Anyone who understands the importance of protein in their post-workout nutrition plan makes a point of including quality sources in their daily diet, with Biogen Iso-Whey Premium Protein the first product in the range to receive the industry-leading certification.

While whole food sources like lean meats, fish and plant-based proteins should always form the foundation of a balanced diet plan for performance and recovery, a quality protein supplement offers a convenient and effective option to meet your needs.

Premium protein

When it comes to optimising recovery, whey protein is widely considered the gold standard due to its superior bioavailability (how quickly your body breaks down and absorbs the amino acids).

Amino acid concentrations rise rapidly after drinking whey protein1, with levels rising after 20 minutes, typically peaking within 100 minutes and remaining elevated for 180–200 minutes. Levels typically return to baseline within 300 minutes.

Whey also boasts a complete amino acid profile, containing all the essential amino acids (EAA) your body needs but cannot produce, including the branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) leucine, isoleucine and valine, which play an important role in tissue repair and muscle growth.

These features make whey protein the ideal option after training to support tissue repair and recovery, as all these important amino acids get to muscles quickly.

Consider quality

However, not every whey protein supplement is created equal. In response to rising demand for quality-assured products, LGC ASSURE, a global leader in the life science tools sector, has added the Informed Protein certification to its established Informed Sport, Informed Choice, Informed Ingredient, and Informed Manufacturer programs.

Informed Protein is a global protein testing and verification program developed to verify the amount of protein within protein supplements, giving athletes and consumers confidence in their preferred brands.

Stringent testing

Established by LGC, all certified products undergo analysis for free amino acids by LGC’s world-renowned laboratories using ISO 17025-accredited methods and a detailed manufacturing audit.

Certified products are also assessed for their total nitrogen content and are evaluated for their carbon/nitrogen ratio to ensure batch-to-batch consistency. Once products are certified, they are regularly tested through blind sampling.

Tested and certified protein supplements will carry the Informed Protein logo on product packaging stating they are regularly tested. The presence of the Informed Protein logo gives supplement users assurance that the product label claims have been verified independently, which means the amount of protein listed on the packaging is what you get in the tub.

You can find Biogen Iso-Whey Premium Protein at your local Dis-Chem store or online at www.dischem.co.za. For more information on Informed Protein, visit informed-protein.com.

References:

  1. Dangin M, Boirie Y, Garcia-Rodenas C, Gachon P, Fauquant J, Callier P, Ballèvre O, Beaufrère B. The digestion rate of protein is an independent regulating factor of postprandial protein retention. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Feb;280(2):E340-8. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.2001.280.2.E340. PMID: 11158939.