Nurri is a packaged, drinkable protein shake made primarily from ultra-filtered milk. The brand highlights the high protein content and low sugar content on its website.

But what's "ultra-filtered milk" and is it healthier than regular milk? Is the protein dose in Nurri effective for building muscle? Does the brand use any unhealthy additive ingredients? And how do real customers rate and describe the effects of Nurri?

In this article we'll answer all of these questions and more, as we analyze the ingredients in Nurri Protein Shake to give our take on whether or not it's likely to be effective for building muscle, and whether or not it's healthy.

We'll also feature real user reviews, and compare Nurri to other popular ready-made protein shake brands in terms of health.

Key takeaways:

• Effective protein dose for building muscle
• Contains four ingredients we consider unhealthy
• We do not currently recommend Nurri Protein Shake

Ingredient Analysis

The ingredients in the Chocolate flavor of Nurri Protein Shake are shown below:

Ultra-filtered skim milk requires an additional filtration process that leaves the resulting product with higher protein content and lower sugar content than traditionally pasteurized milk.

While this may be healthier in theory, we haven't come across any clinical trials on the health effects of ultra-filtered milk, and we generally prefer process with less processing.

There's also no mention on the Nurri site currently about whether or not the milk is sourced from grass-fed cows, which is clinically shown to be more nutritious.

There are four ingredients in this product we consider to be unhealthy.

Potassium phosphate is a type of additive described in a medical review as "damaging to health," as we documented in our is Fairlife Milk healthy article.

Sucralose and acesulfame potassium are artificial sweeteners, the former of which was shown in a medical review published in the Life journal to have negative effects on insulin levels.

Natural flavor can contain solvents and preservatives according to a medical review published in the Food and Chemical Toxicology journal.

The 30-gram (g) protein dose in Nurri is clinically shown to maximize muscle growth when combined with exercise.

Overall, we consider Nurri Protein Shake likely to support muscle growth in those performing strength training exercises.

However, we do not currently recommend this product due to the ingredients discussed above, which we consider to be unhealthy.

Nurri Protein Shake vs. the Competition

Here's how Nurri stacks up against other ready-to-drink protein shakes in terms of healthiness in our opinion:

Fairlife Protein Shake

Very similar formulation to Nurri: ultra-filtered milk, artificial sweeteners, natural flavor. We consider canned products potentially healthier than plastic-bottled products due to potentially reduced risk of plastic leaching.

Winner: Nurri

Premier Protein Shake

Contains similar artificial sweeteners to Nurri. Also contains unhealthy artificial flavors, as we documented in our Premier Protein Shake review article.

Winner: Nurri

OWYN Protein Shake

Mostly whole food, nutritious ingredients. Contains added sugar and natural flavors, but no artificial sweeteners.

Winner: OWYN

Real People Try Nurri Protein Shake

A personal trainer with a YouTube channel called "Jake Phillips Training" tried Nurri's Vanilla shake:

A YouTube creator named "FitFlavorFun" reviewed both Nurri flavors:

Our Clean Protein Picks

MBG Whey Protein Isolate+ is our top overall protein powder.

Whey protein is a "complete" protein, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids.

Anthony's Organic Hemp Protein is our top vegan protein pick.

It's extremely nutrient-dense, providing 25% of the Daily Value (DV) of iron and 8% of the DV of potassium.

Both of the products recommended in this section are free of additive ingredients that we consider to be unhealthy.

Nurri Protein Shake Pros and Cons

Here are the pros and cons of Nurri Protein Shake in our opinion:

Pros:

• Effective protein dose for building muscle
• Can may be healthier than plastic bottle
• Healthier than some competitors
• Affordable

Cons:

• Contains a phosphate
• Contains natural flavors
• Contains artificial sweeteners
• Contains synthetic vitamin additives
• We're not sold on health benefits of ultra-filtered milk
• Unclear if sourced from factory farmed or grass-fed cows

Conclusion

Nurri Protein Shake is very similar to Fairlife Protein Shake.

It has a high protein dose from ultra-filtered milk, but it's unclear how that milk is sourced.

Further, this product contains four ingredients that we consider to be unhealthy, including two artificial sweeteners.

Nurri has a protein dose that supports muscle building, but in our view, it would be a lot healthier to get that same protein dose without the additives described above.

To the credit of the brand, the product is affordable, and most of the online reviews we came across while researching this article had positive sentiments about the taste.

We consider Nurri to be healthier than Fairlife Protein Shake and Premier Protein Shake, but less healthy than OWYN Protein Shake.