Quality of protein powder

kiekie33
kiekie33 Posts: 65
in Food and Nutrition
Does the quality of the powder take away from it's intended effect. I just ran out of the one I was using it was a cheaper brand from Wal-Mart, I didn't wonna spend too much since it was my first time trying it out. I try to get most of my protein from actual food but having the powder on hand has been useful. I'm starting a new strength training program so I figured since I need to buy more I might invest in a better quality one.

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  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
    the big thing with the protein powders, in my opinion, are the macros per scoop. say you have a protein that is 25g protein, 6g carbs, and 4g fat, that give you a total of 35g. now look at the serving size of a scoop in grams, it will be listed on the label. say the scoop is 42g serving, now you are looking at 7g of fillers. i will bet most of those 7g will be maltodextrin. i personally use dymatize and love it. its a 33g scoop with 25g protein, 4g carbs, and 2g fat per scoop. so 2g fillers, but no maltodextrin. it mixes great, tastes great. i get mine from www.allstarhealth.com excellent pricing and flavor selection. i usually buy a 10lb box for about 85.00 or 8.50 per lb, so if you do the math its really not much more per pound than the body fortress stuff from walmart. i think the body fortress is like 16.00 for 2lb or 8.00 per lb. hope my rambling helps out.
  • dgoradia
    dgoradia Posts: 109 Member
    If you're using it to supplement your diet, like you are, it won't make much difference in the grand scheme of things unless you're an athlete.

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