I just purchased two tubs of Huel Protein Powder and there’s a very noticeable chemical aftertaste that’s icky. I can smell this same odor in the powder. Is this normal?
Thanks,
Jason M.
Edit: the taste is like a cleaning product, not like an artificial sweetener
I’ve never used protein powder so i have no idea what it is like…
I do know that zinc lozenges taste very metallic when you are especially deficient in zinc, but mildly metallic when not deficient
I wonder if you are extra sensitive to something in the powder that others do not notice.
Not implying that a chemical aftertaste is ever a good thing or that there is any blame or fault … but that people have a wide range of preferences. For example: cilantro supertasters reporting it as “like soap” (or my wife saying it tastes like the smell of stinkbugs)
I can understand what you mean. My experience is not only an aftertaste though, it’s also kind of a general sensation. Like do you know when you eat garlic and you kind of have a garlicy sensation in your breath? I get something a similar sensation with a chemical feeling after a protein shake.
I’ve been only mixing 1 scoop with around 300ml water.