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This sentence gave me pause: "The protein source is soy, which contains an ideal ratio of amino acids for excellent nutrition ..." You can argue the merits of
by superplussed 11y ago
This sentence gave me pause:
"The protein source is soy, which contains an ideal ratio of amino acids for excellent nutrition ..."
You can argue the merits of one protein source over another, but I think to declare any non-animal protein source as "ideal" in any way would require some evidence to be presented. Unfortunately, it shows that they are glossing over the hard decisions that have to be made in creating a product like this with so much empty marketing-speak.
- sp332 11y agoI thought it was pretty common knowledge. Whole civilizations depend on soy protein. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_protein#Nutrition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_protein#Nutrition "Based on this method, soy protein is considered to have a similar equivalent in protein quality to animal proteins. Egg white has a score of 1.00, soy concentrate 0.99, beef 0.92, and isolated soy protein 0.92."
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- sp332 11y agoDo you have a source? All I can find is a wikipedia page saying that beef has quite high protein digestibility score, and a statement that most animal proteins have sufficient levels of essential amino acids.
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- grmarcil 11y agoThis is incorrect. Compare the definition of a complete protein [1] and the amino acid composition of, for example, beef [2]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_protein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_protein [2]: http://www.hammernutrition.com/knowledge/protein-debate-which-protein-is-best.2897.html http://www.hammernutrition.com/knowledge/protein-debate-whic... (see heading "COMPARISON OF AMINO ACID PROFILES IN COMMON PROTEINS")