Whey Proteins for Gaining weight

August 13th, 2007 by admin

Whey proteins continue to dominate the muscle building supplements industry and it seems the more we know the better whey proteins look. There’s been a tremendous amount of tips for gaining weight information, some valid and some purposely deceitful presented to you over the past five or more years with respect to whey proteins. We thought you could use some solid information to make a sound purchase the next time you’re ready to buy your protein powder.

Whey Protein Concentrate (WPC), when processed properly, is among the very best dietary proteins known to man. A WPC that hasn’t been properly produced may contain high levels of live bacteria and “dead” protein. The potentially treacherous path from whole cow’s milk to finished WPC can make or break the protein product sitting on your health food store shelf and it’s absolutely imperative that you choose the right one. How do you do that and what should you look for?

Whole whey begins as the remaining portion of serum after cheddar cheese is produced. Thus, it is commonly referred to as cheddar-whey or sweet whey. During processing, the mother whey is 93 percent water, 6 percent lactose, .10 percent minerals, .10 percent fat and .80 percent whey proteins. It is these proteins that we as health-conscious individuals are truly most interested in. At this stage the lactose is too high and the protein concentration is too low. This arrangement must be reversed!

Through a unique ultrafiltration and diafiltration process, the watery whole whey is concentrated, leaving most of the lactose, fat and water behind and the native proteins intact. Honest Whey(TM) Natural will typically yield analytical results of 80% protein, 4-5% lactose as a part of total carbohydrates in the 6-7% range, 4% fat and 8-9% moisture and ash.