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Has anyone ever used this. I picked it up at my local costco. A 6lb. bagfor about $30 seemed like a great deal, but im not sure if it's even benefiting cause it has soy and only 27grams for 2 scoops. Heres the breakdown, someone comment on it please. If you know of something better at a cheaper price please let me know.

serving size: 2 scoops

Calories: 140
Total Fat: 2g(sat. 1g)
Cholesterol: 70mg
Sodium: 100mg
Potassium: 200mg
Carbs: 3g
Sugars: 2g
Protein:27g

Calcium 20%

Amino Acid Profile(In mg per serving)
Alanine: 1240
Arginine: 916
Aspartic Acid: 2700
Cysteine: 470
Glutamic Acid: 4630
Glycine: 590
Histidine: 558
Isoleucine: 1360
Leucine: 2550
Methionine: 490
Phenylalanine: 959
Proline: 1580
Serine: 1260
Threonine: 1320
Tryptophan: 489
Tyrosine: 732
Valine: 1360

Protein density and carb/protein ratio aren't all that great, but are OK. For a protein serving equivalent to two scoops of IsoPure it's 6g of carbohydrate. Sure, you can absolutely work that into your 30g/day allowance without a problem, but basically it boils down to half the nutrient density... you'd need four scoops to equal the more expensive stuff.

Use it, enjoy it, but look forward to your next brand. Aim for one that has a serving size of 40-50g of protein and a really good ratio of carbs to protein. I like IsoPure for that reason, but your mileage may vary.

--Matt B.

Just for info:
Whey is generally superior to soy protein(Bio Value,Net Protein Utilization,Protein Efficiency Ratio,Amino Acid Score,Protein ,Protein Digestibility%,EAA).Soy has better Glutamine(almost double) and Arginine.They tie in PDCAAS.Plus the body utilize animal proteins better.

For the product I find the protein amount per serving not so good and the AA are not something special.The price is great though.You can buy some cheap whey and egg protein and mix them with the soy protein.That's what I do.I buy cheap whey,egg,soy protein,I mix them and I have a best protein powder.Occasionally I add some extra AA or EAA or BCAA.

I use EAS premium as an all-around/nighttime protein. I do not use it pre or post workout. For that I use a premium, high quality and expensive whey. Blends are better during the day as meals/snacks and at night, but not peri-workout.

It is cheap, for sure, and lasts forever. When it runs out I may think about it replacing it with a casein/soy blend or just casein.