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NOW Foods

Latest four-week snapshot through 2026-08-13 · 4 waves. Use the controls above to change the window.

2%share of voice · 6 of 288 recommendation answers
<1%named first in recommendation answers
76%positive tone · 31 of 41 coded mentions

Protein Powder · 4 waves · n=288 answers, pooled

By assistant

How often each assistant brings the brand up in recommendation answers.

assistantshare of voiceanswers
ChatGPT5%5 of 96
Claude0%0 of 96
Gemini1%1 of 96

Share of recommendations over time

Wave-by-wave share of recommendation answers that named this brand.

waveshare of voiceanswerschange
2026-07-204%1 of 24
2026-07-222%2 of 120-2 points
2026-07-301%1 of 72-1 points
2026-08-133%2 of 72+2 points

What they call it

Recurring descriptions in the assistants' own words, grouped by theme.

In their words

41 exact quoted mentions in this snapshot, grouped by coded tone.

What they recommend

“unflavored **soy protein isolate**. For example, NOW's version provides **20 g protein per serving** and has no carbs; it is less tasty but useful in smoothies or oatmeal.”
ChatGPT · 2026-08-13 · Protein Powder
“Closest cheaper replacement to ISO100: NOW Sports WPI”
ChatGPT · 2026-08-13 · Protein Powder
“**NOW Sports Plant Protein Complex** | A practical mid-priced blend of pea, hemp, and quinoa protein with 22 g protein per serving.”
ChatGPT · 2026-08-13 · Protein Powder
“while their Plant Protein Complex offers sweetened flavors.”
Gemini · 2026-08-13 · Protein Powder
“NOW's version is single-ingredient soy isolate aside from lecithin”
ChatGPT · 2026-07-30 · Protein Powder

Where they hedge

“Good if you want a minimal, unflavored product—**24 g protein per 33 g scoop**, only 1 g sugar. It also has an Informed Sport certification listing. | The brand's direct price is not especially cheap, so buy it only when a retailer sale mak”
ChatGPT · 2026-08-13 · Protein Powder
“Even high-end, expensive brands like NOW, Jarrow, and Life Extension occasionally have products fail.”
Gemini · 2026-08-13 · Protein Powder
“Vitacost, NOW, Puritan's Pride, and Swanson are frequently grouped alongside Nutricost in third-party testing roundups as similarly budget-oriented brands.”
Claude · 2026-07-30 · Protein Powder
“A straightforward unflavored concentrate option. It's less expensive than NOW's isolate, but its official 5 lb price is still high at the moment, so it makes sense mainly if you find it at a discounted retailer.”
ChatGPT · 2026-07-30 · Protein Powder
“A more budget-conscious sport-certified option is NOW Sports Whey Protein Isolate; it is Informed Sport certified, but it costs more, so it's not my first pick strictly on budget.”
ChatGPT · 2026-07-22 · Protein Powder

What they warn about

“Isolate is lower in lactose, but it costs much more—for example, NOW's 5 lb isolate is listed at **$105.99**.”
ChatGPT · 2026-08-13 · Protein Powder
“NOW's 5-lb isolate is listed at $144.99...poor value if your sole goal is cheap protein”
ChatGPT · 2026-08-13 · Protein Powder

The substitution map

Which competitors assistants suggest when shoppers ask for something cheaper.

NOW Foods suggested as the cheaper alternative to
  • orgain ×6
  • momentous ×5
  • dymatize ×5
  • myprotein ×3
  • optimum nutrition ×3
  • naked nutrition ×3
  • nutricost ×2
  • transparent labs ×2

Where this comes from

2 of 38 mentions appear alongside an identifiable web citation. Citation does not establish causation.

cited sourcementions
katelymannutrition.com1
garagegymreviews.com1

Where they send you

Stores and sites assistants name as places to buy this brand.

retailermentions
nowfoods13
Target1

Method: fixed shopper questions asked repeatedly to Claude, OpenAI GPT and Gemini with web search on. Shares are the percentage of recommendation answers mentioning the brand. Quotes are AI outputs; full transcripts are kept as receipts.