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While the majority of people have heard of whey protein by now, most don’t know that there are two primary types of whey protein: whey protein concentrate and whey protein isolate. This blog will give you a strong understanding on what the two main types of whey protein are.
Whey protein concentrate is the least protein concentrated of the two forms of whey protein. The specific percentage of protein in the concentrate depends on how concentrated the entire batch is. Lower end concentrates tend to have 30 percent protein. The higher end concentrates can go up to, but no higher than 90 percent. The rest that isn’t made up of protein is made up of carbohydrates, lactose, and fat.
Whey protein isolate is the most protein concentrated of the two forms of whey protein. Whey protein isolate is just whey protein concentrate that has been further processed to remove most of the lactose and fat. The vast majority of whey protein isolate will be made up of at least 90 percent protein.
Whey protein isolate is overwhelmingly seen as the preferred option to whey protein concentrate. Whey protein isolate goes through a much more intense filtration process than does whey protein concentrate. This results in more carbohydrates and fats being removed, thus whey protein isolate is less calories than whey protein concentrate.
While regular whey is a byproduct of the cheese making process, native whey is filtered directly from Grade A skim milk. The final result from this filtration is a protein that is more intact and purer than whey protein extracted from the cheese making process. Native whey protein isolate is not very well known yet because one must invest loads of capital to get the machinery required for the process to occur; There is a very limited amount of suppliers of native whey protein isolate due to this expensive machinery.
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