whey protein crisps
 

A while ago I asked for advice on how to achieve the crackle one
might get from the forbidden/unwanted Rice Krispies and similar
products. Recently, I stumbled across mention of whey protein
crisps. There are at least two such products: 1) BPT Whey
Protein Crisps; and 2) BodyCrunch Whey Protein Crunchies made by
Body 360 Nutritionals.

The BPT product contains 7 g net carbs per scoop, which is not
great. Netrition's page on the product has some sample recipes,
which, while not usable as such, do give an idea about starting
ratios when cooking with them. The ingredients seem a bit odd to
me. See: http://www.netrition.com/bpt_whey_protein_crisps.html

Compare the Body 360 Nutritionals product. It seems to be a tad
lower in carbs, depending on what a scoop is--is that standardized
across brands and types of protein powder etc.? See:
http://www.netrition.com/body360_body_crunch.html

I have not tried or ordered either of these products yet and am
posting mainly to get your thoughts on this and to put possibly
useful information out there.

Thanks,

Jean B.

whey protein crisps
 

Walter Bushell wrote:

And here¹s another useful fact: since grain proteins (especially
wheat) contain a lot of glutamine (hence ³glutamine peptides²),
heavily hydrolyzed vegetable protein is often a way to sneak MSG into
foods without listing it on the label.

Glutamates other than MSG are also called "natural flavors".

Something I wonder about with respect to glutamates - The "fifth taste"
of unami appears to be detection of glutamates. If glutamates are bad
for us how did we evolve an actual taste for them? Perhaps MSG in
specific is problematic but other glutamates not so much?

whey protein crisps
 

On Dec 26, 3:16*pm, Doug Freyburger wrote:
Walter Bushell wrote:

And here¹s another useful fact: since grain proteins (especially
wheat) contain a lot of glutamine (hence ³glutamine peptides²),
heavily hydrolyzed vegetable protein is often a way to sneak MSG into
foods without listing it on the label.

Glutamates other than MSG are also called "natural flavors".

Something I wonder about with respect to glutamates - The "fifth taste"
of unami appears to be detection of glutamates. *If glutamates are bad
for us how did we evolve an actual taste for them? *Perhaps MSG in
specific is problematic but other glutamates not so much?

From what I've seen, there are no conclusive studies,
etc that show MSG is bad or causes adverse reactions
in people studied. Like anything, there may be people
that have an allergy or some kind of reaction to it. But
everytime I've looked, it was anecdotal reports, while
studies didn't find anything.

whey protein crisps
 

whey protein crisps
 

Doug Freyburger wrote:
Walter Bushell wrote:
And here¹s another useful fact: since grain proteins (especially
wheat) contain a lot of glutamine (hence ³glutamine peptides²),
heavily hydrolyzed vegetable protein is often a way to sneak MSG into
foods without listing it on the label.

Glutamates other than MSG are also called "natural flavors".

Something I wonder about with respect to glutamates - The "fifth taste"
of unami appears to be detection of glutamates. If glutamates are bad
for us how did we evolve an actual taste for them? Perhaps MSG in
specific is problematic but other glutamates not so much?

I now find "natural flavors" to be a rather frightening
ingredient--after reading that natural raspberry flavor comes from
something or other's anus. (I forget which creature.) It is NOT
what one would assume.

whey protein crisps
 

In article ,
"Jean B." wrote:

Doug Freyburger wrote:
Walter Bushell wrote:
And here¹s another useful fact: since grain proteins (especially
wheat) contain a lot of glutamine (hence ³glutamine peptides²),
heavily hydrolyzed vegetable protein is often a way to sneak MSG into
foods without listing it on the label.

Glutamates other than MSG are also called "natural flavors".

Something I wonder about with respect to glutamates - The "fifth taste"
of unami appears to be detection of glutamates. If glutamates are bad
for us how did we evolve an actual taste for them? Perhaps MSG in
specific is problematic but other glutamates not so much?

I now find "natural flavors" to be a rather frightening
ingredient--after reading that natural raspberry flavor comes from
something or other's anus. (I forget which creature.) It is NOT
what one would assume.

You are probably not familiar enough with the food industry.

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whey protein crisps
 

Walter Bushell wrote:
In article ,
"Jean B." wrote:

Doug Freyburger wrote:
Walter Bushell wrote:
And here¹s another useful fact: since grain proteins (especially
wheat) contain a lot of glutamine (hence ³glutamine peptides²),
heavily hydrolyzed vegetable protein is often a way to sneak MSG into
foods without listing it on the label.
Glutamates other than MSG are also called "natural flavors".

Something I wonder about with respect to glutamates - The "fifth taste"
of unami appears to be detection of glutamates. If glutamates are bad
for us how did we evolve an actual taste for them? Perhaps MSG in
specific is problematic but other glutamates not so much?
I now find "natural flavors" to be a rather frightening
ingredient--after reading that natural raspberry flavor comes from
something or other's anus. (I forget which creature.) It is NOT
what one would assume.

You are probably not familiar enough with the food industry.

I wonder whether I WANT to be more familiar with it. If I were, I
might not want to eat anything but plain ingredients, unless I
made it myself. Hmmm. That's the best approach anyway.