OZB-COOKIES
04/09/24 8:47AM Update: We have done one final extension off the back of a few email requests given that we have (just) enough stock to sustain us. This deal will 100% be ending midnight tonight - I am sorry but we cannot extend this any further due to stock limitations. Thank you to everyone who has supported us in making this the Deal of the Month for August (our first gold badge woohoo!) and our most upvoted protein deal ever! - Jay
Quick Intro
My deal video is here. (Slight error on Mint Cookie Crunch, once sold out it will not be able to be backordered)
The Deal
Amino Z Whey Protein Isolate 4kg for $159.99 Delivered + $55 back in store credit for repeat customers (New Customers $50/Pre-Existing Paid Club Z* $65)
OPTIONAL EXTRA OFFER: Add 1 more kg for $30 and get an extra $5 back in store credit (or $7 for Club Z). Ie. 5kg for $189.99 Delivered with $72/$60/$55 back in store credit. Simply select the 5kg size.
Plus we some featured offers on some other products of ours:
- Amino Z Micronised Creatine Monohydrate 1kg $37 Delivered
- Amino Z Ultra Shaker $4
- 30% off any other Amino Z supplements (free delivery)
Coupon code: OZB-COOKIES (add in shopping cart)
You will get the store credit just so long as you order 4kg or 5kg of WPI (or more). You can order anything else on top of this and you will still receive the bonus credit amount and free shipping. Credit will arrive 10 days after your order ships.
*Please note for Pre-Existing and Paid Club Z members, to qualify for this, you must be actively on a paid Club Z membership at the time this deal was made live. Otherwise, if you're on Club Free trial period (or pay after the launch of this deal), you will not earn the Club Z bonus points, but you still get the repeat or new customer Z points back.
Flavour Availability:
Flavour availability will change throughout the deal. I will this area updated as flavours run out.
- In Stock: All Flavours
- On Backorder (Can be backordered): None
- Sold Out (Cannot be backordered): None
WPI Flavours & Nutritional Info
We now have 27 flavours available to choose from.
We have two brand new releases:
- Cookies and Cream Ice Cream: A blend of creamy vanilla with crunchy, chocolatey cookie bits and hints of dark cocoa. The sweet vanilla and rich cookies create a balance of smoothness and crunch, with a thicker mouthfeel. If you're not blown away by this one, hit us up for our 110% Guarantee.
- Mint Cookie Crunch (Limited Edition): Think mint slice, but in a protein powder. Mint ice cream, rich chocolate and real cookie pieces with a crunch. Fully backed by our 110% Guarantee. Once sold out, it's gone and won't be available for backorder.
All flavours are naturally sweetened. We have transitioned over to thaumatin for the fact that it is an all natural plant based sweetener, a superior flavour profile, a neutral insulin impact (as it is a protein) and being very gentle on the gut. A bit of trivia, thaumatin is about 10x the cost of artificial counterparts (eg. sucralose) and more than 5x the cost of stevia based on weight! Our focus remains on product quality.
In terms of nutritional information, it will vary between flavours. Here's a breakdown (thanks to @Chaffix and @Jamiess in prior deals):
| Flavour | Category | Cal/100g | Protein/100g | Fat/100g | Carbs/100g | Serve Size | Cal/Sv | Protein/Sv | Fat/Sv | Carbs/Sv | Caffeine/Sv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unflavoured | STRAIGHT | 386.4 cal | 90 g | 1 g | 1.2 g | 33g | 127.5 cal | 29.7 g | 0.3 g | 0.4 g | 0 mg |
