Are you looking for a new protein supplement? Perhaps you’re using Optimum Nutrition or Dymatize and fancy a change. Whilst Muscle Tech Nitrotech is not one of the biggest protein powders in the game, the nitro tech mix gives you powerful protein formula ever developed to help you in your goals in the gym, whether that be increasing muscle mass or losing fast.
For over twenty years, Nitro-Tech has been a world-leading protein range. Using years of research and science, it is one of the most trusted protein brands, with customers all over the world. The MuscleTech brand has many different products. Here at SS Healthfoods, we stock MuscleTech Performance Series Nitro-Tech 2.2lbs (907g), MuscleTech NitroTech 100% Whey Gold 2.5lb as well as many more which you can find here.
For the purpose of this blog post, we’re going to be looking in detail at Muscletech Nitrotech Whey Gold + Isolate Gold, which we stock in the 1.8 kg tub. Nitrotech Whey Gold + Isolate Gold contains both Whey Peptides and Whey Isolate, giving your body the highest biological value (BV) in protein fractions. BV is the measurement of how your body processes, absorbs and retains protein. The higher the BV value, the higher the potential for muscle building. Per 2 scoops, there is 50g of protein. 11.2g of which occurs naturally from Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAA’s).
The whey peptides enable your body to get the initial boost of protein, which makes it a brilliant post-workout, but the extras you get from this product puts it in a different class from regular whey proteins.
The main points that Muscletech make about the product are:
- 50g Protein
- Fast Absorption
- Great Post Workout
- Builds Lean Muscle
Taste
Muscletech claim that “partnered with some of the world’s leading flavour scientists to deliver truly mouth-watering flavours you’ll love to indulge in!” But we’ll let you be the judge of that.
After a quick look at external reviews on SupplementReviews.com, I found this review of the taste. “The vanilla tasted like vanilla, 7.5/10. There weren’t any interesting undertones or other tastes present”. Whilst BluReviews.com raves about the taste of the product.
So, it might not be the best thing you’ve ever tasted, but it certainly does the job. A solid 7.5/10 (at an absolute minimum) is always a good benchmark, and if the taste is really important to you, check out this article from Iceshaker on how to improve your protein shake taste.
Nutritional Information
Above, you can see the full, nutritional information, but let’s run through some more in detail. One thing I see when I look at the nutritional information is the lack of creatine monohydrate. Whilst it’s not uncommon to see protein powders that don’t have creatine in their product, the sheer amount of protein powders out there force manufacturers to innovate, and if you are looking to build muscle – you can find a variety of cheap creatines here to go with your NitroTech.
A Muscletech NitroTech Whey Gold + Isolate Gold serving is 1 scoop, It has 25g of protein per 35g scoop, which makes it at about 72% protein. To compare other protein powders, Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey has 24g (approx. 78% protein) and BSN Syntha-6 EDGE has a protein content of 24g also (approx. 65% protein). So whilst Nitrotech may not have the best protein percentage, it has more protein than one of the most popular protein powders in the game and just means that you may have to add a bit colder water or milk. The regular Nitro-Tech contains 30 grams of protein per serving, which seem like more but it does not have a complete amino acid profile or the science behind it like Whey Gold + Isolate Gold Does.
Pros and Cons
PROS
- Reduces fatigue
- Promotes lean muscle mass
- Good pre and post-workout
- 2g sugars
CONS
- Unsuitable for Vegans
- Larger scoop than average
- Not a wide variety of flavours
Price Breakdown
As of 26th November 2019, we have Muscletech Nitro Tech Whey + Gold Isolate priced at £46.95. You get approx. 83 servings in a 1.8kg tub. That works out at about 57p per serving, and when compared with Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey and BSN Syntha 6 EDGE, it works out cheaper than both of them as they are 70p and 75p per serving each respectively.
Side Effects
As with everything, having too much of something can have consequences. Webmd has highlighted the problem of having too much protein here – High doses can cause some side effects such as increased bowel movements, nausea, thirst, bloating, cramps, reduced appetite, tiredness (fatigue), and headache.
