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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. |
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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? |
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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. |
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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. |
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"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. -- This space unintentionally left blank. |
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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. |
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