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Originally Posted by Stroogz
Hi All,
Been lurking on the forums for quite a while now, and haven't needed to post any questions yet--most questions I can think of have already been asked and answered by others somewhere around here, which is pretty cool. But I just ran out of protein powder, and I want to make my next purchase judiciously. So:
I know I want something with whey and casein protein in it (at least, that's what I'm going for after listening to Alan Aragon's guest spot on The FitCast), and of course it's gotta taste good, but the flurry of ingredients on every canister makes my head hurt trying to interpret them all. So my question is, what DON'T I want in a protein powder? What kind of extra additives, sweeteners, preservatives, etc., will be a waste of my money and harmful to my waist?
Of course, suggestions on places to go to shop for good protein are welcome, too, but I'm trying most of all to educate myself here. In case it helps your reply, the last batch of stuff I used was BioChem Sports Chocolate Fudge and Vanilla Cream, which I got on sale at Whole Foods.
Many Thanks!
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you don't want want any sort of fillers in the protein. This means no soy protein in the ingredients. Pretty much all protein companies use lechtin as an emulsifier though, so you're going to have to make sure that if they do use it, that it's far down in the ingredient list.
If you're looking for a good protein powder, it should have no sugar, and specifically, no carbs. Companies get away with labeling maltodextrin as not a sugar because of it's chains, but in reality, it's absorbed like a sugar. So, don't go by sugar grams on a label, because a product can have 40g of carbs, low to no sugar, but still be maltodextrin that is a sugar, simply speaking.
Almost all protein is sweetened with aspartame, unless you find a place that is sweetened with stevia.