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Sample - Beef Protein

Alternative to Milk and Pea Proteins.

SERVINGS

1
$3.20 (NZD)

This product is a hydrolysed beef-derived protein made from meaty beef bones.

The unflavoured raw material contains approximately 78–84% collagen. It is not powdered beef muscle and its amino-acid profile is not equivalent to whey.

  • More than 95% protein content (unflavoured)
  • Approximately 78–84% collagen (unflavoured)
  • Contains all nine essential amino acids, but in different proportions from whey and meat muscle protein
  • No dairy, egg, soy or gluten ingredients in the unflavoured product
  • Very low in carbohydrate and fat
  • Manufactured in Sweden from EU-sourced beef raw material
  • Thicker and more difficult to mix than whey

Taste, texture and mixing

This product is a very fine, non-instantised powder. It can be sticky, may clump around the sides of a shaker or blender, and often creates more foam than whey. Unflavoured has a savoury or stock-like note that some people notice more than others.

The flavoured varieties are designed to mask that natural character, but taste is personal and the underlying texture remains thicker than whey.

For best results:

  1. Add approximately 200ml of water or milk to your shaker or blender first.

  2. Add entire sachet.

  3. Blend or shake thoroughly.

  4. Allow any foam to settle before drinking.

  5. Adjust the liquid gradually—too much liquid can make the flavour less pleasant, while too little can make the shake excessively thick.

An electric blender generally gives a smoother result than stirring with a spoon. If you are uncertain about the flavour or texture, we recommend trying a sample before purchasing a 1kg bag.

Supplement Information

For more information on the beef click here.

Please note that this product is processed in a facility that also handles milk, egg, soy, peanut, and gluten ingredients.

Rated 4.27/5 Based on 56 customer reviews.

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Gave this rating a three, would have been less, but it is not NZ Protein fault if this tastes absolutely awful to me - others may enjoy this, but not me, it was like drinking rotten meat, made me very sick.
Arrived promptly, great service - But I do not recommend Beef protein
Review by: Sandy on Mon, Aug 31, 2026 9:55 AM
The Strawberry & White Chocolate & Raspberry Chocolate where both pleasant, and I like how well they blended in the shaker, however a little too much on the sweet side that I could not find myself drinking them on a regular daily basis.
The Unflavoured was sample was terrible!

