vegan protein effectiveness

[allison_fit]

I'm a vegetarian women looking to gain some mass with the proper training, I would like to know if vegan protein is as effectives as regular protein , if it's not I'm willing to try whey or other type of protein as long as I get results, thank you.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Because you're not a vegan and because I know whey works give whey a go. Most vegan proteins, because of their source (pea and hemp for example) can taste odd.

 

[stevesmi]

I would eat more humane friendly eggs

that will fit into your vegetarian lifestyle.

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

There are some good vegan proteins out there but you have to get used to them. A lot of them will have carbs too so make sure you read labels. Stay away from soy though. Look at a pea or hemp based product.

 

[muskate]

The problem with vegan protein powders is that they have a much lower bioavailability then animal based proteins like dairy. Basically, your body doesn't absorb it very well.

The gold standard is a good quality whey isolate. Human breast milk is 80% whey protein. Whey protein has an amino acid profile that is pretty much perfect for humans.

You can read up on whey protein isolates more here -> https://www.evolutionary.org/whey-protein-isolate/