Protien powder and HOT food/drink?! A no-go? Help!

helen_demun
helen_demun Posts: 33 Member
edited December 3 in Food and Nutrition
I heard that protein powder (I use some whey but mostly egg-white based protein) breaks down and doesn't have as much protein (or somthing like that) when mixed into hot foods or drinks? I like to mix it in oatmeal and hot coffee so if anyone knows any truth to this, let me know! Thanks :)

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I know oatmeal was horrid if I cooked whey with it. My nickname for the concoction was "gruel". But if I mixed the powder in to the cooked oatmeal it tasted just fine.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Yea.. best to mix the protein so that it is liquid at room temperature and slowly add to a hot mixture until it the right balance.. you can reheat it again if you need to!
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    Add fluid to your protein powder first. Don't add it as powder.
  • jessiferrrb
    jessiferrrb Posts: 1,758 Member
    i wrote the company that makes my protein powder about this last week:

    Hello Jessica,
    The nutritional profile should not be affected by the temperature. You will find that there’s numerous recipes that call for protein powder to be used in baking and hot liquids.
    You can see some of these recipes on our Pinterest page:
    https://www.pinterest.com/plantfusion
    The one thing that could be affected is the activity of the enzyme blend. (could possibly decrease at temps around 120 +)
    The enzyme blend is added at a small amount to help with breaking down protein and possible traces of starches.
    Hope this helps,
    If you have additional questions, feel free to contact me,

    that being said,i added a scoop to my coffee this morning and it's horrible.
  • deadliftsandnoodles
    deadliftsandnoodles Posts: 312 Member
    Protein powder breakdown when mixed into something hot? I doubt it. If you cook eggs, chicken, steak etc does it lose it's protein content when it hits high temperatures? Lez be reel nahhh
  • geneticsteacher
    geneticsteacher Posts: 623 Member
    I have used it in homemade pudding with no problem - added a scoop to the sugar, cocoa, & cornstarch and then stirred in the milk and eggs. (My husband is trying to GAIN weight!)
  • CoachDavidJ
    CoachDavidJ Posts: 8 Member
    Yea you probably heard about denaturing protein. Does not impact the nutritional value at all. Best write up I read on it was from the blog ProteinPOW (if you google that, it will come up for sure)- AWESOME high protein recipes there too.
  • CoachDavidJ
    CoachDavidJ Posts: 8 Member
    Found it http://proteinpow.com/denaturing
  • bemyyfriend0918
    bemyyfriend0918 Posts: 241 Member
    edited August 2016
    I mixed it with diet sugar free hot chocolate all winter, and I don't think it affected the nutrition content. It did cause issues with clumping though...it didn't dissolve as well. Still drank it lol
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