Why do they add BCAA to whey protein?

[Qwenco]

Is there any specific reason why they add BCAA to some proteins, or not? Why do they have both protein with bcaa, and protein separately from BCAA? If you take the combined version, how do you get to calculate your BCAA dosage?

 

[Lev Butlerov]

That is just marketing and convenience, but there is no particular advantage in taking the combined products over the separate ones. In fact, it is more convenient to have everything in one tub, and there is no need to mix additional drinks. But there is not much of a difference. In the combined products they will usually calculate how much you need, and the dosages will be calculated in such way, that with a serving of whey protein you will get yourself a serving of BCAA.

 

[stevesmi]

it is a legal ingredient and companies are always trying to differentiate themselves by putting in things like bcaa's in whey protein.

it is more important to buy a quality whey isolate, n2bm sells such one

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Two reasons you can argue are
1) spiking a poor product
2) as a means of making it sound like they've somehow 'boosted' the product