About Ultimate Nutrition Prostar Whey

Ultimate Nutrition's Prostar Whey Powder contains significant amounts of protein and amino acids. It is designed for professional athletes, but non-athletes may also benefit from using this product after workouts as well. Although this product comes in a variety of flavors, the flavoring does not affect the nutritional facts.

Flavors and Size

Ultimate Nutrition Prostar Whey Powder is available in numerous flavors, including Chocolate, Vanilla, Natural, Strawberry, Banana, Raspberry, Cookies N' Cream, Chocolate Mint, Cocoa Mocha and Rum Raisin. These flavors are sold in various sized packages, such as a 1 lb. container, a 2 lb. container, a 5.28 lb. container and a 10 lb. container. Not all flavors are available in all sizes. Regardless of the flavor or the size of the container, the serving size of Prostar Whey Powder is one scoop.

Calories, Fat and Cholesterol

Each scoop of the Prostar Whey Powder has 120 calories; 10 of these come from fat. The total amount of fat in each scoop is 1 g, which is approximately 2 percent the recommended daily value, based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Included in the total fat amount is 0.5 g saturated fat, which is 3 percent of the recommended daily value. This product does not contain any trans fat. This product also contains 20 mg cholesterol, approximately 7 percent the daily value, in each scoop.

Carbohydrates and Protein

A serving of Prostar Whey Powder only has 2 g total carbohydrates, with only 1 g coming from sugar. This is approximately 1 percent of the daily value of total carbohydrates. The powder does not contain any dietary fiber. As you may expect, this product contains a significant amount of protein. Each scoop contains 25 g protein, which is 50 percent of the recommended daily value.

Vitamins and Minerals

There are 30 mg sodium present in each scoop of powder. This product also has 20 percent of the daily value of calcium. It also contains 2 percent of the daily value of vitamin A and iron. It is not a significant source for any other vitamin or mineral.

Amino Acids

This product contains numerous amino acids. The essential amnio acids amounts include 3,192 mg L-Leucine, 1,540 mg L-Isoleucine, 1,275 mg L-Valine, 2,568 mg L-Lysine, 1044 mg L-Threonin, 512 mg L-Methionine, 960 mg L-Phenylalanine and 636 mg L-Tryptophan. The non-essential amino acid amounts include 455 mg L-Arginine, 2,565 mg L-Aspartic Acid, 920 mg L-Cystine, 1,262 mg L-Alanine, 4,216 mg L-Glutamic Acid, 473 mg L-Glycine, 512 mg L-Histidine, 1,033 mg L-Proline, 977 mg L-Sterine and 860 mg L-Tyrosine. The total amount of amino acids is 25,000 mg, while the total number of essential amino acids is 11,727 mg.

Warning

Ultimate Nutrition's Nutrition Prostar Whey Powder contains milk and soy ingredients. If you have a milk or soy food allergy or sensitivity, you should avoid using this product. Talk to a doctor if you have another food allergy or are concerned about the other ingredients in this product.

References

Article reviewed by Helen Covington Last updated on: Jan 5, 2011

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