Both powders deliver 20g of plant protein. NØRSE CØDE does it in one scoop from 9 natural ingredients or less; KOS Organic Plant Protein does it in two scoops, with a superfood mix, 12 vitamins and minerals and a digestive enzyme blend added alongside. Ours is a pea, rice and barley protein base with prebiotic acacia fiber, allulose and monk fruit for sweetness, no gums and no fillers, made in our own facility in Petaluma, California.
NØRSE CØDE figures come from our labels of record and our live storefront. KOS figures come from its Organic Plant Protein product page. Both checked 2026-08-26.
| Spec | NØRSE CØDE | KOS |
|---|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 20g, one scoop | 20g, two scoops |
| Protein sources | Pea, rice, barley | Pea protein, pumpkin seed protein and quinoa |
| Ingredient count | 9 natural ingredients or less | Not given; the label groups a protein blend, a superfood blend, a 12-vitamin and mineral blend and a digestive enzyme blend |
| Sugar | 0g total sugars, 0g added sugars, both flavors; allulose and monk fruit only | Sweetened with organic stevia, organic monk fruit and organic coconut sugar; 2g added sugar. Total sugars not given |
| Fiber | 5g fiber per serving, including dietary fiber, from acacia | 3g of fiber per serving, which KOS labels prebiotic fiber |
| Artificial sweeteners | None | None; KOS states no artificial sweeteners and no sugar alcohols |
| Gums and fillers | None | Not stated |
| Servings per pack | 14 | 28 |
| Manufacturing | Self-manufactured, in our own facility in Petaluma, CA | Not stated |
| Certification and testing | We third-party test every input for heavy metals | A "Third-Party Tested" badge, and a USDA Organic mark. The organic mark certifies how the ingredients are farmed and handled, not a lab test of the finished powder |
| Gluten | Contains gluten, from the barley protein | KOS states its powder contains no gluten |
| Guarantee | 60-day money-back, no questions asked | 15-day return window |
| Price per serving | $2.54 to $3.57 depending on plan: $2.54 on the 8-bag subscription, $3.57 for one bag bought once | $1.50 to $2.14 depending on plan: $1.50 on the every-6-months plan, $2.14 for one pack bought once |
| Best for | Someone who wants the shortest label that still does 20g, wants the maker to test every input, and wants a plant protein that came first in a blind taste test | Someone who wants organic certification and a wider ingredient base, with vitamins and enzymes built into the same serving |
Bottom line: ours is the shorter label, and every gram on it earned its place: 5g of fiber, 0g total and 0g added sugars, no gums, no fillers. KOS folds a multivitamin and an enzyme blend into the same serving, which is why its label runs longer. Our guarantee runs 60 days, no questions asked. KOS takes returns for fifteen.
Try It Yourself
We make NØRSE CØDE ourselves, in Petaluma. When Smári, our founder, wants to move a gram of something, nobody has to be talked into it, and that is how the formula got over a thousand iterations, over two years.
Most of those iterations went on one problem: getting the powder to dissolve without a gum to do the lifting. Cold water, a hot mug of coffee, milk, each takes it the same way, and a fork will do it. That formulation work is what we mean by SmoothBlend. KOS's own page recommends a frother for coffee, and its stainless steel shaker bottle for everything else.
A customer, five stars on our own store in April 2026: "I love that this protein powder blends well into my morning coffee. It feels like a decadent treat each morning."
It costs more per serving than KOS, and the ingredients are the reason: allulose and monk fruit for sweetness, acacia for the fiber, and a protein base built from three sources. KOS's pack also holds 28 servings to our 14, which pulls its per-serving figure down further.
KOS's product page says its digestive enzymes are there to support normal digestion. We answered the same question with fiber: 5g a serving, acacia among it, against the 3g on KOS's page.
None of it counts if you don't drink the stuff. In a blind taste test, more people chose NØRSE CØDE than Orgain and Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder combined. KOS was not in that test, and we are not going to pretend it was.
Five things a buyer usually wants settled before choosing between them, answered from the sources above.
Yes, 20g each. KOS gets there across two scoops and ours is one. Its page names three plant proteins: pea, pumpkin seed and quinoa. The chia and flaxseed on that same list are there for omega-3s and fiber, not as protein sources. Ours comes from pea, rice and barley.
We ship 14 servings per bag, one scoop each. KOS ships 28 servings per pack, two scoops each. Because a KOS serving is two scoops and ours is one, the two counts are not comparing the same thing, which is why the table above prices both by the serving rather than by the pack.
Yes. Twelve vitamins and minerals, a superfood mix and a digestive enzyme blend, all in the same two scoops as the protein. KOS also carries a USDA Organic mark on its product page.
The protein base, acacia fiber, allulose and monk fruit, MCT oil, calcium carbonate, and cocoa powder in the chocolate or vanilla extract in the vanilla. No vitamin blend, no enzyme blend, no superfood mix. The MCT oil is coconut-derived, so the powder is not suitable for a coconut allergy.
No. Barley protein is one of the three in our base, so NØRSE CØDE contains gluten and is not suitable for celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity. KOS's product page states its powder contains no gluten. We would rather you read that on our page than discover it at home.
Two 20g plant proteins, two different ideas about what belongs in a serving. KOS keeps adding. We stopped adding once the powder did what we wanted it to do, and spent the rest of the two years on how it tastes.
The 60-day guarantee covers the whole bag, so the test costs nothing but the time it takes to drink it.
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