Home
Sports & Outdoors
Exercise & Fitness
Sport Nutrition
Whey Protein Powders
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey vs BSN SYNTHA-6

Product Comparison: Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey vs BSN SYNTHA-6

Advertiser Disclosure

This site is a free online resource that strives to offer helpful content and comparison features to its visitors. Please be advised that the operator of this site accepts advertising compensation from certain companies that appear on the site, and such compensation impacts the location and order in which the companies (and/or their products) are presented, and in some cases may also impact the scoring that is assigned to them. The scoring that appears on this site is determined by the site operator in its sole discretion, and should NOT be relied upon for accuracy purposes. In fact, Company/product listings on this page DO NOT imply endorsement by the site operator. Except as expressly set forth in our Terms of Use, all representations and warranties regarding the information presented on this page are disclaimed. The information which appears on this site is subject to change at any time. More info

Best Pick

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder, Double Rich Chocolate, 5 Pound

Check Price

BSN SYNTHA-6 Whey Protein Powder

Check Price

General Specifications

Brand

Optimum Nutrition

BSN

Model

Gold Standard 100% Whey

SYNTHA-6

Origin

USA

About the Product

OPTIMUM NUTRITION'S GOLD STANDARD 100% Whey uses pure Whey Protein Isolates as the primary ingredient. Combined with ultra-filtered whey protein concentrate, each serving provides 24 grams of all-whey protein and 5.5 grams of naturally occurring Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) which are prized by athletes for their muscle building qualities.

SYNTHA-6® is an ultra-premium protein powder with 22g protein per serving and is our best-tasting protein on the market. SYNTHA-6® is the go-to protein for any nutrition or exercise regimen because it is designed to suit a variety of active lifestyles and diet plans. And with SYNTHA-6®, the high standard of quality protein comes with taste to match, thanks to our exclusive flavor technology.

Key Specs

Type

Whey

Volume

5 lbs.

Serving Size

30.4 grams

47 grams

Flavour

Chocolate

Chocolate Milkshake

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder, Double Rich Chocolate, 5 Pound

Quality product, few ingredients. High percentage by volume of protein per serving.
The price vs volume vs protein per serving ratio can't be beat. Very happy with my purchase.
This product has the best volume to price ratio I could find. It tastes great, and it really seems to help.
Optimum Nutrition definitely manufactures quality supplements and this is probably their highest volume product.
Double chocolate flavour taste really bad!! Please don’t buy it. It used to taste very good but I don’t know what happened.

BSN SYNTHA-6 Whey Protein Powder

Taste was pretty good of the Chocolate Milkshake. The container looked like it was never full but the label indicated it is filled by weight, not volume.
Taste much better than i thought it would...not to sweet or overpowering vanilla flavoring...
Tastes excellent, nice creamy flavour without the artificial taste that many other protein shakes have.
Decent flavour, mixes well, good price.
Not the best flavour or brand. Good for the price.

Size & Weight

Height

10.8 in.

11 in.

Width

8 in.

Depth

8 in.

Weight

5.6 lbs.

Amount Per Serving

Calories

120

200

Protein

24 grams

22 grams

Carbohydrates

3 grams

15 grams

Fat

1 gramms

6 gramms

Other Components

Cholesterol - 30mg, Sodium - 130mg, Sugars - 1g, Vitamin A, Vitamin С, Calcium, Iron

Cholesterol - 70mg, Sodium - 230mg, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Potassium

What customers say about "Amount Per Serving"

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder, Double Rich Chocolate, 5 Pound

This whey contains little else in terms of sugar or carbohydrates so you know there are no fillers.
This protein, along with physical activity, will help to stave off muscle loss. Their article made good sense, so I am following their advice: eat lightly and eat protein along with enough fiber.
This product is 100% whey from isolates so if you're trying to hit a protein goal while keeping your daily caloric intake down, this is for you.
It has worked wonderfully so far allowing me to put on some mass without gaining the fat of other protein supplements. I just ordered another batch and I am a proud user of ON Whey!!
If anyone has recommendations on a good protein shake that will give loads of energy for pre-workout let me know.

BSN SYNTHA-6 Whey Protein Powder

I’m an athletic/average college student. I’ve tried many protein brands, and this the best tasting and most nutritious one I’ve ever had.
It comes in a bag with 97 servings, that’s a lot of servings.
For somebody having 1 serving it's not bad, but anybody serious should have more then 1 serving (Usually around 1 gram of protein for 1 pound of body weight).
The cholesterol level in a serving is the only negative thing that seems to be a little high, but I imagine a healthy adult who's not taking massive amount of this protein daily would be just fine.
Good luck to all of your on your quest in finding a good quality and affordable protein powder. For us, this wasn’t it.

Features

Box Type

Hard

Contains Soy

Yes

Contains Milk

Yes

Gluten & Lactose Free

Yes

Extras

Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) Main Ingredient, Over 4 Grams of Glutamine & Glutamic Acid in Each Serving, More Than 5 Grams of the Naturally Occurring BCAAs, The "Gold Standard" for Protein Quality

Ultra-Premium Ingredients, Ridiculously Delicious, Protein Supplemenation

What customers say about "Features"

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder, Double Rich Chocolate, 5 Pound

Taste is good, not with water but fat free milk
It mixes extremely well (I use milk mainly) and when mixed with other powders, it continued to mix well (I add extra probiotics and stuff for my joints).
In milk it's just about as good as a chocolate milkshake. I have to resist the urge to drink more just for the enjoyment. In water it's not quite that good but still very tasty.
Mixes really well and quickly with anything including a stick.
Everything in the box was in perfect condition except for the gold standard so that means they put it there all damaged in the first place.

BSN SYNTHA-6 Whey Protein Powder

The protein tastes very good! A little bit sweet. It mixes great in both water and milk with no clumps.
Its formula features multiple quality proteins resulting in a nutritious and multi-functional protein supplement that ensures an athlete's muscles a quality supply of protein building blocks.
Along with the premium features it affords, so too does it come with a premium price.
The product has many features included however I supplement with other products but overall good.
I had just opened mine when the closing feature failed. I now have to transfer all of the product into my own container.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

2 year(s)

Certifications

GMP compliant, NSF Certified

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

MSRP

30.99

45.99