NOW Foods Sports Nutrition- Sprouted Brown Rice Protein

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1. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 20 March 2024

   Product tasted fine, blended as well as could be expected, and was reasonably priced. HOWEVER, finding plastic shards is NOT OK. See pictures and lot #. Will look to another supplier for future purchases.

   

2. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 9 June 2024

   As someone who can have normal whey protein this fits the bill and works great. However it doesn’t seem to matter what you mix this with nothing masks the taste and texture.
   

3. I’s Nana Verified Buyer – 20 October 2024

   Pros: Sprouted grain so there are zero carbs. Zero total sugars. Unflavored. Good protein source. 80% protein. No dairy. No soy. Value for money. Cons: Not organically grown. Notes: I use this everyday for my morning smoothie. LOL a morning without my smoothie is like a day without sunshine! My smoothie recipe follows. THESE INGREDIENTS ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON bestproteinpowder4women.net Sharon’s Superpowers Smoothie Makes 1 Serving – ½ before exercise and ½ after. Approximately 29.5 grams of protein. 12 oz water 3 Tbs NOW brand Sprouted Brown Rice Protein Powder, unflavored 1 Tbs NOW brand Yellow Pea Protein Powder, unflavored ¼ c Oat Groats or steel cut or rolled oats 1 Tbs Flax seeds, whole or ground 1 Tbs Chia seeds 1-¼ tsp Turmeric, ground 1 Tbs Raw Cacao Powder 1/8 tsp ground ginger or ¼ tsp fresh grated 1 Tbs Nettle Leaf (optional) 1 medium stalk of Kale 2 Ripe bananas in pieces (really ripe frozen bananas work best because they get sweeter when frozen) 2 – 4 Tbs beets, roasted or raw OR ¼ c beet greens with stems (I prep in bulk & freeze these) 1 c frozen berries For a blender of medium power this is what works for me: 1) Place the first group of ingredients in blender jar. I use Ice Crush to break down kale; Chop; Puree for 30 seconds; liquify 15 seconds. 2) Add bananas one at a time if frozen. Use Ice Crush, Chop, Puree. 3) Add beets and berries. Ice Crush; Chop; Puree 30 seconds; Liquify 15 seconds. *********** For a bulk supply of dry ingredients (@ 45-day supply) mix the following together thoroughly in a VERY large bowl and store in tightly sealed container in frig. Use 1/2 cup + 2 Tbs mix per smoothie: 2 lb jar NOW brand Sprouted Brown Rice Protein Powder 12 oz jar NOW brand Pea Protein Powder 12 c Oat Groats or steel cut or rolled oats 3 c Flax seeds, whole or ground 3 c Chia seeds 1-¼ c Turmeric, ground 3 c Raw Cocoa Powder 6 tsp ground ginger 16 Tbs Nettle Leaf (optional)

   

4. C.A.R. Verified Buyer – 7 December 2024

   1) I like the performance I get with this protein, especially when I mix it with pea protein.
   2) This is raw rice protein – it’s going to taste like earth or rice bran regardless of who makes it. It will also be hard to mix, so use a blender.
   3) I notice that the serving size is 5g, delivering 4g of protein. I’m convinced this is because of palatability; most people won’t use much more than this without feeling overwhelmed by the flavor.
   4) You’ll need to work on different recipes to hide the flavor, but this product delivers a hearty, healthy, protein source. Chocolate hides the flavor well, and banana/cinnamon can distract the tongue too!
   

5. Josh Verified Buyer – 11 January 2025

   Now Sports makes really affordable and quality stuff

   

6. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 19 January 2025

   Product tasted fine, blended as well as could be expected, and was reasonably priced. HOWEVER, finding plastic shards is NOT OK. See pictures and lot #. Will look to another supplier for future purchases.

   

7. Jeff Verified Buyer – 9 February 2025

   Yeah it tastes like cardboard but what do you expect it’s UNFLAVORED PROTEIN ISOLATE not creme brulee. I mix 50/50 with Now Pea Protein and two tablespoons of pure maple syrup and pound it down as soon as I hit the locker room after my workout. It’s not bad. Not good but not bad. You want bad? Try pounding down citruline malate. I’m not sipping this in a Paris cafe. I’m using it to make gains without eating a lot of weird additives or gross flavorings and sweeteners like stevia (barf).

   If you want something that doesn’t taste like cardboard out of the container, buy something else.
   

8. Peter Verified Buyer – 13 February 2025

   It is very difficult to mix manually with any liquid (it might be more workable with a blender). I’ve never seen a protein powder so difficult to work with. The taste is bad, but by itself that’s not something I’d hold against an otherwise-valuable protein powder… the hydrophobic way it resists mixing with water, the way it puffs up into airborne clouds of ultrafine powder whenever you stir it into a liquid, combined with the bad taste and unfortunate texture, make this one of the only nutritional supplements that I know I won’t ever try a second time.

   I even used to take l-ornithine powder (notorious as one of the worst-tasting and most overpriced supplements around) mixed with water, so I’m very prepared to drink bad tasting stuff if it has a distinct health benefit, but this brown rice protein powder isn’t something I can see any justification for using over other protein powders, *unless* you have serious enough allergies that this is the only protein powder you can use without having allergic reactions.
   

9. Inge Verified Buyer – 1 March 2025

   For my taste this is incredibly bitter. Doesn’t matter what I mix it with, the bitterness is still there and makes it inedible. Would not buy again or recommend.
   

10. JDJR Verified Buyer – 3 March 2025

    Tried this instead of why protein for intolerance and allergies reasons

    It does not dissolve well, and tastes like concentrated rice.

    Stopped using it.