What is Ion-Exchange Whey Isolate?
A. Ion Exchange whey isolate is a chemically treated whey isolate separated on the basis of the proteins’ electrical charge. The resultant protein is low in lactose, fat and cholesterol, but its’ microfraction profile is compromised in the process. The whey fraction beta Lactoglobulin predominates, while sacrificing Glycomacropeptides, proteins with possible appetite suppressing immune boosting effects. A well made Ion Exchange Whey Isolate is not nearly as problematic as the whey concentrates, but it is not quite up to the quality of a quality filtered whey isolate. Q. How have nutritional supplement companies been able to sell such low quality proteins to so many unsuspecting consumers? A. The sports nutrition side of the nutrition industry has been responsible for producing some of the most egregiously non-nutritious, and potentially harmful nutritional supplements ever known, while aggressively (often fraudulently) marketing them to uneducated consumers. The vast majority of protei