| Melon Milk | CORE | 380.4 cal | 86.8 g | 1 g | 2.9 g | 30.1g | 114.5 cal | 26.1 g | 0.3 g | 0.9 g | 0 mg |
| Iced Chai Latte | CORE | 381.5 cal | 86.6 g | 1 g | 3.4 g | 30.2g | 115.1 cal | 26.1 g | 0.3 g | 1 g | 0 mg |
| Banana | CORE | 383.1 cal | 86.4 g | 1 g | 4 g | 31.7g | 121.4 cal | 27.4 g | 0.3 g | 1.3 g | 0 mg |
| Vanilla Creamy | CORE | 382.9 cal | 86 g | 1 g | 4.4 g | 31.6g | 121.1 cal | 27.2 g | 0.3 g | 1.4 g | 0 mg |
| Indulgent White Chocolate | CORE | 380.7 cal | 85.9 g | 1 g | 4.2 g | 30.5g | 116.2 cal | 26.2 g | 0.3 g | 1.3 g | 0 mg |
| Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream | CORE | 380.6 cal | 85 g | 1.1 g | 4.6 g | 30.7g | 116.9 cal | 26.1 g | 0.3 g | 1.4 g | 20.5 mg |
| Coconut Ice Cream | CORE | 382 cal | 84.8 g | 1 g | 5.8 g | 32.1g | 122.5 cal | 27.2 g | 0.3 g | 1.9 g | 0 mg |
| Creme Caramel | CORE | 382.2 cal | 83.6 g | 0.9 g | 6.3 g | 31.4g | 120.2 cal | 26.3 g | 0.3 g | 2 g | 0 mg |
| Fruity Cereal Milk | CORE | 380.4 cal | 82.9 g | 0.9 g | 7 g | 31.4g | 119.3 cal | 26 g | 0.3 g | 2.2 g | 0 mg |
| Iced Coffee | CORE | 375.3 cal | 82.6 g | 0.9 g | 5.9 g | 33g | 123.7 cal | 27.2 g | 0.3 g | 2 g | 59.4 mg |
| Taro Milk Ice Cream | CORE | 376.2 cal | 81.1 g | 1 g | 7.8 g | 32g | 120.3 cal | 26 g | 0.3 g | 2.5 g | 0 mg |
| Pandan & Coconut Gelato | CORE | 377.2 cal | 80.8 g | 0.9 g | 8.5 g | 32.2g | 121.6 cal | 26 g | 0.3 g | 2.7 g | 0 mg |
| Smooth Milk Chocolate | CORE | 379.9 cal | 80.7 g | 2.3 g | 5.3 g | 33.5g | 127.2 cal | 27 g | 0.8 g | 1.8 g | 0 mg |
| Strawberry | CORE | 382.6 cal | 79.6 g | 0.9 g | 11.2 g | 32.8g | 125.6 cal | 26.1 g | 0.3 g | 3.7 g | 0 mg |
| Chocolate | CORE | 378.5 cal | 79.5 g | 2.3 g | 5.4 g | 33.5g | 127 cal | 26.7 g | 0.8 g | 1.8 g | 0 mg |
| Brazilian Chocolate (Brigadeiro) | CORE | 378.6 cal | 79.4 g | 2.4 g | 5.9 g | 33.6g | 127.5 cal | 26.7 g | 0.8 g | 2 g | 0 mg |
| Mint Choc Chip | CORE | 375.4 cal | 78.7 g | 2 g | 6.9 g | 33.9g | 127.2 cal | 26.7 g | 0.7 g | 2.3 g | 0 mg |
| Choc Cherry Delight | CORE | 377.8 cal | 77.3 g | 2.3 g | 7.4 g | 34.3g | 129.5 cal | 26.5 g | 0.8 g | 2.5 g | 0 mg |
| Coffs Harbour Choc Banana | CORE | 376.8 cal | 76.8 g | 2.2 g | 8.6 g | 34g | 128.3 cal | 26.1 g | 0.8 g | 2.9 g | 0 mg |
| Chocolate Honeycomb | CORE | 374.8 cal | 76.5 g | 2.1 g | 7.3 g | 34g | 127.4 cal | 26 g | 0.7 g | 2.5 g | 0 mg |
| Chocolate Coconut | CORE | 377.5 cal | 76.4 g | 2.3 g | 8.8 g | 34.3g | 129.5 cal | 26.2 g | 0.8 g | 3 g | 0 mg |
| Chocolate Caramel | CORE | 376.3 cal | 75.8 g | 2 g | 9.7 g | 34.2g | 128.9 cal | 26 g | 0.7 g | 3.3 g | 0 mg |
| Neapolitan Ice Cream | CORE | 376.2 cal | 75.5 g | 2 g | 10 g | 34.7g | 130.7 cal | 26.2 g | 0.7 g | 3.5 g | 0 mg |
| Cookies & Cream Ice Cream | INDULGE | 390.8 cal | 67.9 g | 4.2 g | 17.5 g | 38.5g | 150.6 cal | 26.2 g | 1.6 g | 6.8 g | 0 mg |
| Mint Cookie Crunch | INDULGE | 387.4 cal | 66.2 g | 4.6 g | 17.1 g | 39.8g | 154.2 cal | 26.4 g | 1.8 g | 6.8 g | 0 mg |
| Aussie Choc Malt (New and Improved) | INDULGE | 381.8 cal | 64.2 g | 1.6 g | 24.4 g | 40.6g | 155 cal | 26.1 g | 0.7 g | 9.9 g | 0 mg |
To help guide, here are the category descriptions from the table above:
| Category | **Description ** |
|---|---|
| STRAIGHT | Unflavoured and optimised for macronutrients (90% protein). Due to omitting flavours and any sweetener, this is just straight WPI from the manufacturer (less than 1% sunflower lecithin added at the point of manufacture). Use in cookies, smoothies etc. Or if you just want the best macros and don't care for taste! |
