Max Lugavere

Although the heavy metals that have been demonstrated to be found in plant protein powders are typically at very low levels.

That being said, if you're taking it every day, it's something that you definitely want to be mindful of and do your best to find a tested and low exposure brand.

When it comes to whey proteins, I like to look for the fewer ingredients, the better.

depending on where you stand on artificial sweeteners.

Many on the market have artificial sweeteners to make them palatable.

Some have no flavor or just like unflavored.

And I actually really like those.

There are others that use natural, quote unquote, natural non-caloric sweeteners like monk fruit or stevia.

um and then others still use a small amount of sugar i know that peori which is one of my favorite brands uses a tiny amount of sugar um but you know it's a like in absolute terms the amount that they use is very low and it's very tasty it doesn't have an aftertaste and if that's what it's going to take to get you or a loved one to actually consume a protein powder and thus make it more convenient and achievable to hit your protein target day after day

then by all means, I mean, if we're talking about two grams of added sugar, it is not a big deal.

And so you've got your whey protein powders.

When it comes to picking a flavor, as I mentioned, I like unflavored.

I like vanilla.

I would typically avoid chocolate because chocolate flavoring has been found to sometimes harbor exposure to lead.

Um, so, um, you want to typically, yeah, if it's something that you're consuming regularly, you don't want to, you know, you want to avoid your exposure to lead.

Um, I know some protein powders on the market test for these heavy metals.

So you just want to look for the COIs, the, um, the certificate of, uh, or COAs.

I forget what the, what to look at.

So certificate of analysis.

Yeah.