Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Eric discusses protein quality: what it is, what affects it, and how much it does (or doesn’t) matter from a practical perspective. His segment summarizes the research directly comparing a wide range of protein sources, and provides practical strategies for protein source selection in vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous diets.
This clip is from Episode 97 of the podcast. You can watch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=h5QG3_cln3U
*TIME STAMPS*
0:00 Intro
0:06 When you think about consuming raw eggs, what comes to mind?
7:07 Overview of protein quality
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3905294
8:44 Digestibility of raw versus cooked eggs
academic.oup.com/jn/article/128/10/1716/4723080?login=false
10:02 Study: Raw Eggs to Support Post-Exercise Recovery in Healthy Young Men: Did Rocky Get It Right or Wrong?
academic.oup.com/jn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jn/nxac174/6659196
17:46 The “chain of assumptions” between protein quality, blood amino acid response, muscle protein synthesis response, and long-term hypertrophy
20:50 Amino acid profiles of various protein sources
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26224750
25:02 Directly comparing high-quality versus low-quality protein sources
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8245874
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33670701
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34697259
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33172506
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33599941
33:23 Flipping the “chain of assumptions”
36:18 How much protein comes from plant-based sources in an omnivorous diet?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26224750
40:03 Complementary proteins and practical applications related to selection of protein sources
Eric discusses protein quality: what it is, what affects it, and how much it does (or doesn’t) matter from a practical perspective. His segment summarizes the research directly comparing a wide range of protein sources, and provides practical strategies for protein source selection in vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous diets.
This clip is from Episode 97 of the podcast. You can watch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=h5QG3_cln3U
*TIME STAMPS*
0:00 Intro
0:06 When you think about consuming raw eggs, what comes to mind?
7:07 Overview of protein quality
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3905294
8:44 Digestibility of raw versus cooked eggs
academic.oup.com/jn/article/128/10/1716/4723080?login=false
10:02 Study: Raw Eggs to Support Post-Exercise Recovery in Healthy Young Men: Did Rocky Get It Right or Wrong?
academic.oup.com/jn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jn/nxac174/6659196
17:46 The “chain of assumptions” between protein quality, blood amino acid response, muscle protein synthesis response, and long-term hypertrophy
20:50 Amino acid profiles of various protein sources
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26224750
25:02 Directly comparing high-quality versus low-quality protein sources
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8245874
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33670701
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34697259
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33172506
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33599941
33:23 Flipping the “chain of assumptions”
36:18 How much protein comes from plant-based sources in an omnivorous diet?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26224750
40:03 Complementary proteins and practical applications related to selection of protein sources
