whey protein

pebbleslaura1
pebbleslaura1 Posts: 146 Member
edited November 20 in Food and Nutrition
Hiya is whey protein powders good for you? Or are brown rice hemp or pea better? Not sure how they process whey

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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    From my own knowledge, whey is produced in 2 ways to obtain 2 things (whey isolate and whey concentrate).

    Milk is taken from a cow, the curd and whey are separated. The curd is used in cheese making and the liquid (which is whey) is then pasteurized and is then filtered. It's then run through a series of cold tubes to separate the protein and the fat and lactose. After that I'm not sure what happens, I guess it's QC'd and flavours are added etc.

    I guess whey is 'good for you' - but remember anything in abundance is bad for you. So I remain neutral on every single food. It isn't necessary at all, it's only needed if you have a really hard time hitting your protein and for convenience.

    Never tried brown rice hemp or pea protein.
  • pebbleslaura1
    pebbleslaura1 Posts: 146 Member
    Great thanks
  • irishdancer214
    irishdancer214 Posts: 108 Member
    I just recently bought hemp protein, really excited to try it. It's a good natural source of iron and magnesium, both of which I seem to run low on. I'll let you know what I think!
  • pebbleslaura1
    pebbleslaura1 Posts: 146 Member
    That be great thanks i cant hav alot of dairy due to a disorder so be great to hear what other protein ones are like
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    I buy hemp. Rice protein is o.k too. 'Can't stand the smell of the pea for some reason.

  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    If you're looking more for health benefits look into a pure whey concentrate. It's closer to the original milk form and contains things such as lactoferin with is a cancer fighting enzyme also found in breast milk. Just think of it as being very concentrated milk. But Isaac is right about where it comes from. Whey used to be a bi product that was literally just thrown away, until they realized its uses in the body building word. (Cash register ding)
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    *world
  • pebbleslaura1
    pebbleslaura1 Posts: 146 Member
    Great thanks for ur help
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