Protien powders: Chike vs Unjury

[natalie_christin 61]

I thought I would tell this question out there… My surgeon and his office promotes Chike when it comes to Protein powders... It tasted decent enough – better than some of the protein drinks/powders I've tried before. But after reading some people's post on this site, the company Unjury was brought up a lot. When I looked into them, they told me that there were different levels of protein and that certain types of protein were better than others. They told me that their primary ingredient is whey protein isolate... And that's supposed to be the best. Whereas the other Brand (Chike) also has a majority of way protein isolate but their secondary ingredient is whey protein concentrate.

I thought I would put the question out to people here… how big of a difference is it really? I have tried both and I can tolerate the Chike a lot better. I bought a container of the unflavored Unjury and no matter what I it with with, all I can taste is powder. The other downside is that with the Unjury, he said that it cannot be heated at all because it separates. My original idea with the unflavored was that I can always add it to food that I was cooking or baking or what have you… But that doesn't seem to be the case. I made some pudding one time and added the Unjury... And I just couldn't eat it…

Any thoughts?

Is the whey protein concentrate that bad for you?

I have a whole tub of the unflavored Unjury now… I have seen you the recipe posts on their website but if anyone else has any suggestions or ideas, I'd appreciate it. I really don't want to waste something that was that expensive.

Thanks for the input!

[Wynnie 186]

I have Unjury and you can heat it but only to140 degrees then the Protein begins to break down, check their website for the specific effect over 140 degrees. The unflavored is fine in creamy Soups. I don't know the diff between the 2 types of protein, but use which ever you like best and if your dr office utilizes chike then it is appropriate as per your provider.

[natalie_christin 61]

I have Unjury and you can heat it but only to140 degrees then the Protein begins to break down, check their website for the specific effect over 140 degrees. The unflavored is fine in creamy Soups. I don't know the diff between the 2 types of protein, but use which ever you like best and if your dr office utilizes chike then it is appropriate as per your provider.

According to the Unjury people, doctors offices get incentives for recommending or offering certain protein companies. So, I don't know for sure if that's the truth that at the same time I can see it happening… So it really doesn't really matter to me which one my doctor suggests, especially since on nine months postop… My biggest concern was getting something that was good for me in conjunction with something I like. That's why thought I would throw this question out there… I'm not one that really likes Protein Shakes per se but I've been finding new uses for the protein powders and is I'm trying to incorporate more protein in my diet because there's only so much chicken one can and there's only so much I can eat period... I've been having trouble eating at all – I'm just not hungry.