes it down. If you are able to neck the whole thing and keep it down then it might be for you but otherwise I'd say try different powder.