> certainly ultra processed
Pardon, but where's the ultra processing? Isn't pea protein just dried peas in a blender?
I figured ultra processed was reserved for things like ascorbic acid, pectin, and xanthan gum.
Pardon, but where's the ultra processing? Isn't pea protein just dried peas in a blender?
I figured ultra processed was reserved for things like ascorbic acid, pectin, and xanthan gum.
(Not sure if it would qualify as ultra processed though.)
Obviously not. Protein meal contains 20 to 25% protein, while pea protein concentrates/isolates have more than 80% protein. For more information on the process required to reach such high levels of protein, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_protein
> I figured ultra processed was reserved for things like ascorbic acid, pectin, and xanthan gum.
You could have chosen better examples. All those three things are naturally occurring in non-processed foods, two of them are not even digestible by humans (both pectin and xanthan gum are technically "soluble fiber"), and the other one is a water-soluble vitamin (i.e., good luck overdosing or suffering from chronic exposure from that).