Product Description

This Dietary supplement is designed for any individual who wants an ultra-premium protein powder to help them reach their nutritional and physique goals. Helps improve nutrition, definition, lean muscle, and weight management. Contains no aspartame. This ultra-premium protein has an ultra-premium taste. Product highlights: sustained release multi-functional micellar protein matrix; bioactive protein utilization enzymes (Aminogen and Papain); BCAAs and other essential and non-essential amino acids; MCTs, EFAs, glutamine peptides and fiber. (These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #274 in Health and Beauty
• Size: 2.91 lbs
• Brand: BSN
• Released on: 2006-07-05
• Ingredients: Calories - 200 - %
  -Calories from Fat: 50 - %
  Total Fat: 6g - 9%
  -Saturated Fat: 2g - 10%
  Cholesterol: 55mg - 20%
  Total Carbohydrates: 15g - 5%
  -Dietary Fiber: 5g - 20%
  -Sugar: 2g - %
  Protein: 22g - 44%
  Calcium: 90mg - 9%
  Phosphorus: 90mg - 9%
  Sodium: 220mg - 9%
  Potassium: 170mg - 5%
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.15" h x 5.95" w x 5.95" l, 3.33 pounds

Features

• One 2.91-pound jar of chocolate flavored protein powder
• Fortified with BCAAs (for nitrogen balance), Glutamine Peptides (recovery, immune system), MCTs (fast energy) and fiber
• Aspartame-free
• One scoop per serving
• Dietary supplement intended for reaching nutritional and physique goals

Customer Reviews

My new mandatory supplement
Performance: This product, in any flavor, has given me the best results out of any Protein Supplement I have ever purchased. I have two brothers who use this product, both into heavy weight training, and they completely agree. With casual training, I saw a difference in my muscle mass in just a few weeks!

Taste: Best tasting protein mix ever! (any flavor). I look forward to having it every time. Mixes quickly and easily in water or milk and tastes great in both!

Note: The Nutrition Label for Vanilla was slightly different than the Chocolate flavor. The Chocolate Flavor is better, but only slightly. I rotate through all flavors.

Amazon has the best deal on this product that I can find, in store or on-line.

Great results, but it ain't cheap
I've tried at least a dozen different protein powders over the 19 years I've been weight training, and now that I've hit my mid-30s, I find that it takes more than just weight lifting+calories to gain or even maintain muscle mass. Within the past couple years or so I've had a difficult time meeting my protein needs without packing on pounds arund the middle.

THIS protein has helped change that for me. With regular whey proteins (this is a blend protein product; not pure whey, but also contains egg and milk), I can almost feel the unabsorbed protein converting to fat. Not so with Syntha 6. Particularly if taken shortly before bed, I wake in the morning feeling as though my muscles are fuller and stronger than before I went to bed.

Great stuff. Only reason I've given it 4 stars instead of 5 is it's a little pricey compared to many of the whey protein powders.

Syntha-6: Better Bring a Blender
I bought two containers of Syntha-6 (Mochaccino and Chocolate) on the advice of a gym friend. (Previously, I had been using Optimum Nutrition's Whey Protein for years.) Some comparisons:
- Price: More expensive than ON's Whey, but better quality, to be honest.
- Taste: Both the Mochaccino and Chocolate are good, especially if mixed with milk. (Mixed with water, they both taste a little like YooHoo. But only a little.)
- Mixability: This is the only category where Syntha-6 suffers in comparison to ON's protein. I could mix the ON protein with water or milk in a glass with a spoon. Do that with Syntha-6 and you get clumps of protein and you end up chewing your drink. However, put it in a shaker bottle and shake the crap out of it for 30 seconds and you're fine.
- Overall: If you want a cheap protein, go elsewhere (like with the aforementioned ON), but Syntha-6 is a solid, high quality protein. (Personally, I recommend using both ON and Syntha-6. I drink a few ON shakes during the day and then the Syntha-6 after I work out at night.)