Naked Pea alternatives
Naked Pea alternatives are for people who like Naked's one-ingredient idea but want off pea, or want a flavored powder without building the flavor system themselves. Naked Pea is hard to beat on price per gram among simple pea isolates. The question is whether pea is still the right base.
Disclosure: I run Cantein. If pea works for you, Naked Pea is often the value pick. Cantein is the hemp path when pea is out.
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| Option | Protein | Ingredients | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naked Pea (unflavored) | 27g / 30g | 1: yellow pea protein | Max protein per dollar on pea |
| Cantein Unflavored | 28g / 35g | 1: organic hemp protein | Pea-free, soy-free, dairy-free |
| Naked Rice | 25g / 30g | 1: organic sprouted brown rice | Legume-free grain option |
| Naked Egg | 25g / 31g | Egg white + sunflower lecithin | Dairy-free animal protein |
| Cantein Vanilla / Chocolate | 22g | Hemp + organic monk fruit (+ cocoa in chocolate) | Flavored without pea |
Stay on pea or leave?
If beans and lentils are fine and only flavored pea blends bothered you, Naked Pea unflavored is the clean test. If legumes bother you, skip to hemp or rice: pea protein alternatives and pea-free protein powder.
- Naked Pea wins: price, simplicity, high protein density on pea.
- Cantein wins: not a legume, organic hemp, flavored monk-fruit options, published metal sample.
- Naked Rice wins: legume-free budget plant option (watch lysine).
The short version
Naked Pea alternative without pea: Cantein or Naked Rice. Naked Pea alternative that stays cheap on pea: there usually is not a better one-ingredient deal. Confirm your gut with unflavored first.
I run Cantein. Not affiliated with Naked Nutrition.
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