Ash in protein supplements...

[4_Legs_Good]

I am poking around looking to replace my protein supplement with a vegan soy product. I was perusing proteinfactory.com and their Soy Isolate XT has 11% ash.

ASH???

I know they throw ash into some pet foods as filler I suppose, but in protein supplements? I don't get it. Any thoughts? Am I missing something?

Where the hell does this ash come from anyway???

http://proteinfactory.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=100

david

[MemphisTiger]

1. That's wierd

consider using Optimum Nutrition Whey protien. It tastes great and contians no ash.

http://www.optimumnutrition.com/p.asp

[flvegan]

2. It's just a by-product of the soy protein concentrate "production"

Protein, carbs, ash and oil are what's left over, and in turn go into the powder mixes.

There's probably some technical factsheet out there somewhere if you Google ash and soy protein concentrate.

Here's the one I use, BTW, and I'm very happy with it thus far:
http://www.nowfoods.com/?action=itemdetail&item_id=3236

Cost/value to me is very good on this one, considering the price/servings/grams of protein.

[4_Legs_Good]

3. Ahh, now that makes sense

Thanks flvegan! I was boggled there for a minute.

david

[flvegan]

4. "Ash" should never be an ingredient. If I saw that on a label

I'd never buy it, thinking it was, well...ash if I didn't already know a teeny-tiny bit about it.