what you don't know about protein
THIS IS WHAT SUPPLEMENT COMPANIES DON'T TELL YOU:
1. They don't tell the difference between Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) and Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC). They just want you to think, “Whey Protein. Good.”
2. They don't tell the Protein Percentage of the Whey Protein Concentrate they use.
3. They don't tell the proportions of WPI and WPC that they use.
4. They don't tell the amount of lactose in their product.
YOU need to know each of these things. For your health. Here's why:
Let's say that:
Supplement A has: 23 grams of WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE per serving.
Supplement B has 23 grams of 25% Whey Protein Concentrate per serving
Supplement A provides: 20 grams of Protein. 0 grams of lactose1
Supplement B provides: 6 grams of Protein. 14 grams of lactose2
To get 70 grams of actual protein from Supplement B, you would have to consume 11.7 servings, and consume 163 grams of lactose (sugar). That would be 650 calories from lactose (sugar). Perhaps such a supplement isn't such a bargain.
1 There is a fraction of a gram of lactose – less than half a gram, and FDA rules direct rounding down to 0 grams.
2 Even though lactose does not appear on the ingredient list, rather, it is inside the Whey Protein Concentrate. No Whey Protein Isolate is absolutely lactose free, but true WPI has so little lactose as to be no problem even for lactose intolerant patients.
information from: www.UNJURY.com
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