| CORE | These flavours have between 75-87% protein. They will also be low in fat (0.3-0.8g/serve) and also low in carbs (1-3.7g/serve). As a general guide, suitable if you have strict dietary restrictions and want to keep the carbs/fat down, but want something more exciting than unflavoured. |
| INDULGE | These flavours will have 64-68% protein with a higher serving size. Notably, carbs will be a bit higher in these flavours (6.8-9.9g/serve) and the cookie flavours will have around 1g extra fat/serve - which contributes to an extra 20-30 calories per serve. This extra latitude with macros and ingredients allows us to elevate the flavour to be what we consider amazing, while not being a complete cheat meal. Given the popularity of Aussie Choc Malt, we're experimenting with a few others in this category and have recently released our two new cookie flavours. |
Flavour Descriptions
Thanks for the suggestion to include these @gimmebubbletea! Written by Chiara on our team (I do not have the creative wording ability for some of these descriptions!)
- Aussie Choc Malt (New and Improved): Transport yourself back to the childhood days of mixing spoonfuls of chocolate malt powder into full-cream milk with our Aussie Chocolate Malt (New and Improved) flavour. This flavour is mildly sweet with a distinct malty taste that pairs perfectly with gentle notes of milk chocolate, resulting in a well-balanced and delightful flavour profile. Contains Gluten.
- Banana: A moderately sweet and creamy shake, with the prominent taste of ripe bananas.
- Brazilian Chocolate (Brigadeiro): A velvety taste of chocolate with hints of caramelised condensed milk.
- Choc Cherry Delight: A flavour that captures the beloved taste of a classic Australian chocolate bar, it blends the richness of dark chocolate with the sweet tanginess of cherries and subtle hints of coconut, creating a delicious and satisfying shake that mimics the real deal.
- Chocolate Caramel: Inspired by a popular Aussie Chocolate caramel lolly, our chocolate caramel flavour harmoniously blends the sweet and sticky profiles of caramel and butterscotch with a subtle milk chocolate base.
- Chocolate Coconut: A blend of rich dark chocolate with sweet, creamy, and nutty coconut undertones.
- Chocolate Honeycomb: A combination that showcases the richness of milk chocolate paired with the sweet and distinctive taste of honeycomb. Its velvety texture complements the flavour notes, elevating the overall taste experience.
- Chocolate: A smooth and velvety chocolate flavour with a delightful sweetness and prominent cocoa notes.
- Coconut Ice Cream: A creamy, moderately sweet flavour with a hint of nuttiness that closely resembles the flavour profile of sweetened coconut milk.
- Coffs Harbour Choc Banana: Staying true to its name, the Coffs Harbour Choc Banana is a creamy shake that strikes a delightful balance between smooth milky chocolate and ripe banana flavours.
- Cookies and Cream Ice Cream: Cookies and Cream Ice Cream flavour blends creamy vanilla with crunchy, chocolatey cookie bits and hints of dark cocoa. The sweet vanilla and rich cookies create a perfect balance of smoothness and crunch, with a thicker, more decadent mouthfeel that makes it especially indulgent and satisfying. Contains Gluten.
- Creme Caramel: A creamy shake with multiple caramel flavours that blend together harmoniously, and a touch of salt to create a balanced sweetness.