Sorry I will not be buying any more as these flavours don't work for me. I would have been keen to try chocolate or vanilla but these were not available to see if these would suit.
Review by: Nina on Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:59 PM
Very bad tasting and doesn't mix at all
Review by: Honey on Sun, Aug 2, 2026 1:03 PM
I'm on a carnivore low oxalate low histamine diet and it is difficult creating a nutrition plan that works in with my 6 days/week exercise program. This Beef Protein has made it a lot simpler.
Review by: Bill on Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:16 AM
Mixes in well to our smoothie, but as soon as one of the kids mentioned it tasting like vomit, I had to agree. It’s got a hint of that stomach bile flavour (we all know and hate) and safe to say, couldn’t finish the glass and the rest the bin unfortunately.
Review by: Abby on Tue, Jun 30, 2026 1:35 PM
I love it though it is unflavored but I preferred this as it has high protein content. It is really good for overnight oats.
Review by: Rochelle on Thu, Jun 25, 2026 12:17 PM
Chocolate flavour: Not great for drinking, extremely clumpy and left me feeling sick. Maybe good for hiding it in something else but I wouldn't buy a full kg of it
Review by: James on Tue, Jun 23, 2026 1:35 PM
I need to figure out how to incorporate this in my keto core diet but definitely see the value. The chocolate was yummy but don’t always want chocolate.
Review by: Bryn on Mon, Jun 22, 2026 7:17 PM
I got the Choc Raspberry, very delicious, so pleased there is a sample option to try before you buy the big bag!
Review by: Katy on Fri, Mar 6, 2026 3:42 PM
Great flavor and mixed well
Review by: Ben on Sat, Jan 31, 2026 10:55 AM
Amazing taste and texture
Review by: Knedra on Fri, Jan 23, 2026 2:47 PM
Horrible mix quality.
Very clumpy and was almost like having oats.
Looked and tasted very rubbery.
Review by: CD on Mon, Dec 29, 2025 4:34 PM
I normally don't like anything "powder" and protein powders was something I used to avoid because I didn't like the taste. I have to say I was very surprised how palatable your protein powder is. I will be ordering more and I think I might add collagen to it, too! It's great that you offer sample purchases because people like me wouldn't buy a whole pack unless I get to try it first. Thanks for producing such a great product. Very impressed!
Review by: Anonymous on Tue, Oct 28, 2025 9:34 AM
Better than expected - ordered the full size after the sample. Nice in overnight oats!
Review by: Yas on Sat, Aug 16, 2025 12:10 PM
Like the taste - stirring it into cold water doesn’t work though. I’ll blend it next time
Review by: Anonymous on Sat, Apr 19, 2025 8:17 AM
Somewhat disappointed, it doesn’t mix well and leaves strong-tasting globs in the drink. Could possibly be solved by using a blender
Review by: Owen on Mon, Mar 3, 2025 1:26 PM
Very flavourful. Pure beef protein
Review by: Barry on Fri, Feb 28, 2025 7:07 AM
Nice but I don't think I could do a lot of this chocolate flavour.
Review by: Rebekah on Sun, Dec 29, 2024 1:07 PM
Product as described. But due to my digestive issues, this one caused constipation.
Review by: Anonymous on Tue, Aug 13, 2024 12:10 PM
Great taste and consistency especially when you use a blender, makes it creamy. Love it
Review by: Louise on Wed, Jul 31, 2024 3:15 PM
Surprised at how good it was!!
Review by: Anonymous on Thu, Jun 20, 2024 10:13 PM
Tried a couple of sample packs. As I add milk with my smoothie, the taste is quite good. Worth it to increase my macros.
Review by: Vee on Thu, Jun 13, 2024 5:33 PM
I was honestly surprised. It was not bad at all! Choc yum
Review by: Helena on Fri, Feb 2, 2024 2:33 PM
Can be a little tricky to mix with milk as it occasionally clumps. Fantastic taste, slightly caramel tasting & very creamy.
Review by: Marius on Mon, Dec 4, 2023 7:10 PM
The flavoured powders are delicious, but unfortunately sweetened with sucralose, which is not ideal. I also found them hard to mix unless you use a blender. But overall it’s a great way to maximise your daily protein requirements.
Review by: Sarah on Thu, Sep 28, 2023 1:52 PM
Great taste, very mild. Blends well.
Review by: Odette on Fri, Jul 22, 2022 12:22 PM
Loved the taste
Review by: Chris on Wed, Jun 1, 2022 1:46 PM
Good Stuff! Creamy and virtually tasteless was a perfect addition to my smoothie, will definitely purchase again. Also amazing service delivered up North overnight 👌
Review by: Paula on Thu, Feb 17, 2022 1:12 PM
Tasted amazing and I think I will happily convert from whey products I’ve used in the past. I have a very sensitive stomach and this hasn’t affected me one bit. The chocolate flavour is amazing, like chocolate pudding or a nice strong hot chocolate type chocolate taste. The caramel I really like too, just tastes like your average caramel milkshake flavour though for some reason found that one didn’t mix in as well as the chocolate but that may have been something I did differently without realising. Either way I highly recommend it, if you like chocolate it actually tastes like that (compared to other protein products I strictly avoid that flavour because it’s awful haha)
Review by: Anonymous on Wed, Jan 26, 2022 1:57 PM
the salted caramel definitely the best flavor of beef protein good mix with almond milk
Review by: Anonymous on Fri, Dec 31, 2021 9:42 PM
My fave flavour is the chocolate, has a great taste and is not gritty like pea protein can be.
I drink this after swimming and it really helps recovery, I'm less tired the next day and also helps my muscles feel less achey!
Defo recommend the beef protein. Extremely fast delivery too.
Review by: Anonymous on Sun, Nov 21, 2021 10:06 PM
One of the best tasting non-dairy protein powders. I didn't even know this existed so had to try it. Will get this when my egg white protein runs out. The chocolaty flavour went great in my oats, like dessert for breakfast.
Review by: Keith on Fri, Nov 12, 2021 5:18 AM
Kind of like the non vegan version of pea protein.. weird aftertaste.. I couldn’t drink it
Review by: Katherine on Thu, Nov 11, 2021 7:05 AM
Omg yum
Review by: Anonymous on Mon, Nov 8, 2021 10:37 AM
I got unflavoured to try and detect the beef taste, couldn't notice it at all. then mixed with some vanilla essence and coconut cream and it was absolutely delicious!
Review by: Jordan on Mon, Nov 1, 2021 7:43 AM
Works well with my gut - double choc tastes great
Review by: AD on Mon, Oct 11, 2021 10:59 AM
Amazing product. Glad I got the samples first so I could which flavor to order..definatly the salted caramel. It's amazing
Review by: Emma on Tue, Sep 21, 2021 8:17 AM
Really good that you can get samples. The vanilla beef protein isn't a strong/sickly vanilla so it's really drinkable. I have yet to try the mousse protein. I will be purchasing 1 of what I purchased a sample of. Good service too. Fast delivery. Prompt email to say order received etc.
Review by: Carla on Wed, Aug 18, 2021 5:31 AM
Best protein for my diet
Review by: Oranuch on Tue, Jul 6, 2021 4:50 AM
I bought sample packs of each flavour and measured out half serves and tried each with water then mixed in a smoothie (banana, greek yoghurt, water and frozen cherries).
Unflavoured tastes like watery gravy lol I mean I like gravy but it's a little odd. When mixed with the smoothie it wasn't super noticable but still enough to be like huh?...
Salted caramel I found that because it's salty it tastes more artificially sweetened. In the smoothie the salt taste was super noticable, I'd prefer regular caramel or vanilla.
The double chocolate was the winner. The cocoa taste is strong and it's not too sweet. I'm not a big fan of cherry and chocolate together but it tasted fine.
All of them mixed well and with little effort into both water and a thick smoothie. I like the option of sample packet so I don't have to use glad bags or containers and risk them exploding in my bag.
Delivery was fast and had tracking updates. All in all happy as and keen to stock up on the double chocolate.
Review by: Marika on Mon, Jun 21, 2021 6:53 PM
Very nice and easy to take
Review by: Anonymous on Wed, Jun 16, 2021 11:53 AM
this does not give me sore stomach taste is good
Review by: Manpreet on Thu, Jun 3, 2021 8:18 AM
surprised how good this one was - expected it to be weird but it was quite tasty (chocolate)
Review by: Anonymous on Tue, Jun 1, 2021 8:48 PM
Great taste and easy on the tummy
Review by: Anonymous on Mon, May 3, 2021 1:08 PM
Love this! Doesn't upset my tummy like whey. I love adding this to my coffee and mixing it in the blender with creatine and salt for a yummy pre workout drink.
Review by: Victoria on Thu, Apr 29, 2021 11:50 AM
Doctor told me to stop having milk so I tried this and the pea and the egg. I really like this one, I think the chocolate is really nice. It tastes virtually the same as the chocolate whey and it mixed well in my shaker.
Review by: Ajay on Thu, Apr 29, 2021 9:20 AM
The smell is so nasty! It smells like unflavored gelatine.

