NOW Sports - Sprouted Brown Rice Protein Powder

Yes. At that level you are consuming much lead. I have been consuming Now foods pea protein powder about 3 servings a day for 7 years and recently added their sprouted brown rice powder to balance the lysine and methionine ratios (basically what Naked’s Mass that Consumer Reports actually tested does.) the article cites pea protein as being generally worse. You are likely consuming close to 15 mcg of lead per day. I am more in the dark since Now was not tested. I wrote my doctor but have not heard back yet. Considering a blood or hair test. I also wrote Now Foods. I doubt they will disclose so I will perhaps send some of my own supply to a lab . In the meantime I am back on more chicken and salmon and laying off the powder. Yesterday I drank a ton of milk and ate so whey based bars. I like whey a lot but it makes me cough a bunch . Plus vegetable protein is easier on the planet. I might try Casein and see if I tolerate that better. This really sucks

I am more in the dark since Now pea protein was not tested, but it seems pea in general accumulates heavy metals when it grows. Probs part of its metabolism. SMH. I have been consuming about 3 servings of Mow pea that for 7 years. Recently added some sprouted brown rice to balance methionine and lysine. No telling what those levels of lead have done I wrote my doctor but have not heard back yet. [EDIT: my doctor put me in for a blood test. I haven’t had any pea protein for the past 36 hours, so I guess I’ll have some tonight and tomorrow and then go in for the test and see what I’m doing to myself], I also wrote Now Foods. I doubt they will disclose so I will perhaps send some of my own supply to a lab . In the meantime I am back on more chicken and salmon and laying off the powder. Yesterday I drank a ton of milk and ate some whey based bars. I like whey a lot but it makes me cough a bunch . Plus vegetable protein is easier on the planet. I might try Casein and see if I tolerate that better. This really sucks [Edit: Link to my update. https://www.reddit.com/r/workout/s/MqPWwbo2ur ]

I have been consuming roughly 3 helpings of Now Foods Pea protein (unflavored) daily for the past 7 years. This product was not tested by consumer reports. I wrote Now foods and my doctor with my concerns. My doctor ordered a blood lead test for me. The results came back < 2.0 mcg/dl which is below the “normal” level by Kaiser standards. There is no safe level, but the US CDC’s reference level is 5 mcg/dl. Now Foods wrote this back to me > We test every product in our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and laboratories. Over 31,000 tests/analyses are performed every month on raw materials/ingredients, in-process ingredients, and finished goods. Strict specifications are set for each test performed to ensure clean and safe quality products. We test for identity, purity, E coli, listeria, salmonella, yeast, mold, and heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury). Pea protein is quite low in lead, as is the Sprouted Brown Rice Protein. However, we do not have lot specific information to provide consumers due to the massive volume of testing performed each day (>1,000 tests) on all our many products. Not super useful without knowing how their specifications translate into mg of lead per portion, but in conjunction with my low levels consuming a lot of portions daily, I feel confident in the product.

AFAIK, these are good for lower/no metals - * Garden of Life / Garden of Life RAW Organic Protein * Naked Nutrition Pea Protein * NOW Sports * NutriGold * Orgain / Orgain Organic Plant-Based Protein * Vega