Ever wonder how much protein your are actually getting in a single scoop of your favorite supplemental whey protein. Well there is a formula to find this out how much you ARE getting and how much is crap fillers.

Its very simple. Say one scoop has 25g of protein per the label claim. You take that 25g and divide by the amount of weight in that scoop or serving size. This can be found by the 'Servings per container' claim.

Say you have that 25g and the serving size is 34g. 25/34=73.5%. So of that scoop 73.5% is protein and 26.5% is fillers.

Here is an extremely popular brand and you will be surprised!

5 Lbs. Banana
Serving Size About 1 Scoop (47g)
Servings Per Container48
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6 g 8%
Saturated Fat 2 g 10%
Cholesterol 55 mg 18%
Sodium 180 mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 15 g 5%
Total Sugars 2 g
Includes 1g Added Sugars 2%
Protein 22 g 44%


Calcium 200 mg 15%
Potassium 180 mg 4%
Phosphorus 120 mg 10%
Magnesium 20 mg 4%

22/47=46.8%.....IN ONE SCOOP MORE THAN HALF OF IT IS CRAP FILLERS!!!!!

Heres another and check out the difference.

Serving Size 1 Scoop (32g)
Servings per Container about 28
Amount Per Serving
Calories 130
% Daily Value*
Cholesterol 2mg
1%
Sodium 30mg
1%
Carbohydrate 1g
<1%
Sugars <1g
Protein 30g
60%
Calcium
16%
* Percent Daily Values based on a 2000 calorie diet
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Typical Amino Acid Profile
MG per serving
*Essential Amino Acids
L-Alanine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1530
L-Arginine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630
L-Aspartic Acid . . . . . . . . 3150
L-Cystine/Cystein . . . . . . . 720
L-Glutamic Acid . . . . . . . . 5130
L-Glycine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
L-Histidine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
L-Isoleucine* . . . . . . . . . . 1860
L-Leucine* . . . . . . . . . . . . 3210
L-Lysine* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3330
L-Methionine* . . . . . . . . . . 660
L-Phenylalanine* . . . . . . . . 840
L-Proline . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1680
L-Serine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1320
L-Threonine* . . . . . . . . . . 1950
L-Tryptophan* . . . . . . . . . . 510
L-Tyrosine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840
L-Valine* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1680
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30000

30/32=93.75%!!!!! Over 90% of your scoop is protein and less than 7% is junk fillers!!!!!


Just thought you guys may want to know. Have fun protein shopping.