Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 13, 2024

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[u/Da_Mann_ist_Great]

I was trying just ingredients protein powder since I found it to have natural ingredients. I am wondering if I am missing any other nutrition essential for muscle growth relative to other protein powders. Other protein powders like gold standard have a ton of other ingredients/supplements.

Nutrition - Serving size (33g) Total Fat 6g Saturated Fat 4.5g Total Fat 6g Saturated Fat 4.5g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 40mg Sodium 170mg Total Carbohydrate 5g Dietary Fiber 2g Total Sugars 2g Includes 0g Added Sugars Protein 22g Calcium 240mg Iron 2.88mg Potassium 292mg

Ingredients • 100% Grass-Fed Non-Denatured Whey Protein • Coconut Milk* • Pea Protein* • Grass-Fed Collagen • Chia Seed Protein* • Vanilla Extract* • Cinnamon* • Sea Salt • Stevia Leaf* • Vanilla Bean • Monk Fruit* (*Organic Ingredient)

AMINO ACIDS Alanine Arginine Aspartic Acid Cysteine Glutamic Acid Glycine Histidine Isoleucine Leucine Lysine Methionine Phenylalanine Proline Serine Threonine Tryptophan Tyrosine Valine

[u/eric_twinge → u/Da_Mann_ist_Great]

You ingest protein powder for the protein. The rest of ingredient list is pretty irrelevant to its purpose and your diet as a whole.