- Fruity Cereal Milk: A nostalgic blend of zesty, fruity kids cereal and milk flavours. Delicious with water, but when made with milk, it tastes exactly like the sweet milk left at the bottom of your fruity cereal bowl.
- Iced Chai Latte: A delightful blend of sweet and spicy flavours, reminiscent of the authentic taste of chai with a touch of creamy vanilla. If you're a fan of the classic chai latte, you won’t be disappointed by this flavour.
- Iced Coffee: A harmonious blend of robust coffee flavours complemented by milky undertones and subtle hints of vanilla.
- Indulgent White Chocolate: A sweet, buttery flavour, complemented by hints of caramel, vanilla, and milk.
- Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream: It's a delightful harmony of sweet and earthy matcha flavour combined with a creamy vanilla base.
- Melon Milk: Inspired by a popular Korean drink, our Melon Milk flavour melds the taste of fresh honeydew melon with milky, vanilla notes. It's a refreshing, vibrant, and perfectly balanced flavour that's considered to be anything but dull.
- Mint Choc Chip: A refreshing blend of peppermint, perfectly balanced with the creamy richness of milk chocolate. If you're a fan of the classic ice cream flavour combination, you're in for a delightful treat.
- Mint Cookie Crunch: Mint Cookie Crunch flavour combines the flavours of mint ice cream with crunchy, chocolatey cookie bits for a delightful treat. The crisp mint flavour perfectly balances the rich chocolate, while the added cookie pieces create a satisfying crunch, making every sip both refreshing and enjoyable. Contains Gluten.
- Neapolitan Ice Cream: A perfect trio of strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla ice cream flavours. This flavour is considered to be sweet and moreish, making it a great choice for those with a sweet-tooth.
- Pandan & Coconut Gelato: A South East Asian inspired flavour featuring the sweet and refreshing taste of pandan blended with creamy coconut notes. Together, they create a smooth, sweet, and tropical-flavoured shake.
- Smooth Milk Chocolate: A milder, lighter chocolate taste and sweetness compared to our regular chocolate flavour.
- Strawberry: A lightly sweet and creamy shake with prominent strawberry notes, nicely balanced by hints of vanilla.
- Taro Milk Ice Cream: A smooth and creamy blend, coupled with the distinct flavour of taro and subtle milk undertones.
- Vanilla Creamy: This flavour is inspired by vanilla ice cream and is celebrated for its well-rounded, pleasantly sweet taste, as well as the smooth texture it brings when made into a shake.
Product Breakdown
- 100% Australian Blended and Packed in our Sydney Facility
- Our manufacturing facility is owned by us and is a NSW Licensed Food Facility with an approved Dairy Processing license
- We only use WPI in this protein - this is not a blend of other cheaper proteins (for example Whey Protein Concentrate/WPC)
- Protein used is added hormone free, ultra and micro filtered and cold pressed
- Naturally sweetened with thaumatin. We do not use artificial sweeteners.
- Soy free - we use sunflower lecithin instead of soy lecithin (soy is common in whey proteins)
- Backed by our 110% Guarantee. Try it and if you don't love it, we'll give you 110% back (in store credit) or a full refund (including delivery). As I mentioned in the video, we offer this so you can try the product risk-free. If you've opened it up to try it we're not going to make you send it back either.
Commonly Asked - Amino Z WPI / ON 100% Whey / Musashi 100% Whey (The 3 most popular proteins here on OzBargain)
In almost all of our prior WPI deals, I have been asked how our WPI compares to two other very popular products on OzBargain that we sell (Optimum Nutrition 100% Gold Standard Whey and Musashi 100% Whey).
One thing I want to emphasise is that we sell (or have sold) all three products and despite us obviously having a vested interest in our own brand, we firmly stand behind the quality of all three products (hence why we stock all of them).
In a previous deal, I asked our team to put together a comprehensive and objective video detailing many key differences between the three products. So if you're interested, the video can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LBeV33fArc
Obviously taste will come down to personal preference so we haven't touched on this, we have instead focussed on key attributes of each product. I hope this presents a fair representation of each.
Whey Protein Prices in 2024
Whey pricing is something I have been making mention of in our prior posts, more as a heads up about a possible increase in retail prices. Anyway, we have now seen this transpire across several brands.
In summary, prices have gone up at the supplier level over nine months ago and we have now seen price increases across the board. We did raise our prices in July as a result of this.
