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What's the biggest differences and is it enough to justify to pay more for isolate or over-rated?
Whey vs. Isolate
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Stryc-9
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You mean whey concentrate vs. whey isolate?? The difference concerns degree of bioavailability.....whey isolate is absorbed extremely quickly in relation to whey concentrate. This is why people often take isolate post-workout.....but isolate is not the best choice when you want a slower rate of digestion (e.g., at almost every other time of the day besides post-workout). Personally, I doubt it will make or break your progress.
Lumberg
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Stryc-9 said:
errnt!
The protein in WPC (Whey protein concentrate) and WPI (Whey protein isolate) is the exact same--whey protein. THe difference is for the isolate they do a little more in the way of filtering out the non-protein portion of milk i.e. carbs and fats.
WPC is 80% whey protein. WPI is 90% whey protein. In other words you are getting 12.5% more protein.
WPI is about 2x the price of WPC.
You do the math.
I use WPC with grea results.
WPI is only for people with money to burn or who have a reaction to the tiny amount of lactose in WPC.
u want to mix... as i previously stated in another post:
Concentrates, Isolates, and even hydrolized whey have very distinct and specific nutritional benefits which supply lactoferrins, immuoglobbulins and other bioactive peptides that make them unique and both have benefits and drawbacks. Your best bet is a combination blend of the two to harness all of the benefits of the varied whey protein fractions and growth factors.
end of story.
Concentrates, Isolates, and even hydrolized whey have very distinct and specific nutritional benefits which supply lactoferrins, immuoglobbulins and other bioactive peptides that make them unique and both have benefits and drawbacks. Your best bet is a combination blend of the two to harness all of the benefits of the varied whey protein fractions and growth factors.
end of story.
Lumberg
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ZKaudio said:
Man you sound like a muscletech ad or something.
The type of protein-whey-is the EXACT SAME in concentrate and isolate. The difference is how much moisture, fat, and carbs are in there. In WCP, it's 20% in Isolate, it's 10. So the lactoferrins etc are there in both.
And in hydrolized whey, a lot of those immunoglobins etc. are broken down or hydrolized so they aren't active. Hydrolisis is a waste of money because your body is very efficient in hydrolizing the protein you put in your gut. Hydrolozed whey MAY get the AAis into your bloodstream a few minutes earlier but that's it.
javaguru
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Technically, a whey concentrate can vary from mid 30% in protein to 80% in protein content. An Isolate by definition has to be 90% protein. Although the supplement companies are using the high end 80% whey, still 5% is lactose. That's enough to keep me farting and bloated. Personally, I use a milk isolate for regular use and a whey isolate for workout drinks.
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