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  Amino Acid Overview There are a total of 20 amino acids. Eleven of these are called “non-essential” because the body can produce them in the liver. The other 9 are “essential amino acids” because we must get them from the food and supplements we eat. This makes them more critical. A “complete protein” source is one that contains all the essential and nonessential amino acids. Casein, whey, and soy are all complete protein sources. American Casein Company has been a worldwide leader in supplying protein powders for over fifty years. It is the individual amino acids that our [...]

  What Is Whey Protein The two main proteins in milk are casein and whey. Casein accounts for 80% of the protein and whey accounts for 20%. Although they are both excellent sources of protein, whey protein is more familiar to the general public. This is due to the fact that it is seen on sale in gigantic displays in most gyms, grocery stores, and wholesale food establishments. It has been popularized by body builders for decades. There is good reason for this. Whey is an extremely high quality protein source with all the essential amino acids. Essential amino [...]

  What does casein do? Bioactive Milk Peptides Chains of amino acids called "peptides" are produced as a result of digestive enzymes acting on casein. Many of of these peptides have the ability to influence significant biological processes which may beneficially affect us. This includes hormone secretion, immune defense and nutrient uptake.   Antibacterial Qualities Casecidin - Resulting from digestion of casein, casecidin exhibits in vitro activity against many bacteria including Staphylococcus, Bacillus subtilis and Streptococcus pyogenes (1) Casocidin 1 - Was found to be active against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus carnosus (2) Isracidin - Was found to protect mice against Staphylococcus auereus [...]

  Part 1 - Anatomy and Physiology of Muscles & Growth Factors Introduction The goal of the next articles is to acquaint our readers with the science of muscle growth and repair. This will be done in two parts. The first article will familiarize you with the anatomy and physiology of muscles and how they grow as well as the effects that various hormones and growth factors have on muscle growth. The next article will delve into the nutritional aspects of muscle growth. Certain amino acids play more of a part in muscle growth and repair than others and [...]

  The United States is seeing a significant increase in the numbers of older adults relative to the general population due to people living longer. The average life expectancy for adults in the U.S. is 76 for men and 81 for women-An average of 78.7 overall. This represents an increase of almost 8 years since 1970 (1). During the twentieth century, life expectancy rose from approximately 50 years to over 75 years among the world's wealthiest populations (2). This increase can be attributed to a number of factors including improvements in public health, nutrition and medicine. Vaccinations and antibiotics [...]

  This piece will serve to help you better understand the basics of milk protein composition and various products they are used in. There are many more processes and byproducts than those described below but the purpose of this article is to provide a basic understanding of milk proteins. The process to obtain milk proteins starts with the removal of water from pasteurized skim milk. There are two major proteins in milk: casein and whey. Casein, the major protein, accounts for approximately 80% of the protein. Whey accounts for about 20%.   Casein Casein is obtained from milk by [...]

  Why is it that we associate carbohydrates with energy, equate excess fat with potential cardiac disease and enough protein in the diet with a satisfactory standard of living? Protein is good for us and necessary for life. Perhaps this is what Herbert Hoover was getting at in 1928 when he promised “a chicken in every pot” (1). We now know there are many good alternative sources of protein, such as soy, in addition to milk, eggs, and meat but the meaning is not lost.   What Do Proteins Do? The protein we consume has both a structural and [...]