Protein powder is a product of fresh egg protein processing. Has the best foaming and whipping characteristics. It is used in the confectionery industry for the production of meringues, marshmallows, creams and others.
Protein powder can be found in many foods. It is rich in ovalbumin, ovotransferrin, which has an antibacterial effect, lysozyme, a bacteriological enzyme, ovomucin, a glycoprotein that provides high viscosity, ovoglobulins and ovomucoid. The latter often causes allergies.
What is contained and where is it used
Egg white powder has some characteristics better than liquid egg white, for example, foam stability and whipping. Due to its ability to form a good foam, it retains sugar well. This property of the product provided it with a modification of class "A" - the best modification used in the production of a large number of confectionery products - marshmallows, creams, soufflés, cakes, meringues, protein-oil creams and mixtures, and the like.
In bakeries, dry protein is used in cases where it is required to create a stable foam, achieve emulsification of fats and an even distribution of the products that make up the product. Egg white powder continues to perform its main function - to enrich the product with high-grade animal proteins.
It is used not only in the confectionery industry, but also in the fish and meat processing industries to increase the gel strength. It is included in crab sticks and analogs of crab meat, sausages and fish jellies. Animal gelatin, which contains dry protein, has a high gelling activity, which makes it possible to obtain marmalade products and candies with jelly bodies.
Why is it good for athletes
Chicken eggs are one of the healthiest foods, and the main merit in this is the protein they contain. Many people refuse to eat eggs, arguing that they are high in cholesterol and fat. But these substances are found in the egg yolk, not in the protein. Egg white powder is rich in glucose, dipepsidase, protease, diastase and B vitamins; it has long and firmly taken its position in the menu of bodybuilders and athletes, and this is no coincidence. After all, dry mixes and soups based on dry protein are the main source of protein in their diet.
Egg white powder has a positive effect on the work of the cardiovascular system, it is not only able to reduce the level of "bad" cholesterol in the body, but also increase the level of "good". It is not for nothing that it is called "high density lipoprotein".
