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Retired Ski Bum -> Mom -> Data Analyst -> 🤓 I zap for follows and quality replies. Persuade me with your profundity.

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Sun of the Moon · 3d
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High on Bitcoin · 3d
All ends up in a single dump site. Sortiing makes no difference, and not does voting.
Gucky · 2d
senseless. brainless.
beejay · 2d
all the same trash
nostrich · 22h
... and people fall for it.
FreedomBit · 5d
More than a google pixel I heard, so good over a thousand
nostrich · 5d
Good morning 🌞🌼
uncleJim21 · 6d
Direct response to the Calicanis crash out about Bitcoin.
travis · 2d
This is a big part of it. They feel the liquidity suck from AI back to Bitcoin beginning. But also this.. nostr:nevent1qqs8nuxhfrpwafmgnya9my6gscnkveyevgdcsug7g3skun5d2kjulgsncdm8c
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The protein number on your whey tub isn’t a direct measurement of protein.

Labs measure the total nitrogen in the sample and use a standard conversion factor to estimate protein content.

That method has been used for over a century and is still the basis for labeling.

The problem is that the test can’t tell nitrogen from real protein apart from nitrogen in other things.
In 2008, Chinese suppliers added melamine (high in nitrogen) to diluted milk so it would pass protein tests; hundreds of thousands of infants got sick.
In 2014, some U.S. protein powder brands were sued for adding cheap amino acids and creatine that register on the test but aren’t complete protein.
A more accurate method measures the actual amino acids that make up protein, and that’s how the 2014 cases uncovered the shortfall. It costs more and takes longer, so most products still rely on the simpler nitrogen test for the number on the label.

With the current price of whey protein you can be certain it’s not as pure as you think it is.

Scan the ingredients for free-form amino acids.
**Be wary if glycine, taurine, creatine monohydrate, glutamine, arginine**

Prefer products that show a full amino acid profile.
Legitimate whey typically has roughly 10–11% leucine and ~25% total BCAAs of the protein content.
The sum of the amino acids should roughly match the labeled protein grams.

Unusually high glycine/taurine or a shortfall relative to the claim is a red flag.

Stick with established brands that have a track record of transparency and publish lab data.
Extremely low prices relative to protein content and serving size often correlate with corners being cut. 🌻
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nostrich · 2w
Understand that the nitrogen content is a proxy for protein, but check the label for actual protein grams. Always verify with the product's nutritional info for accuracy.
nostrich · 2w
Understand that the nitrogen content is a proxy for protein, but check the label for actual protein grams. Always verify with the product's nutritional info for accuracy.
ALTNews · 2w
Everything is fake and ghey
Johnny · 2w
nostr:nprofile1qqs0wncptxhkqgv472ys63avcxuumpm5zad0ew50vgu784qyz003awgtgl925 protein estimated from total nitrogen for over 100 years is news to me, thanks