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Show HN: A website for comparing protein powder prices

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Post by parmigiano »

diskprices.com, but for Protein Powder!

Buying protein powder is a mess, and comparing different products is frustrating, since all brands choose their own serving sizes. By collecting nutrition facts, and normalizing the serving to contain 25 grams of protein, we can properly compare price/nutrients per serving.

Inspired by diskprices.com, the idea is to provide an equally functional interface to compare products. The prices are collected once a day, currently from iHerb US. Aiming to improve the coverage soon.

Any tips / suggestions / other feedback more than welcome :)

...and if you rather want to contact me directly, feel free to reach me at elina@nutritionprices.com

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Post by voisin »

It would be great if standard form for sites like this would be for people to give their email address in order to be updated as new features are added. I would love to know when Canada is added but am afraid that without signing up for updates, this will slip from my memory before the day is done. I shudder to think how many sites this has happened to me already - where features have since been added that would make the site applicable to me but I’ll never know because I couldn’t sign up for updates!

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Post by computerphage »

voisin wrote: post #3

It would be great if standard form for sites like this would be for people to give their email address in order to be updated as new features are added. I would love to know when Canada is added but am afraid that without signing up for updates, this will slip from my memory before the day is done. I shudder to think how many sites this has happened to me already - where features have since been added that would make…

A less efficient way to implement this under your own power would be to set a reminder to check it again in, say, a year. I use Google keep for such things all the time

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Post by parmigiano »

voisin wrote: post #3

It would be great if standard form for sites like this would be for people to give their email address in order to be updated as new features are added. I would love to know when Canada is added but am afraid that without signing up for updates, this will slip from my memory before the day is done. I shudder to think how many sites this has happened to me already - where features have since been added that would make…

Yes, that would be nice to add. Meanwhile, if you want, feel free to shoot me an email at elina@nutritionprices.com and I'll send you an update once we add Canada support

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Post by Flick5007 »

When choosing a product, are there other parameters to consider than protein per dollar? Are there any interesting metrics for "quality"? I'd assume it's not just "protein is protein". Would be interesting to see other metrics deployed, and the ability to find my own "sweet spot".

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Post by parmigiano »

voisin wrote: post #2

I think pricing differs by retailer too. Could you do the same thing for different countries (Canada, UK, etc)?

Yes, on the roadmap to add more countries and retailers e.g. Amazon, and other large protein retailers. Any particular countries/retailers you'd like to see first?
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