What is the Best Carnivore Protein Powder?

Are you looking for the best carnivore protein powder? Discover how to safely supplement your protein intake on the carnivore diet.

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Protein Powder for the Carnivore Diet

Is Protein Powder Allowed on the Carnivore Diet?

The carnivore diet is a restrictive diet that, in its extreme form, limits food to meat, fish, and eggs.

It excludes all other food groups including vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.

It follows that protein supplements are compatible with the carnivore diet, whereas others are not.

First of all, whether or not a protein supplement is allowed on the carnivore diet depends on how strictly you follow the diet.

If you are truly limiting yourself to only meat, fish, and eggs, then you can use only protein supplements made from these food groups.

Protein supplements made with whey, casein, peas, and other plant proteins, for example, are strictly prohibited.

Protein supplements that contain food additives, flavors, and sweeteners are also prohibited.

If you are strictly carnivore (only eating meat, fish and eggs), then unflavored protein powder is your only option.

Note that many flavored protein powders labeled as “carnivore” contain ingredients that are not allowed on the carnivore diet.

MuscleMed’s Carnivor Beef Protein Isolate Powder, for instance, contains added ingredients such as acesulfame potassium, xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin, and sucralose.

Not only are these ingredients not carnivore, but they are also not good for you (more on this later).

It is also important to note that any type of carnivore protein can help you effectively supplement your diet.

In other words, if you are healthy and getting protein from a variety of sources, variables like amino acid profile and bioavailability are not something you have to worry about.

This is supported by evidence that dietary patterns incorporating diverse protein sources are sufficient to maintain nitrogen balance and support muscle protein synthesis, provided total protein intake meets recommended levels.

What is the Best Carnivore Protein Powder? 

There are several different types of carnivore protein powder, including beef, chicken, egg, fish, and even cricket.

As you might imagine, most of these protein sources do not make appetizing protein shakes.

Moreover, in order to become protein supplements, most of these protein sources have to undergo extensive processing. 

This is why I highly recommend Egg White Protein Powder for the carnivore diet.

Why Egg Whites?

Here are a few of the many reasons why Egg White Protein Powder is the best carnivore protein powder:

1. Egg whites are naturally high in protein. A dried egg white is 80% protein, which gives it, pound for pound, the most protein of any whole food. Other dietary protein sources (beef, whey, etc.) have to be mechanically or chemically stripped of the fats, carbs, etc. before they can be used as a protein supplement.
2. Egg whites contain a complete protein. A complete protein contains all nine essential amino acids that the body needs, but cannot produce on its own. Many dietary proteins, including some animal-based proteins, are not complete.
3. Egg whites are easy to digest. Unless you have a sensitivity or allergy to eggs, egg protein is the best protein for people with gut issues and sensitive stomachs. 
4. Egg whites taste good. Most protein powders have a chalky aftertaste because they are made with protein concentrates or isolates. Egg whites, on the contrary, are a delicious addition to smoothies, oatmeal, and yogurt.
5. Egg whites have a perfect PDCAAS. For what it is worth, egg protein has a Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS) of 1.0, which is the highest possible score. Only whey protein scores as high. The PDCAAS is a method of evaluating the nutritional quality of a dietary protein based on its amino acid profile and digestibility.

Why Bovine Collagen?

If you cannot eat eggs, you may want to consider bovine Collagen Protein Powder, which is made from cow hides.

Although collagen is not a complete protein like egg whites, it does have several distinct advantages. 

For starters, collagen protein powder can be added to hot drinks like coffee, whereas egg white protein powder cannot.

Its neutral flavor profile also means you can add it to almost any recipe, including soups and sauces.

Finally, collagen, in addition to being a source of dietary protein, can support the health of your bones, joints, nails, and skin.

Drink Wholesome Is the Best Carnivore Diet Protein Powder

Not all carnivore protein powders are created equal.

Unfortunately, many options contain ingredients known to cause painful digestive issues 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.

Over time, this can lead to gut dysbiosis, which has been linked to development of many chronic diseases.

Keep in mind that your gut microbiome affects various physiological processes, including immune function and inflammation.

So, when the balance of bacteria therein is disrupted, it can have a huge impact on your overall health.

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

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.

It is therefore recommended that you only choose protein powders made from whole food protein sources.

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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.

Our Ingredients

egg whites

coconut

vanilla

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

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

It follows that our customers experience fewer digestion-related health issues with our Protein Powder than with any other type of protein supplement. 

Order Samples to see for yourself.