The initial and main taste is fine, and the texture is fine but the aftertaste is quite unpleasant. Very au de hoof.
Review by: Hazel on Tue, Feb 16, 2021 9:31 AM
no instructions on sample sachet as to how to use it. Tasted great though
Review by: Brigit on Mon, Aug 31, 2020 11:52 AM
Not my cup of tea at all, maybe made a bad decision picking unflavoured. But this tasted like watered down meat in a shake, very very strange. NZPROTEIN REPLY: unflavoured beef may take more getting used to after having come from whey. We have flavoured versions available that taste better.
Review by: Crystal on Thu, Aug 27, 2020 9:06 AM
Disgusting, tastes terrible, nothing compared to the whey protein offered here which is actually delicious
Review by: Tony on Fri, Aug 14, 2020 7:29 AM
I absolutely love this stuff,the sample sachets are great to keep in my bag and work desk. Mixes well and tastes great!!
Review by: Anonymous on Tue, Jul 28, 2020 12:33 AM
Surprisingly tasty! I was a little skeptical when it was suggested, but it has a nice taste, doesn't repeat on you and you don't feel bloated after drinking. Will def be ordering in a bigger size :)
Review by: Alice on Sat, Jun 13, 2020 1:01 PM
I am a huge fan of NZ protein, quick and efficient . I get the sample sachets to carry around in my bag. Love the taste and easy to blend! I have been having it in my coffee and it's been working a treat! Cheers guys
Review by: Shannon on Wed, May 27, 2020 12:32 AM
Super tasty and mixes easier than any other protein I?ve used. Would order again!
Review by: Anonymous on Mon, Oct 14, 2019 7:57 AM
very nicely flavoured and i like the saltiness too

