Here are the new ingredients from the label of Creamy Chocolate Fudge...
"Filtered water, Orgain Organic Protein Blend (Organic Whey Protein Concentrate, Organic Grass Fed Milk Protein Concentrate), Orgain Organic Carbohydrate Blend ( Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Rice Syrup Solids), Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Organic Cocoa Powder, Organic Natural Flavors, Organic Inulin, Organic Guar Gum, Organic Arabic Gum, Xanthan Gum, Organic Rice Bran Extract, Sodium Phosphate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Potassium Citrate, Potassium Chloride, Carrageenan Gum, Sea Salt, Organic Stevia
Orgain Vitamin Blend: Tocopherol Acetate, Sodium Ascorbate, Zinc Gluconate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Cholecalciferol, Cyanacobalamin, Magnesium Sulfate.
Orgain Organic Veggie Blend: Organic Kale, Organic Beet, Organic Spinach, Organic Carrot, Organic Tomato (50mg)
Orgain Organic Fruit Blend : Organic Blueberry, Organic Banana, Organic Acai, Organic Apple, Organic Rasberry (50mg)"
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Significant changes Zinc Gluconate instead of Zinc Sulfate (Zinc Gluconate has longer shelf life and is not as readily absorbed as Zinc Sulfate), Evaporated Cane Juice is first in Carbohydrate Blend instead of Brown Rice Dextrins, no more Antioxidant Blend, Sodium Selenate is gone, more various "Gums", no more Soy Lecithin, Stevia is a sweetener now as well... Also there is now 1g of Saturated Fat where before there was 0g...
It still tasted fine to me, I put 4 stars instead of 5 because they took out the Antioxidant Blend :-(
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UPDATE May 1. 2012
I downgraded my review because of the fact they took out the Antioxidant Blend, yet still heavily advertise on their website and label that it is Antioxidant rich ... That's deceptive. There is only 50mg each of fruits and vegetables per drink. That's hardly enough to provide 10 servings worth of antioxidants, just so you know, 50 mg = 0.001763 oz
I was the biggest Orgain fan, purchasing many cases a month. They have recently changed the formula and the new taste is bad and very different. Also, they've removed the antioxidant complex. They also added a sweetener Stevia which I don't understand. Usually, sweeteners are added to make products taste better, not worse. I wish they'd wouldn't have messed with a great thing.
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I've been searching since the days that Kashi stopped producing their meal replacement shake mix for something that tastes just as good and is just as good for you. I've tried both available flavors of Orgain and I find the chocolate to have no remnant of soy protein in its taste. The shake tastes great at room temp and amazing chilled. I appreciate that there's some remnants of veggies and fruit in the shake too.
Potential downsides:
It's not all oil, sugar, and protein....although its mostly that... So it's not exactly as good as sitting down and eating a sandwich. The shake is only made in pre-measured little boxes so there's no opportunity to save some money with a tub of a dry mix. The shakes are expensive too. The trade off is better ingredients, instead of unpronounceable and artificial junk found in say, Slimfast (although that too is mostly oil, sugar, and protein...just from worse ingredient sources). The shake is also not vegan if that's something you're looking for. There's currently only 2 flavors of the shake too, so if variety's your thing, this isn't a good shake to try out long term.
I still rate this 5 stars for the ingredients, the taste, and the fairly extensive nutrition content. I wish this had more veggies and fruit in it though...vs. 50 mg each of a fruit and veggie blend.
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This tastes like real chocolate milk! I've tried Slim-Fast, Muscle Milk, and other protein shakes, but I can't stand anything that has sucralose, aspartame, or any other artificial sweetener they leave a nasty after-taste. Orgain doesn't have any of that artificial stuff and it tastes great.
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I have been a longstanding and enthusiastic customer of Orgain for many years, subscribing to several cases per month. I was quite dismayed to realize that they changed the formulation. The change in taste was immediately obvious and it was NOT for the better. I compared the old with the new list of ingredients and there are a number of changes. I wish they hadn't messed with a good thing. I practically lived on Orgain before and now I can barely choke it down. It just doesn't taste good any more. Yuck!! I need to find an alternative!!
Love the cereal. Have to buy on line since it's been discontinued in the stores. Quick delivery, product just as promised. Don't like that it cost me twice the old price when I used to buy it in the stores. Supply and demand I guess. Just glad it's still available somewhere since it's my favorite cereal. Would like to know where the different sellers get their supply. Doesn't seem fair it's not available to the public anymore.
