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When choosing a product, are there other parameters to consider than protein per dollar? Are there any interesting metrics for "quality"? I'd assume it's not just "protein is protein". Would be interesting to see other metrics deployed, and the ability to find my own "sweet spot".

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Purity, obviously. Proteins can be contaminated with heavy metals, plastics, etc. Other things to avoid would be artificial sweeteners.

I would not start my search this way. Instead I would find a list of lab-tested products that meet purity and potency.

Looking over this list it seems like this is mainly for bulking protein (sold in larger volumes).

Taste is a big factor, as well as how it makes you feel. Some brands "go down" better than others. How the protein is made/filtered/etc can also have an impact on the quality of what you get.

Then of course there is flavorings etc.

In general, I've heard it said that if "lifestyle" protein is what you are looking for, you're gonna shop for quality not for quantity.

If you are bulking and you need 250g+ protein per day... then you buy what fits your budget and you can hold down. ;)

100%, we have collect some nutrition data that we don't expose yet e.g. cholesterol, added sugar, trans fat etc. Sort of optimised for not having the table _extremely_ wide. But might be an option adding in some extra, as well as adding filter options for that to allow you to tweak it and find your sweet spot.

Optimally we'd have even more information re: amino acids etc, but that information is _hard_ to parse out

A feature request: Protein per calorie? I try to balance cost with calories, some food have 30g of protein but in 200 calories, and others in 500 calories (because of extra fat/carbs). Would be nice to have this as a filter too!

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