Full transparency; this deal has also increased because we can no longer sustain the lower price point. It’s up by $2.50/kg (for 4kg, same credit) and we have kept the optional 5th kg at the same price but with reduced credit. This is the first price increase we’ve had on these deals since the end of 2022. Despite this, I do hope that this continues to represent great value.
Z Points FAQ
- What are Z Points? Z Points are the same as store credit. Your account is credited and you can use this as a discount on any future order with us.
- Can I use Z Points/Credit from a prior deal? 100% Yes. If you received $50+ last time, feel free to use it as a discount this time.
- How do I use my Z Points/Credit? To apply existing store credit (Z Points), firstly make sure that you are logged in. Then, go into checkout and after entering your delivery and shipping choice, select "Load Payment Methods". Once loaded, you will see an option entitled "Spend Your Points". Click this and then enter how many points you wish to apply as a discount to your order. You can apply points acquired from previous deals to this purchase.
- How long until I receive my Z Points/Credit? You will get your Z Points assigned to your account in about 10 days of your order shipping. It can then be applied to any future order that you place. This cannot be expedited.
- Other Z Points/Credit Info: Z Points do NOT expire. Also, you do NOT have to be a Club Z member to retain your store credit.
- Z Points Limit: There is a limit of one lot of bonus store credit per person across all our promotions for the next three weeks. You can order more than 5kg of WPI, or place two separate orders, but the store credit will be capped so we can stay in business and keep doing deals like these. We do not plan to do any other OzBargain promotions during this time.
Other FAQ
- Choose Multiple Flavours: We pack these into 1kg pouches. Choose the multi-flavour option for 4 (or 5) different flavours.
- Packaging: We are now using new pouches. Should you have issues, please do not hesitate to reach out to our team.
- Best Before Dates: Best before dates will be 18-24 months away. We turn this product over very quickly so all current stock has been produced recently.
- Free Delivery: You will get free delivery on your entire order when you order any full sized Amino Z supplements.
- Applying the Coupon Code: Please apply the coupon code in your shopping cart before checking out.
- 30% Discount: The 30% discount will be off the full price before discount, not on the already discounted price.
- Club Z: Our Club Z membership program is a paid subscription with the most common membership being $9.99/month with $10 back/month for each monthly renewal. This is different to having an account on our website. We frequently run Club Z bonus offers, such as in this deal where anyone who was already an existing active and paid Club Z member (immediately prior to launching this promo) will receive a total of $65 back in Z Points ($75 for 5kg). Full info here.
- Referral Codes: Please note that this offer won't stack with our referral code offer, nor any other offers.
- Our 5 most popular flavours: Chocolate, Vanilla, Aussie Choc Malt, Iced Coffee and Brazilian Chocolate (Brigadeiro) (which recently overtook Matcha).
A word of thanks
This community has supported our business now for years and I am eternally grateful for the ongoing support and feedback. The way in which we have continued to improve our offering most certainly would not have been possible without the input we receive on OzBargain. Thank you so much to everyone.
As always, I will personally be on the deal page engaging with everyone. Vanessa (our head of customer service) will be handling all direct messages. Please do not hesitate to reach out should you have experienced any issues or simply have a question.
Thanks again everyone!
Jay
Amino Z (Owner/Founder/Deals Guy)
Updates
26/08/24: Thank you to everyone for the amazing support of this deal! We are going to extend this deal as we have managed to make some additional stock available for this promotion and have had a few requests too. We may extend this for up to a few days, but this will ultimately depend on how quickly we sell through the remaining stock. Thank you again! Jay
29/08/24: We have managed to boost the available stock for this promotion and have done an extension until next Monday. We'll continue monitoring this daily and may have to end early depending upon how quickly this additional stock depletes. Once again, thank you to everyone for the amazing support of this deal! - Jay
04/09/24: We have done one final extension off the back of a few email requests given that we have (just) enough stock to sustain us. This deal will 100% be ending midnight tonight - I am sorry but we cannot extend this any further due to stock limitations. Thank you to everyone who has supported us in making this the Deal of the Month for August (our first gold badge woohoo!) and our most upvoted protein deal ever! - Jay
@aminozcomau: @aminozcomau The store credit is not showing on the account though.