What Is the Best Almond Protein Powder?

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Almond Protein Powder

Why Should I Use Almond Protein Powder? 

Almond-based protein powder is one of the healthiest, if not the healthiest, plant-based protein supplements.

To make almond protein powder, almonds are harvested, hulled, shelled, sorted, pasteurized, roasted, and milled into a paste.

This paste is then pressed to remove roughly 75% of the fat (almond oil), and what is left over is ground to fine powder.

This process might sound complicated, but compared to what it takes to make other types of protein supplements, it is hardly that.

Other supplements, which contain protein concentrates and isolates, undergo some combination of the following: 

• centrifugation, ultrafiltration, alkaline extraction, acid precipitation, pH fluctuation, enzymatic hydrolysis, ion exchange

And all of this mechanical and chemical processing strips away the enzymes, fiber, and other natural digestive aids that help you break them down.

As a result, you do not digest most protein supplements in the same way that you do whole foods, which can affect everything from satiety to gut health.

In fact, studies show that regularly eating protein concentrates and isolates can disrupt your gut microbiome and cause the formation of toxic byproducts in your gut.

In short, almond protein powder is so good for you because it looks like real food, whereas most other protein supplements do not.

Is Almond Protein Powder Good for You? 

Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular over the past decade, with over 10% of Americans self-identifying as vegan or vegetarian.

As a result, the plant-based protein market has exploded.

But some people consider plant-based alternatives, especially proteins, to be inferior to meat, eggs, dairy, etc.

And many of them point out that most plant-based proteins, almond protein included, are not complete proteins.

Fortunately, the notion that complete proteins are better for you is more or a less fallacy.

In the United States, for example, less than 99% of adults meet the Estimated Average Requirements (EARs) for each essential amino acid, meaning the vast majority of adults consume enough essential amino acids through their regular diets.

In other words, the fact that almond protein is not complete is not a disadvantage.

This is why research shows animal and plant-based proteins promote similar strength, performance, and body composition adaptations.

It turns out that if you eat a balanced plant-based diet (get your protein from a variety of plant-based sources), you will give your body everything it needs to be strong, healthy, etc.

So, yes, nut-based protein powder is as good for you as any other type of protein supplement.

That said, not all almond protein powders are created equal.

What Is the Best Almond Protein Powder?

Some almond protein powders contain ingredients known to cause painful side effects and even long-term health problems.

Among these ingredients are food additives and protein concentrates and isolates.

Avoid Food Additives

Regularly eating emulsifiers, thickeners, and other additives can not only upset your stomach, but also alter the composition of your gut microbiome.

This can lead to gut dysbiosis, or an imbalance in gut microbiota, which contributes to chronic diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes, and even certain cancers.

Keep in mind that your gut does more than just help you digest food; it also plays a role in immunity, metabolism, and other important physiological functions.

Here is a list of the most common food additives in protein supplements:

• acacia fiber
• acacia gum
• acesulfame potassium
• artificial flavors
• ascorbic acid
• aspartame
• calcium carbonate
• carrageenan
• cellulose gum
• dextrin
• dicalcium phosphate
• dipotassium phosphate
• erythritol
• gellan gum
• guar gum
• gum arabic
• inulin
• locust bean gum
• maltitol
• maltodextrin
• mono- and diglycerides
• ‘natural’ flavors
• rice bran extract
• rice dextrin
• rice hulls
• rosemary extract
• silica
• silicon dioxide
• sodium alginate
• soluble corn fiber
• sorbitol
• soy lecithin
• sucralose
• sunflower lecithin
• tocopherols
• tricalcium phosphate
• xanthan gum
• xylitol
• zinc oxide

Basically, if you could not find an ingredient in nature or make it at home, it should not be in your protein powder. 

Avoid Protein Concentrates and Isolates

You should also avoid protein concentrates and isolates.

Most protein supplements are made from protein concentrates and isolates, which have been mechanically and/or chemically stripped of everything but the protein.

This includes the enzymes, fiber, and other natural digestive aids that help your gut break them down.

You therefore do not digest them in the same way that it does whole foods, which can affect everything from satiety to gut health.

In fact, studies show that regularly eating protein concentrates and isolates can disrupt your gut microbiome and cause the formation of toxic byproducts in your gut.

So, pending further research, stick to whole food protein sources when buying protein supplements.

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Drink Wholesome Is the Best Almond Protein Powder

Finding a protein powder free from food additives and protein concentrates and isolates is hard.

In fact, 99% of protein supplements contain one or more of these problematic ingredients, which is why we created Drink Wholesome.

We make the best almond protein powder because we use a short list of simple ingredients.

Our ingredients

almonds

coconut

cocoa

monk fruit

NOT our ingredients

• acacia gum

• acesulfame potassium

• artificial flavors

• carrageenan

• erythritol

• guar gum

• inulin

• maltodextrin

• 'natural' flavors

• silica

• soy lecithin

• sucralose

• xanthan gum

• xylitol

Note that instead of using protein concentrates or isolates, we use whole almonds, which are easier to digest and absorb.

Our customers experience fewer digestive issues with our Protein Powder than with any other type of protein supplement.

Order Samples to see for yourself.