#108: Arla Foods Ingredients - Innovating Whey Protein (Jakob Pedersen & Preston Losee)

Aug 25, 2023

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https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/arla-foods-ingredients-whey-protein-108

Here on PricePlow, we’re happy to eat some crow. We recently mentioned that there hasn’t been much innovation in protein itself, and that most innovation has been coming in the add-on ingredients and protein enhancement technologies.

It turns out that we were wrong — there’s plenty of protein innovation coming, especially in the field of whey protein. To understand more, we brought on two experts in the field of dairy proteins to explain:

Arla Foods Ingredients: Innovating Whey Protein

Jakob Madsen Pedersen and Preston Losee of Arla Foods Ingredients joined the PricePlow Podcast for Episode #108 to give us a “Dairy 101” lesson, and explain what the protein experts are up to in the coming months. Arla Foods Ingredients is a subsidiary of Arla Foods, the Danish dairy conglomerate that serves as the world’s third-largest dairy.

After learning about their dairy process in general, we get to learn about the innovative new liquids and powders coming from Arla Foods Ingredients, including ISO WaterShake (a better clear whey protein isolate than what’s currently on the market) and Beta Lactoglobulin (BLG), which has a higher percentage of leucine inside.

This was educational, and coming after this on PricePlow, we’ve put together a contest with three manufacturers to see who can flavor ISO WaterShake the best. Let’s dig in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQwmjHMpvcw

Detailed Show Notes: Innovating Whey Protein with Arla Foods Ingredients

(0:00) – Introductions
(3:15) – The many applications of whey protein
(9:45) – Arla’s various whey offerings
(13:15) – Specific protein extraction: Beta-Lactoglobulin for sports nutrition
(17:00) – Beta-Lactoglobulin’s practicality
(21:45) – Protein taste profiles
(25:00) – How is Arla’s Clear Protein (ISO.WaterShake) Better?
(31:00) – Is Arla’s BLG also clear?
(37:15) – Essential amino acids
(42:00) – Protein structures – What is a “major protein” like BLG?
(49:15) – What about WPC-34?
(54:15) – Whey and casein combination
(58:15) – Coming Next: PricePlow’s ISO.WaterShake Flavor competition

Thanks so much to Jakob and Preston for coming on and educating us — we’re incredibly excited about the new products to come!

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