Is calcium caseinate unhealthy? Are the amino acids in it bioavailable in your body or not?

omega3

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So there are 2 types of casein: micellar casein and calcium caseinate. Micellar caseine is simply taken from milk by removing all the rest so no problems there. Calcium caseinate however apparently is the casein processed with acidity and also high temps i believe.

My question: does this processing of the milk casein with acids destroy its nutritional content, like will your body still absorb all the amino acids in it?

I tried to look for info but couldn't find a clear answer so maybe somebody here knows more about this. Thanks for all good feedback.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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It's in most cheeses, used in many dietary supplements and, dried products like coffee creamers. The reason it's used in dietary supplements is for slowing down the dispersion of amino acids allowing for supposedly better absorption. Stay away from supplements, eat a varied diet and forget about calcium caseinate.
 

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All casein is slow digesting. Calcium caseinate is apperently processed to make it more soluble.

The reason I asked is I was looking at some protein alternative for regular pudding. The reviews for the protein pudding are good but it does use calcium caseinate as protein, therefore my question if calcium caseinate retains the bio-availability of the amino acids?
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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All casein is slow digesting. Calcium caseinate is apperently processed to make it more soluble.

The reason I asked is I was looking at some protein alternative for regular pudding. The reviews for the protein pudding are good but it does use calcium caseinate as protein, therefore my question if calcium caseinate retains the bio-availability of the amino acids?
Yes and it bears repeating, stay away from supplements, eat a varied diet and stop trying to micro manage your diet on the level of amino acids. The most knowledgeable people in human dietary needs don't know enough to do that. Just stop.
 
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whm1974

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Yes and it bears repeating, stay away from supplements, eat a varied diet and stop trying to micro manage your diet on the level of amino acids. The most knowledgeable people in human dietary needs don't know enough to do that. Just stop.
I should add that most of the time supplements are actually useless for the vast majority of people who consume them. In fact in some cases may be outright harmful if overused.
 

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I should add that most of the time supplements are actually useless for the vast majority of people who consume them. In fact in some cases may be outright harmful if overused.
Supplements are the greatest snake oil in history.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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I only take a multivitamin and fish oil capsule due to being prescribe by my doctor. I really have my doubts that fish oil actually does anything useful for me.
It can't hurt and you're not basing your nutrition around it. The thing supplement marketers all have in common is that they know a secret that the FDA, nutritionists and, micro biologists don't know or, are actively keeping secret for their own ends. How any reasonably intelligent people get sucked into this crap is beyond me.
 

whm1974

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It can't hurt and you're not basing your nutrition around it. The thing supplement marketers all have in common is that they know a secret that the FDA, nutritionists and, micro biologists don't know or, are actively keeping secret for their own ends. How any reasonably intelligent people get sucked into this crap is beyond me.
Marketing....