The undisputed king of proteins. Here’s why:
whey proteins are quickly and easily digest
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ed (hence the “fast-acting” description that
they’re often given), they are loaded with Es
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sential Amino Acids (EAAs)–including the three
Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs), and they
contain subcomponents (microfractions) that
appear to provide benefits above and beyond
amino acids and elemental nitrogen. Whey pro
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teins are available in several forms. The most
basic is whey concentrate. Whey protein iso
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lates have much of the fat, lactose and other
undesirable elements ‘isolated’ out. Whey pep
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tides have been hydrolyzed, or broken down,
for even faster digestion. So the purest and
fastest digesting whey proteins you can buy
are hydrolyzed whey protein isolate