Updated: 2026-08-26
NØRSE CØDE and OWYN both put 20g of plant protein in a scoop, and they build it from different places. Ours draws on three protein sources, pea, rice and barley, sitting inside a label of 9 natural ingredients or less, made in our own facility. OWYN builds its 20g from pea, pumpkin and chia protein, on a longer label.
Every figure below was read on 2026-08-01, ours off our own label and OWYN's off their site at owyn.com. The OWYN column describes their Smooth Vanilla.
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| Spec | NØRSE CØDE | OWYN |
|---|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 20g | 20g |
| Protein sources | Three: pea, rice, barley | Three: pea, pumpkin, chia |
| Ingredient count | 9 natural ingredients or less | Ten ingredients, including a greens blend, a probiotic strain and organic cane sugar |
| Sugar | 0g total sugar and 0g added sugar, both flavors | 4g added sugar per serving on the current Smooth Vanilla panel |
| Sweeteners | Allulose and monk fruit | Organic cane sugar and monk fruit extract |
| Gums, fillers, artificial sweeteners | None | None on the published ingredient list |
| Fiber | 5g fiber per serving, including dietary fiber, from acacia | 0g on the current Smooth Vanilla nutrition panel |
| Servings per container | 14 per bag | 28 per tub |
| Manufacturing | Self-manufactured, own Petaluma, CA facility | Not publicly disclosed as self-owned or co-packed |
| Third-party testing | We third-party test every input for heavy metals | Not disclosed on the current product page |
| Guarantee | 60-day money-back, no questions asked | Satisfaction guarantee referenced on-site; exact terms not itemized on the product page |
| Price per serving | $2.54-$3.57 (8-bag subscription at $284.99/112 servings, down to a single bag at $49.99/14 servings) | $44.99 / 28 servings = about $1.61 (subscription: $38.24 / 28 = about $1.37) |
| Best for | A buyer who wants their protein third-party tested and the label short. Also the buyer who picks on flavor and wants it checked by a blind taste test. | A buyer who wants a greens blend and a probiotic strain built in alongside the protein |
Bottom line: on the lines a label reader checks, ours is the shorter answer. Zero added sugar against 4g. Five grams of fiber against none listed. Allulose and monk fruit doing the sweetening rather than cane sugar. OWYN's case is the greens blend and the probiotic strain, which we do not carry and are not trying to.
You find out about a protein powder's texture two weeks in, once the novelty is gone and it is just a thing you drink. That is what we built for before we built for anything else. Then we had it tested blind: more people chose NØRSE CØDE than Orgain and Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder combined. OWYN was not in that panel.
A customer on Shopify, five stars, March 2026: "great flavor and not gritty at all!"
We build to a number. Nine natural ingredients or less on the label, and nothing on that label whose only job is holding the powder together. No gums, no fillers, no artificial sweeteners. Allulose and monk fruit do the sweetening, with no artificial sweetener behind them, which is how both flavors land at 0g total sugar and 0g added sugar. The fiber is prebiotic acacia.
We make it ourselves, in our own facility in Petaluma, California, which means the timeline is ours. When we want to change something in the formula, we do not have to wait behind somebody else's production run. OWYN does not publish whether its protein runs through a facility it owns or a co-packer.
Both scoops deliver 20g. The difference is what else arrives with it, and that is what you meet in the glass. OWYN's scoop carries mineralized seaweed, flaxseed, salt and silica alongside the protein and the greens. Ours carries 9 natural ingredients or less, and the texture is where the work went. Over a thousand iterations, over two years, run by our founder Smári on the back of 15 years in CPG, until a plant protein would dissolve without a gum or a blender. SmoothBlend is what came out of those iterations, and it is why the shake does not go chalky. A spoon and a mug are enough, in coffee at 7am or in cold water after a workout, with nothing chalky and nothing to chase around the bottom afterwards.
We cost more per serving than OWYN does. The reason sits on the ingredient line: allulose rather than cane sugar, prebiotic acacia fiber, MCT oil, and a protein blend drawn from three sources. Those ingredients cost more to buy, and we would rather pay for them than swap them out.
Three come up more than the rest: whether the protein figures really match, how far a container goes, and what is doing the sweetening.
Yes. Both list 20g of protein per serving on their current product pages. The sources differ. Ours comes from pea, rice and barley protein; OWYN's comes from pea, pumpkin and chia protein.
NØRSE CØDE ships 14 servings per bag. OWYN's standard tub ships 28. Each serving delivers 20g of protein either way, so that number describes how much product arrives in the container. The full breakdown, including ingredients, sugar and manufacturing, is in the table above.
Yes. OWYN's Smooth Vanilla lists organic cane sugar alongside monk fruit extract as its sweeteners, totaling 4g of added sugar per serving on the current nutrition panel. NØRSE CØDE Vanilla and Chocolate are both 0g total sugar and 0g added sugar, sweetened with allulose and monk fruit.
Both powders land a real 20g of plant protein. OWYN's answer runs longer, with organic cane sugar doing part of the sweetening. Ours is three protein sources inside 9 natural ingredients or less, allulose and monk fruit, 0g total sugar in both flavors, 5g of fiber per serving including dietary fiber from acacia, and a facility we run ourselves.
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