Protein Bioavailability List

I mentioned the bioavailability of protein in my last article entitled "Cook Those Eggs."  It occurred to me, why not post a list regarding the bioavailibilty of common proteins you regularly encounter in everyday life?  It's interesting and useful diet information, that's for sure.

Protein Source BV Whey Protein Isolate Blends Whey Concentrate (Lactalbumin) Whole Egg Cow's Milk Egg White (Albumin) Fish Beef Chicken Casein (a protein from milk) Rice Soy Wheat Beans Peanuts 100-159 104 100 91 88 83 80 79 77 74 59 54 49 43

Just to explain the list slightly, those numbers represent the percentage of protein in each food that can be absorbed by the body.  The top two proteins (whey concentrate and whey isolate) are greater than 100% because they are hydrolized, or "pre-digested" to be absorbed by the body more efficiently than almost any other protein type.  There's a reason protein powder costs so much!

If you're looking for this information, I got it from an article whose Google source I will provide:

webpages.charter.net/edsouza/WLS/Proteinseminarpaper.doc

Triple-Nut Butter *YOUTUBE PREMIER*

Hey guys, check out my latest endeavor.  It's a new Youtube account where I will put all sorts of food/recipe related videos.  This one involves the creation of Triple-Nut butter, something I thought of one day before Thanksgiving break and wanted desperately to try when I had some time.  The stuff is DELICIOUS!

The caloric information is about the same as peanut butter, around 200 calories for 2 tbsp.

But the greatest part has to be that this butter contains:

No hydrogenated oils


No high fructose corn syrup


No added sugar (and barely any sugar at all to begin with!)


High protein density

A ton of  healthy, unsaturated fat, great for weight loss and heart health!

And this recipe is easily modified to include all sorts of other goodies.  More nuts, flax seed, wheat germ, whey protein, you name it, you can easily throw it in there.  Let me know what you guys think, and enjoy!