Huel, Ka'Chava, AG1, a half-empty tub of whey - the usual suspects in every gym bag. We lined them up on the stuff that actually matters, serving for serving.
| Per serving | Biome Secret$3.54 / meal | Huel Black~$3.50 / meal | Ka'Chava~$4.67 / serving | AG1~$3.30 / scoop | Whey tub~$1.00 / scoop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 39g | 40g | 25g | 0g | 24g |
| A full meal, not a scoop | — | — | |||
| Added sugar | 0g | 0g | 6g | 0g | 1g |
| Probiotics + digestive enzymes | — | — | |||
| Plant-based, no whey bloat | — | ||||
| Tastes like you'll keep drinking it | — | — | — |
Competitor specs and typical US prices as of October 2026. Prices vary by subscription and retailer.
More protein than Ka'Chava. A real meal AG1 and your whey tub will never be. Zero added sugar, live probiotics, no bloat - for about the price of Huel, and a taste you'll actually keep reaching for.
100x the shake. None of the hype.
One sachet, 30 seconds, and a full meal's worth of real food - poured straight into your bottle and out the door.
Same 39g of protein and 62 whole foods every time. What changes is how you slot it into your day - so it works whether you're cutting, holding steady, or adding size.
Swap one or two meals a day for a shake. Protein stays high, the calories that were hiding in the convenience food around it don't.
One shake on the days that get away from you. The meal you'd normally skip or grab at a garage becomes a complete one.
Drink it on top of your meals instead of replacing them. Blend with whole milk, oats or nut butter to push calories up without forcing down another plate.
Not a stimulant, not a pre-workout, and not a diet. It's food you can drink when eating properly isn't realistic.
No blender, no prep, no cleanup. The fastest way to get a proper meal in on the days that get away from you.
Pour
Tear one grab-and-go sachet into your shaker - no scooping, no measuring.
Mix
Add 16oz of cold water, milk or oat milk and shake it for about 30 seconds.
Drink
39g of protein and a full meal's worth of real food, down in seconds.
Every batch goes to an independent lab before it goes in a bag. Full doses printed on the label, no proprietary blends to hide behind, and a certificate of analysis you can actually read.
I was doing two scoops of whey and calling it lunch, then wondering why I was starving by 2. 39g of protein with real fiber behind it holds me until dinner. Mixes clean in a shaker with water, no grit.
I leave the house at 5am. This is the only way I get a proper meal in before the site. Thirty seconds, done, and I'm not buying a bacon roll at the garage anymore.
Blending it with whole milk and oats gets me an extra 700 clean calories without having to force down a sixth meal. Protein's high and the ingredient list is real food, which most mass gainers can't say.
Sceptical about anything marketed as a superfood, but the numbers checked out so I tried it. The afternoon slump is gone and my digestion is noticeably better. Chocolate with cold oat milk is genuinely good.
Use it post-ride when I can't face cooking. Recovery feels better than the whey I was using and it doesn't sit heavy. Only reason it's four stars is I wish the bag were bigger.
Got it for my husband and ended up ordering a second bag for myself. It's the rare thing in the cupboard that we both actually reach for, and the protein is far ahead of anything else we tried.
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Email a nutritionist39g of complete plant protein per meal, with all nine essential amino acids. That's roughly what you'd get from a 200g chicken breast, plus 13g of fiber and 28 vitamins and minerals that a plain protein powder doesn't give you.
Both, depending on how you use it. It's nutritionally complete enough to stand in for a meal at 350 calories, but the protein is high enough to use it as a post-training shake. Most men run one a day as the meal they'd otherwise skip.
Yes. Drink it on top of your meals rather than in place of them, and blend it with whole milk, oats or nut butter. That takes a 350 calorie shake up to 700+ without adding another plate of food to your day.
Either works. Post-session is the common one - 39g of protein within an hour of finishing covers recovery. If you train early, use it as a pre-training meal 60-90 minutes out; the fiber and fat slow it down enough that it won't sit heavy.
No. There's no caffeine, no creatine and nothing stimulant-based in it. It's food. Stack it with creatine separately if that's part of your routine - nothing in here conflicts.
Plant. It's a blend built to hit a complete amino profile without the bloating and digestive issues a lot of men get from whey concentrate. No dairy, no soy, no gums.
Low-sweet and cocoa-forward rather than candy-sweet, because there's no added sugar in it. Water works fine in a shaker; milk or oat milk makes it noticeably better. Chocolate is the one most men reorder.
Any time, from your account, with no phone call. Skip a delivery, change the frequency or cancel outright - there's no minimum number of orders.
One bag covers the meals that usually get skipped, rushed or bought at a counter. 39g of protein, 62 whole foods, 30 seconds.