From what we can tell, Essential Whey Protein is a supplement from Myprotein that has been around in the past, pictured in the international giant’s previous look and feel. It has been relaunched with Myprotein’s 2024 branding and reintroduced as the best solution for consumers after a strong value, cost-effective protein powder. The sports nutrition company already has several competitors in the saturated protein category, including the likes of Impact Whey Protein and the popular Clear Protein.
Essential Whey Protein is indeed the most cost-effective offering Myprotein has in the world of protein powder, even more so than Impact Whey Protein, which has been one of its best-value supplements for as long as we’ve known it. Like Impact Whey, Myprotein’s Essential Whey Protein relies on whey concentrate as its source of protein, providing 19g in a 30g serving, alongside 1.08 of carbohydrates, none of that is sugar, 4.8g of fat, and calories in and around 127, depending on the flavor you grab.
Comparing regular price to regular price, a 1.3kg bag of Essential Whey Protein straight from myprotein.com is £34.99, versus a marginally lighter 1kg of Impact Whey Protein coming in at £41.99. The cost per same-size serving is clearly much better for Essential Whey Protein, as well as the cost per gram of protein, so no matter which way you look at it, scoop by scoop or protein per dollar, as the brand says, it is its best-value protein powder.
