Posted by Larry Hoover on November 22, 2005, at 10:13:24
In reply to Re: protein powder-Declan, posted by cecilia on November 22, 2005, at 3:40:27
> When you say the hydrolysed powder is split up into its constituent amino acids, what exactly does that mean? Does your body somehow process them differently than if the same amino acids were all together in say, a piece of chicken? Cecilia
Hydrolysed means pre-digested. Hydrolysis is what your stomach does to digest proteins. Once the aminos are free from the protein (i.e. hydrolysed), they can be absorbed by the body. So hydrolysed whey protein powder has a head start, but after it hits the stomach, it's the same.
Lar
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