I tried three different brands of EAAs that all have good ratings, at least 6g of BCAAs, and hydration:<br />Mutant GEAAR (blue raspberry)<br />Modern Sports Nutrition EAA+ (blue raspberry)<br />Nutrex Research EAA+ (blueberry lemonade)<br /><br />They are all OK, but I would say Modern Sports Nutrition is best and Mutant takes second place.<br /><br />Mixing: As you can see from the photos, Modern Sports Nutrition mixed most easily and left the least residue at the bottom of the glass. Nutrex was hardest to mix and left the most residue at the bottom of the glass. See photos.<br /><br />Taste: Modern Sports Nutrition tasted best to me -- slightly tart, not overly sweet, and no aftertaste or weirdness to the flavor. Mutant was OK. Nutrex was the sweetest of the three, but it also had a hint of bitterness. All three use Sucralose.<br /><br />Other: Nutrex is the only one where the instructions say you should shake the container before each use, which results in having to hunt for the buried scoop each time. Mutant has a scoop with a flip-over funnel to make it easier to get the powder into your water bottle, but it makes it more awkward to actually scoop the powder. Mutant has 4g of Leucine compared to 3g for the others. Mutant is made in Canada, Modern Sports Nutrition is made in the USA, and the Nutrex canister doesn't say where it is made.

I can’t get enough of Nutrex EAA + Hydration, especially the Maui Twist flavor. I’ve been a huge fan even before the rebrand and the flavor is always consistent. I recently started taking this again while I was going through some time away from the gym due to a respiratory infection. This might sound like some serious broscience, but I really feel as though it helped reduce the draining feeling of the infection by keeping me fully hydrated.<br /><br />Protip: I always mix up EAAs and BCAAs with one hand full of ice. I use one scoop of this stuff in 16oz of water, gently shake, and it’s essentially a mocktail for muscle recovery. I typically have one scoop intra-workout and another scoop after my last meal of the day so that I go to bed full and equipped with the means to recover most optimally while I sleep.<br /><br />For whatever reason the Maui Twist flavor also helps curb my sweet tooth whenever I’m attempting to stick to a meal plan.<br /><br />All in all I can’t say enough good stuff about this product. It’s proven itself staple in my supplement stack time and time again.

First of all, I have to say the apple and pear flavor is one of the best apple or pear flavored EAA or BCAA you can find out there. There's no rancid taste. It's like a green apple taste with pear aroma.<br /><br />Now flavor aside, when you have a product with serving size 13g and you have a scoop inside such product with serving size 18g, it makes the customer really question the integrity of the product. Honestly speaking, the hydration aspect of this product is poor compare to XTEND, and the amino acid doesn't provide any energy nor pump either. So it makes one wonder if they just got the flavors and put random values in the back with nothing weighed, measured, nor tested.<br /><br />I drink BCAA for the taste to suppress my sugar cravings, so for that aspect I'd give it a 5 star rating, but in terms of everything else, this product is yet to prove itself. If you are looking for a BCAA or EAA for its benefits I'd recommend a different product.

This stuff gives me clean energy and boosts my mood! I don’t feel tired during my workouts. I wish I knew about EAA’s a long time ago! The Maui twist tastes great.

This product does wonders for recovery. I drink it during my workouts and I notice if I don’t drink it that I’m extra sore. Blood Orange tastes like the orange skittles and starbursts aka YUMMMMM

Great tasting eaa an I take it while I lift