Updated: August 12, 2026
NØRSE CØDE and Vega Protein + Supergreens are both plant-based protein powders, and they differ most on ingredients and manufacturing: NØRSE CØDE carries no gums and is made in our own Petaluma facility, while Vega Protein + Supergreens carries 5 more grams of protein per serving and adds a greens blend that uses gums to hold together. Neither is the "better" powder in the abstract; they're built for different priorities. Full spec, ingredient, and price comparison is below.
Here's what's actually in each container, side by side.
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| Spec | NØRSE CØDE | Vega Protein + Supergreens |
|---|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 20g | 25g |
| Ingredient count | 9 natural ingredients or less | 12 named ingredients (Vanilla) |
| Artificial sweeteners/gums/fillers | None | No artificial sweeteners (stevia leaf extract); contains guar gum and xanthan gum in Vanilla and Berry, xanthan gum only in Chocolate |
| Fiber | Prebiotic fiber (acacia), 5g per serving | 4g per serving, from its greens blend |
| Servings per bag/container | 14 | 13 (Medium, 22oz) or 11 (Small, 18oz) |
| Manufacturing | Self-manufactured, our own Petaluma, CA facility | Manufactured in a facility that also processes milk, soy, peanuts, eggs, tree nuts, and sesame; self-owned vs. co-packed not publicly disclosed |
| Third-party testing | Yes. We third-party test every input for heavy metals; we don't publish the specific results | Not publicly disclosed |
| Guarantee | 60-day money-back, no questions asked, no proof of purchase or return shipping required | 60-day guarantee: refund or replacement, customer's choice; requires proof of purchase, customer covers return shipping |
| Price per serving | $2.95-$3.57 (8-bag subscription at $329.92/112 servings, down to a single bag at $49.99/14 servings) | $2.69 (Medium, $34.99 / 13 servings) |
| Best for | Shoppers prioritizing a gum-free ingredient list, in-house manufacturing, and a no-paperwork return window | Shoppers prioritizing higher protein per serving and a built-in greens blend |
Bottom line: We'd rather keep the ingredient list short and skip the gums than build in a greens blend that needs them to hold together, and we'd rather refund you without asking for a receipt. If a gum-free formula and a no-paperwork guarantee matter most, that's what we built NØRSE CØDE for. If more protein per serving and a built-in greens blend matter more to you, Vega is the higher-protein, greens-forward option.
In a blind taste test, more people preferred NØRSE CØDE than Orgain and Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard combined. That's a tested result, not a claim we're making about ourselves: when people tried the products without knowing which was which, NØRSE CØDE came out on top. Vega wasn't part of that test, so this isn't a head-to-head claim over Vega Protein + Supergreens specifically, but it's the kind of proof point most plant-protein brands, Vega included, don't have on record at all. A spec table can tell you what's in the bag; it can't tell you whether the shake tastes and mixes the way you want it every morning.
We started NØRSE CØDE because Smári couldn't find a plant protein that mixed clean and tasted good without a long ingredient list to get there. Gums are usually how a powder earns that ingredient list: they're what holds a blend together when you start adding things like a greens mix. We picked the harder path instead: 1,000+ formulation iterations over 2 years until the base recipe wet evenly on its own, hot or cold, with a spoon and nothing else.
Vega's greens blend is a real, honest positioning: kale, spinach, broccoli, and alfalfa grass powder are genuine whole-food additions, and getting a protein powder to suspend that many powders without clumping is exactly why gums show up on the label. That's not a knock on Vega. It's just a different bet than ours. We carry prebiotic acacia fiber instead of a greens blend, and we spent two years making sure the base needed nothing added to hold it together.
We also chose to manufacture every batch ourselves, in our own Petaluma, California facility, instead of handing the formula to a co-packer. That's not a first-timer's call: Smári spent 15 years in CPG building his prior company, Smári Organics, before starting NØRSE CØDE. Owning the line here means a texture problem gets fixed on our schedule, not queued behind someone else's production run.
Yes. Vega's Vanilla and Berry flavors list guar gum and xanthan gum on the ingredient panel; the Chocolate flavor lists xanthan gum only, without guar gum. NØRSE CØDE contains no gums in any flavor: the base recipe is formulated to wet evenly without them.
Vega Protein + Supergreens carries more protein per serving: 25g versus NØRSE CØDE's 20g. Vega also adds a greens blend (kale, spinach, broccoli, alfalfa) that NØRSE CØDE doesn't include; NØRSE CØDE instead carries 5g of prebiotic acacia fiber per serving, its own route to fiber without a greens blend.
Vega is cheaper per serving at current pricing: about $2.69 versus NØRSE CØDE's $2.95-$3.57 range, depending on pack size (full price and serving-count breakdown is in the spec table above). NØRSE CØDE's guarantee carries no proof-of-purchase or return-shipping requirement; Vega's 60-day guarantee asks for both. Buying more bags at once lowers the per-serving price shown here.
You don't need us to pick for you. We made our case above, and we made Vega's case too where it earned it. Read the spec table again if you're still deciding. The 60-day guarantee starts the day NØRSE CØDE arrives: smooth mix or a full refund, no questions asked, no photo of the empty bag required. The real cost isn't the $49.99. It's another container of protein powder going stale in the back of a cabinet because it never worked for you.
Before you spend anything, two disclosures. It contains coconut, from the MCT oil. And barley protein is in the blend, so this is not the protein for you if you have celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity, and we would rather you heard that from us.
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