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Whey Protein Concentrate

Level 4 — Significant concerns

Whey Protein Concentrate is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

Also: whey protein isolate, milk whey powder

Where you'll see it

Yollies, Grenade Carb Killa Chocolate Chip Salted Caramel Bar, Maryland Minis Chocolate Chip Cookies, Alpen muesli (as milk whey powder), protein bars and shakes generally

What the research says

Industrial dairy protein isolate; grouped with soy and beef-gelatine isolates as ingredients absorbed too quickly to trigger satiety. Marker of NOVA 4 reformulation — the base material of 'high-protein' UPF snack bars whose unpalatable raw mix only becomes edible with added salt, sweetener and flavouring. [ultra-processed-people] Industrial dairy protein isolate; grouped with soy and beef-gelatine isolates as ingredients absorbed too quickly to trigger satiety. Marker of NOVA 4 reformulation — the base material of 'high-protein' UPF snack bars whose unpalatable raw mix only becomes edible with added salt, sweetener and flavouring.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary

Sources

  • Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 10: How UPF hacks our brains: protein isolates from milk and beef (calcium caseinate, whey protein isolate, hydrolysed beef gelatine) ... On its own ... it would likely be unpleasant