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Written by Navneet Kaur, M.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics
Diet
The market is filled with protein powders nowadays; you will find a great variety of them, ranging from whey, casein, and even plant-based proteins for vegans.
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If we dive deeper, we have categories like whey isolates, whey concentrates a blend of isolate and concentrate, micellar casein, soy protein, pea protein, or a mix of pea and brown rice protein.
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The type of protein you choose will depend on your goals, personal preferences, and digestive health.
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With so much variety, there is further segregation in terms of flavoured and unflavoured protein. They are available in a variety too, such as chocolate, vanilla, cafe mocha, strawberry, kulfi pista, etc, to meet the consumer palate.
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Unflavoured protein, as the name suggests, has no flavour and is available in the simplest and basic form.
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Unflavoured protein gives consumers a broad perspective to explore and experiment; one can add fruit for some sweetness and taste or even some chocolate powder or peanut butter.
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Flavoured protein, as evident by its name, is available in different flavours, such as chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and strawberry, to satisfy the consumer's palate.
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Flavoured protein has an added advantage for people who do not like the taste of protein powders. The slight grittiness disappears, and the protein powder is converted into a tasty drink.
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The protein delivery of flavoured and unflavoured protein is almost the same, so it is actually the consumer's choice which one to choose.
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Both flavoured and unflavoured protein have almost similar protein delivery, but flavoured protein has a slightly high carbohydrate content, so according to health goals, choice, and taste preference, we can opt for either of the two.
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