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A star is born: helping whey permeate powder on its way
When you’ve got the ability to manufacture a relatively new ingredient with the potential to solve functionality and cost issues across a broad range of food products, you want it to get the best possible start in life. Whey permeate powder is one such ingredient, and a new Codex standard is about to help it into a more certain and widely accepted future.
Protease enzymes make a better whey
Not everyone understands the important role enzymes play in protein digestion. Without them, they may not be receiving the full nutritional benefits of protein consumption. Read more…
Are hydrolysates the best protein for muscle recovery and growth?
In bodybuilding and sports nutrition, it’s crucial that muscles can recover, be repaired and strengthen efficiently and quickly. And the best protein source available for that purpose is whey protein. But which type of whey protein?
Addressing Africa’s challenges with whey
The African continent faces many challenges in terms of its food supply. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, the UN estimates that more than one third of children are stunted – a serious condition most often resulting from nutritional deficiencies.
Acid whey: from waste to new raw material
Traditionally, companies have treated acid whey as waste. But when further processed – in combination with whey proteins – it offers enormous potential as the base for a range of dairy products.
Danish seafarer taxation – a challenge worth solving
We’re living in an increasingly competitive world and, as a leading maritime nation that wants to stay up with the play, Denmark needs to review one particular aspect of its regulatory framework: seafarer taxation. While more conventional vessels are covered by favourable taxation rules, it’s becoming more and more important for this to be extended to specialised vessels operating in offshore industries.
Dietary protein and the fundamentals of muscle protein synthesis
Any discussion of the suitability of whey protein in supporting healthy muscle tissue must begin at the beginning: What is the relevance of protein itself?
An R&D director’s discovery
Three years ago, if you had told me I would be leading a sixty-person R&D facility that was purely focused on whey, my response would most likely have been: “What on earth could be so interesting about whey?
Determining protein quality: the current state of play
Over the years, there has been considerable debate around how the relative quality of different proteins can be accurately measured. With a number of different methods having been used over the years, the debate has been reignited in recently as to what the best standard method should be. So what’s the current state of play in measuring dietary protein quality?
Going clean label in the us sports nutrition market
The trend toward clean labels in the US sports nutrition market has become the new norm. Now the focus is broadening to include clear labelling and supply chain transparency, too. What’s it all about? And what does it mean for high-protein products?