next time i'd just go with the unflavoured version
Review by: Moataz on Mon, Sep 23, 2019 12:09 AM
I thought I would try this before I went ahead and purchased a large bag of it. I'm loving the profile of this and the super chocolatey ness of it. It is a thinner consistency when mixed with liquid, which it easily does. I went ahead and got the big bag too since this is such a great alternative, with no milk products!! Thanks guys for such a great product at awesome prices
Review by: GC on Tue, Aug 13, 2019 10:17 AM

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Choc Raspberry

Serving size: 31.25g (2 heaped scoops)
Servings per pack: 32

Name Ave Quantity Per Serving Ave Quantity Per 100g
Energy 539kJ 1723kJ
Calories 127 405
Protein 26.9g 86g
Fat - total 1.2g 3.8g
       - Saturated 0.7g 2.3g
Carbohydrate 1.2g 3.9g
       - Sugars 0.1g 0.2g
Sodium 189mg 605mg

Ingredients: Beef Protein Powder, Cocoa, Flavour, Citric Acid, Sunflower Lecithin, Sweetener (Sucralose).

Double Chocolate

Serving size: 31.25g (2 heaped scoops)
Servings per pack: 32

Name Ave Quantity Per Serving Ave Quantity Per 100g
Energy 539kJ 1723kJ
Calories 127 405
Protein 26.9g 86g
Fat - total 1.2g 3.8g
       - Saturated 0.7g 2.3g
Carbohydrate 1.2g 3.9g
       - Sugars 0.1g 0.2g
Sodium 189mg 605mg

Ingredients: Beef Protein Isolate, Cocoa, Flavour, Sweetener (Sucralose)

Strawberry White Choc Bits (*milk)

Serving size: 31.25g (2 heaped scoops)
Servings per pack: 32

Name Ave Quantity Per Serving Ave Quantity Per 100g
Energy 533kJ 1705kJ
Calories 125 400
Protein 27.5g 88g
Fat - total 1.2g 3.9g
       - Saturated 0.7g 2.3g
Carbohydrate 0.6g 1.8g
       - Sugars 0.4g 1.4g
Sodium 198mg 634mg

Ingredients: Beef Protein Powder, White Chocolate Bits [Cocoa Butter, MILK Solids, Bulking Agent (Polydextrose), Natural Sweeteners (Erythritol, Stevia), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Natural Flavour], Flavour, Sunflower Lecithin, Beetroot Powder, Sweetener (Sucralose).
Contains milk, soy (lecithin).

Unflavoured

Serving size: 31.25g (2 heaped scoops)
Servings per pack: 32

Name Ave Quantity Per Serving Ave Quantity Per 100g
Energy 547kJ 1750kJ
Calories 128 410
Protein 30.6g 98g
Fat - total 0.5g 1.5g
       - Saturated 0.3g 0.9g
Carbohydrate <0.3g <1g
       - Sugars <0.1g <0.1g
Sodium 220mg 700mg

Ingredients: Beef Protein Isolate

Typical Amino Acid Profile

(mg per serving - unflavoured)

Branched chain aminio acids:
Isoleucine 530
Leucine 1160
Valine 940
Other essential aminio acids:
Lysine 1190
Methionine 280
Phenylalanine 720
Threonine 660
Tryptophan 110
Non essential aminio acids:
Histidine 340
Alanine 2750
Arginine 2340
Aspartic Acid 1880
Cysteine/Cystine <100
Glutamic Acid 3440
Glycine 6250
Proline 3750
Serine 1060
Tyrosine 410
Hydroxyproline 3190

Test Reports

Here at NZProtein we always strive to be the best at what we do. We invest heavily in research and development to have innovative products and the best flavours.

We stand firmly behind our products so we have commenced periodic batch testing of products by independent third party laboratories. These test reports will provide further evidence of the standards we adhere to.

Please note that we will not be able to test every flavour due to the costs - there are simply too many flavours and various batches manufactured. For example, in the NZ Whey alone we have over 20 flavours, so it is not practicable to test every flavour in every batch but we will periodically submit samples in various flavours for analysis.

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