Next's Designer Whey Protein Powder Review:
Next's Designer Whey protein powder has been on the market since 1993; making it pretty much the grand-daddy of protein powders. Not surprising given its name, Designer Whey derives it protein content from whey protein; both concentrates and isolates.
Designer Whey advertising material makes much of the product's "full spectrum whey peptides" and the benefits they offer to the consumer. While there's no arguing the value offered by these peptides, don't be fooled; full spectrum whey peptides are naturally occuring in any quality whey protein isolate that has been not been denatured in processing. In other words, this is not a benefit inherent to Designer Whey. Any quality brand isolate offers you the same.
Like most dedicated protein powders, Designer Whey contains minimal amounts of carbohydrates (2 grams per serving) and fat (1.5 grams per serving). It also contains a few extra "goodies" as well; a couple of grams of l-glutamine per serving, a little taurine, and something Next calls "Zinmag-6."
This is essentially ZMA, or the combination of zinc monomethionine aspartate, magnesium aspartate and vitamin B6 that was "big" with bodybuilders a few years back. This combination was reported to boost testosterone levels "naturally" (the science, as is so often the case, did not justify the hype surrounding ZMA—see the full ZMA review for details).
Designer Whey proteins do not use aspartame as a sweetener— acesulfame potassium and sucralose are used; the Next web site's FAQ indicates stevia and Lo Han Guo are also used, although I didn't see them in a product listing I investigated.
The last time I used Designer Whey, I found it typical of most higher-quality protein supplements. It mixes easily and tastes good. I mixed mine with 1% milk.
Designer Whey is definitely a decent quality protein supplement worthy of your investigation. It's reasonably priced too, about $10 less than a full-blown whey protein isolate.
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