Why we sell unflavoured supplements
Most supplement brands assume you want something that tastes of strawberry or vanilla. We made the opposite call. Every product we make is unflavoured, and that is not a gap in the range — it is the point of it.
This page explains why, across creatine, bovine collagen and faba bean protein isolate.
What flavouring adds — and what it costs
A flavour system in a supplement typically includes one or more of: artificial or natural flavourings, sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame-K, stevia), anti-caking agents to keep the powder free-flowing, and colourants. None of these do anything to the active ingredient. They are there to make the product palatable on its own, in water, drunk quickly.
That is a reasonable engineering problem to solve. But it comes with trade-offs.
- Sweeteners are not neutral. Some people find them fine; others find the aftertaste persistent or unpleasant. Some avoid them on principle.
- A flavour system locks the product to one use case. Vanilla creatine in your morning coffee is not going to work. Unflavoured creatine disappears into it.
- Flavour systems add cost. That cost sits in the price per serving whether you want it or not.
Unflavoured removes all of that. What remains is the ingredient.
No sweeteners, no masking
Our creatine monohydrate, bovine collagen and faba bean protein isolate contain no sweeteners of any kind — artificial or otherwise. There is nothing in the formulation designed to cover up a taste, because there is nothing that needs covering.
Micronised creatine monohydrate is essentially tasteless. Bovine collagen peptides have a very mild, neutral flavour that most people do not notice once stirred into a drink. Faba bean protein isolate does not carry the earthy aftertaste that puts people off pea protein — confirmed by our own testing, not a marketing claim.
If you have been avoiding unflavoured products because you assumed they would taste of chalk or grass, that assumption is worth testing.
Goes into what you already drink
The practical advantage of unflavoured is that you do not need a new habit. You add the powder to something you are already having.
Creatine monohydrate — micronised, so it disperses without the gritty settle of standard monohydrate — goes into 150–250ml of water, juice or a shake. Three grams a day is a small volume of powder. It is not going to change the texture or flavour of whatever it goes into.
Bovine collagen dissolves in around 250ml of liquid, hot or cold. It is already hydrolysed, which means heat does not alter it — stir a 10g scoop into your morning coffee and it is done. No separate supplement drink required.
Faba bean protein is thicker than whey, so it works better with more liquid or a blender. Two scoops (around 30g) in 200ml of water or a smoothie gives you a proper serving. Use more liquid than you would for whey and it mixes cleanly.
Works in cooking and baking
Flavoured protein powder in a recipe is a commitment. Vanilla flavour in a savoury dish is a problem. Unflavoured is not.
Faba bean protein isolate holds texture in baking in a way that whey does not — whey tends to go rubbery when heated; faba bean does not. It works in pancakes, flatbreads and similar recipes without announcing itself.
Bovine collagen dissolves into soups, sauces and hot drinks without changing flavour or texture. A 10g scoop into a bowl of porridge or a pot of soup adds nothing you can detect.
Creatine's small serving size (3g, or one 5g scoop) means it disappears into almost anything — a smoothie, a bowl of yoghurt, a glass of juice. Consistency matters more than timing with creatine, so whatever makes it easiest to take daily is the right method.
Cheaper per serving with no flavour system
Removing the flavour system reduces the cost of goods. We pass that through to the price per serving rather than holding it as margin.
| Product | Pack size | Servings | Per serving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatine monohydrate (powder) | 300g | 60 × 5g scoops | Check current price |
| Bovine collagen | 300g | 30 × 10g scoops | 83p a serving |
| Faba bean protein isolate | 1kg | ~33 × 30g servings | Check current price |
You are paying for the ingredient. Not for the system built around it.
The short version
- No sweeteners in any product.
- Each powder goes into whatever you already drink, hot or cold.
- Faba bean and collagen both work in cooked or baked food.
- Removing the flavour system keeps the cost per serving lower.
- Unflavoured is not the basic option. It is the more flexible one.
See the range — everything we make is unflavoured and packed in the UK.
Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. Food supplements are not a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.