Protein
Powder Supplements Showdown - (Part 4)
Protein Blends: Optimum Pro Complex,
Met Rx Protein Plus
In this fourth article comparing 25 protein
powders, we'll take a look at category 3 protein blends,
and category 4 other
protein supplements in the next article.
What exactly are protein blends? Protein
blends are generally a combination of several types of proteins
including whey protein isolate and concentrate, egg protein,
soy protein, and casein protein. Why would you want a protein
blend anyways? For getting other sources of proteins, and
mostly, for the varying rates of absorption in different
types of protein.
A very popular blend generally has some
whey concentrate, and some casein protein. If you didn't
know, whey is one of the fastest absorbing proteins, it
gets burned for energy as much as it is used for protein
synthesis. Casein on the other hand, is one of the slowest
absorbing proteins, and will release amino acids into the
blood at a slower rate than whey. This allows casein to
be used more for protein synthesis instead of getting burnt
for energy use.
This is also one of the fundamental reasons
why it's always better to use a protein blend than a pure
whey supplement before going to bed. Anyways, enough of
talking, and let's get to the good part.
Category 3 (5 items): Met Rx Protein
Plus, Dorian Yates Propeptides, Optimum Pro Complex and
more...
Please see updated compairson guide here.
CPS
- cost per serving
CPGP - cost per gram of protein
(You can view the entire Excel
file with more detailed info on each here.)
Of the 5 protein blends compared,
Optimum Pro Complex comes out on top by a fair margin. Surprise,
surprise! Optimum is one top notch supplement maker with
great products and great prices! No, I'm not paid to blow
their horn, (nor by any other manufacturer) but when a company
does a good job delivering great products at awesome prices,
you can't help to blow their horn a bit. ;-)
Optimum Pro Complex is a
blend of whey concentrate, isolate, and egg protein. It
has the lowest CPGP of the bunch. Although its CPS is the
2nd lowest, it also delivers the most amount of protein
in one serving.
Next up is Syntrax Isomatrix
- I have very little experience with this one, other than
that it comes in 2nd, there's not much I can say.
Ranked 3rd is Met Rx Protein
Plus. Now, Met Rx is a big "believer" in protein
blends, and you'll see that allot of their protein products
are a protein blend instead of just pure whey or egg, or
casein. They have their own "proprietary blend"
(as they call it) - the metamyosn blend which mainly consists
of whey protein and casein protein. I won't go in detail
about the metamyosn here, you can read it in a bit more
detail in our review
of the Met Rx meal replacement article.
>>
Click here for Optimum Pro Complex
Whey
Protein Powder Supplements Showdown - Part 1
Whey
Protein Concentrate Supplements Compared - Part 2
Whey
Protein Isolate Powders Showdown - Part 3
Protein
Blends Comparison - Part 4
Other
Protein Supplements Showdown - Part 5
Please see updated compairson guide here.
