NAKED Casein – 1Lb Micellar Casein Protein – Bulk, GMO-Free, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Preservative Free – Stimulate Muscle Growth – Enhance Recovery – 15 Servings

Finally…No Digestive or Bloating Issues
For some additional context, I was “blessed” at birth with a high intolerance to dairy and egg whites. Most synthetic food colorings, cold pressed oils, and other “fillers” found in sports nutrition blends leave me feeling bloated with painful stomach cramps. For this reason, I long ago gave up on supplementing my diet with protein shakes. However, as I’ve gotten older I’ve been wanting to find a way to supplement some additional protein before bed. I stumbled across Naked’s website one night and started reading about their micellular casein protein. While the price tag may seem high, you get what you pay for. I have been consuming 1 scoop of this Casein and 1.5 scoops of the Chocolate Almond Naked Shake mixed together before bed for the last 30 days. ZERO digestive issues, no bloating, no pain, no discomfort before falling asleep. I am beyond thrilled and relieved to finally find a clean product that I can consume and reap the health benefits from. Kudos Naked for your relentless focus on quality over quantity of flavors and fancy labels. Highly Recommend.

Clean ingredients, horrible taste
It’s definitely good quality ingredients. Good, clean protein. However, it’s straight up nasty. To those of you who can just mix it with water and send it back, kudos, you will do well in the apocalypse. Horrible flavor, and you know they know, because they have recipes to make it more appealing. I made the cookie dough from their website… not bad, way better than just the shake by itself. Definitely something to get creative with.

Doesn’t mix, no flavor, causes bloating
I’ve been working out and taking different protein supplements consistently for about 15 years. I decided to try this brand as a cleaner alternative to the casein I had been taking previously, and there were a lot of reviews on this product saying it tasted great and mixed well enough. I’m pretty sure those are either bots or people who work for this company that wrote them because this has to be the worst tasting protein I have ever had. Mix-ability was horrible. No matter how long I shook it up in my shaker bottles it would always end up chalky feeling.I usually take casein before bed, and the previous brand I was using was great because it would help me fall asleep faster. This does the opposite. After I’ve choked down the bottle of it, I lay in bed bloated for about 30 minutes or so before it finally starts to die down so I can sleep.I bought the chocolate flavor, which is a joke because it doesn’t taste anything like chocolate. Eventually I started mixing my Whey protein with this to help make it drinkable.Honestly pretty annoyed that it only comes in a 5lb container. I would have liked to tried a 1lb bag first to see if it was worth the ~$100 I paid for this. I guess I’ll be forcing this down for the next month and a half or so.I get what the company is trying to do by keeping the ingredient count low, and I do appreciate that, but I would suggest a warning that this is going to be VERY different than any thing you’ve probably used in the past.Don’t let the bot reviews fool you!

Naked has my attention
I also have a review for Less Naked Whey in my review history, it’s a great product just like this Casein.One of my old athletic trainers used to tell me Casein protein is the “slow drip IV of protein”. I have lots of things in life to thank for my size and mostly still muscular frame. I’ve always believed Casein protein is one of those things. The truth probably is, I’m hypoglycemic and with Casein feeding me throughout my sleep, I wake up feeling energized. For those with low blood sugar, they understand what I’m talking about. I was waking up with blood sugar readings of 37. Using Casein right before bed lets me wake up more in the 65-70 range.This Less Naked Casein chocolate is my favorite. I can take plain unflavored protein, but it has to be mixed with something like oatmeal. These Less Naked Casein and Whey chocolate powders have allowed me a whole new way to snack in the afternoon and at night. I really don’t know much about coconut sugar except the anti-sugar crowd speaks against it being the lesser evil of table sugar. To me, it’s a good sweetener that makes me feel good.I’m just drinking it as a shake mixed in water. The taste, as others have said, isn’t very strong or sweet, but it’s good and even has the smell of fresh chocolate. I don’t mind the price either. If I wasn’t drinking one of these shakes each night, I’d probably be drinking a local soft drink that costs around a dollar each. It’s not a big trade-off price-wise and is helping me get back into good shape.Very impressed with this company and their various products. I’m currently using Less Naked Casein, Less Naked Whey and Naked Creatine. I have a 20 year history of taking supplements and believe these are the best I’ve used. The results are there, but I’m also realistic enough and experienced enough to know I’m eating better and working out more so results should be there. This helps me most with my nighttime cravings.Oh and I put the one negative on Less Naked Whey, had the same problem with the Less Naked Casein, the scoop takes a deep dive into the 5 pound tub. I had to use salad tongs to retrieve both of them. It’s not enough to deduct a star, but it’s worth mentioning in case someone buys some and thinks they forgot the scoop. It’s down in there, you have to dig for it.

I mix a scoop of this unflavoured casein with a half scoop of my normal chocolate whey protein and 350ml of water in a shaker bottle and shake for about 20 seconds. There are no chunks or weird bits. It’s a little bit chalky, but it’s not bad and it cuts the artificial sweetness of the whey protein. I’m not looking for something that tastes amazing; just something that can go down the hatch and help me meet my protein target for the day. I’ll be trying the Naked Whey next.

Great quality and can feel the difference but would get a flavoured version next time. Right now am mixing with jello to go some flavour till I use this one up.