Vegan protein powders (United Kingdom)
Yogi_Carl
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Hi - I am not a bodybuilder as such but I am concerned with maintaining muscle and progressing my strength to weight ratio as I reduce fat weight to my goal weight (14lbs to lose).
I have been losing muscle mass (according to a high end set of electrical impedance scales) along with fat loss and want to ensure I am getting in enough protein to maintain lean mass while I lose fat.
The vegan powder I am looking at is £30.00 for 500g protein (a 1000g canister). Comparing this to skimmed milk, it is nearly exactly double the price per gram to milk. Ethics rules out my use of dairy products.
Cost-wise to make this canister last one month each time I would be allowing myself an extra 16g protein per day, but surely I can get this by looking at adding an extra 16g of protein from just plant foods?
My question I guess is are vegan protein powders any better than sourcing from eating relatively unprocessed foods? They are certainly not cost effective from my little bit of research.
How would a simple bag of soya flour compare to a fancy can of vegan protein powder? From what I read, the fancy shakes are just as difficult to mix into water or plantmilk as soya flour. If I am just paying for a better tasting product then I'll suffer the soya flour and get the same results.
A quick calculation:
Typical vegan protein shake powder is £0.06 per gram protein
Typical soya flour is £0.01 per gram protein
If the only advantage with the fancy protein shake is flavor, then I'll hold my nose and chug down the soyaflour!
Any suggestions?
I have been losing muscle mass (according to a high end set of electrical impedance scales) along with fat loss and want to ensure I am getting in enough protein to maintain lean mass while I lose fat.
The vegan powder I am looking at is £30.00 for 500g protein (a 1000g canister). Comparing this to skimmed milk, it is nearly exactly double the price per gram to milk. Ethics rules out my use of dairy products.
Cost-wise to make this canister last one month each time I would be allowing myself an extra 16g protein per day, but surely I can get this by looking at adding an extra 16g of protein from just plant foods?
My question I guess is are vegan protein powders any better than sourcing from eating relatively unprocessed foods? They are certainly not cost effective from my little bit of research.
How would a simple bag of soya flour compare to a fancy can of vegan protein powder? From what I read, the fancy shakes are just as difficult to mix into water or plantmilk as soya flour. If I am just paying for a better tasting product then I'll suffer the soya flour and get the same results.
A quick calculation:
Typical vegan protein shake powder is £0.06 per gram protein
Typical soya flour is £0.01 per gram protein
If the only advantage with the fancy protein shake is flavor, then I'll hold my nose and chug down the soyaflour!
Any suggestions?
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My experience with protein powders available across the pond is that they have more than just protein going for them. Vega tends to include probiotics, greens, other vitamins and minerals, and fiber. I appreciate the cost concern - really, I just bought a cannister of the stuff... but I wonder if a cost:protein ratio is the best comparison.
However, if you are already eating a clean diet, maybe the protein is all you need. At that point, I wonder about adding more nuts, seeds, legumes, or another serving of tempeh, etc. to your daily diet.
Good luck!0
