{"id":298,"date":"2009-02-15T21:20:29","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T03:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/functional-foods.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=298"},"modified":"2015-02-12T20:04:46","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T01:04:46","slug":"supreme-protein-vectron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/supreme-protein-vectron\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Protein Vectron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the name implies, Supreme Protein, Inc. markets protein products.\u00a0 In addition to their line of protein bars, there&#8217;s Vectron, an &#8220;Extreme Physique Enhancing Agent.&#8221;\u00a0 Vectron is based on Prolibra\u00ae &#8211; a proprietary whey protein isolate made by Glanbia, that&#8217;s\u00a0designed to enhance fat loss.\u00a0 Vectron comes in two flavors: chocolate and vanilla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manufacturer&#8217;s Description:<\/strong> Vectron is a truly innovative, first-of-its-kind supplemental protein designed to promote simultaneous fat loss and muscle preservation.\u00a0 Vectron is powered an elite new fractionated protein complex called Prolibra.\u00a0 This breakthrough technology features a potent bioactive peptide matrix along with a special whey mineral complex designed to target key mechanisms of body transformation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Product Label:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"functional\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\">Serving size: 1 Scoop (17 g)<br \/>\nAmount Per Serving:<br \/>\nCalories 60<br \/>\nCalories from Fat 9<br \/>\nTotal fat 1 g<br \/>\nTrans Fat 0<br \/>\nSaturated Fat 0 g<br \/>\nCholesterol 0 mg<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\">Total Carbohydrates 1.5 g<br \/>\nDietary Fiber 0 g<br \/>\nSugars 0 g<br \/>\nProtein 10 g<br \/>\nSodium 140 mg<br \/>\nPotassium 50 mg<br \/>\nCalcium 350 mg<br \/>\nPhosphorous 130 mg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong> Prolibra 12.2TM Prolibra\u00ae 290 (partially hydrolyzed whey protein isolate, whey mineral complex, lecithin), Sunflower Oil Blend (sunflower oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), Mon- and Diglycerides, Dipotassium Phosphate. Contains less than 2% or less of Tricalcium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Tocopherols added to help protect flavor), Cellulose Gum, Xantham Gum, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sucralose.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve commented on Prolibra before, as I feel that the study validating the effectiveness of the product did not resolve the question of whether <strong>any<\/strong> whey isolate would do the job just as well.\u00a0 At the time, Prolibra was quite expensive, although &#8211; as of this writing &#8211;\u00a0the bulk reseller price has come down considerably, so this isn&#8217;t as critical as it once was.\u00a0 Supreme Protein&#8217;s version is still pricey\u00a0for a whey protein isolate, but not out of line with other, smaller (&lt; 2 lb) units sold in\u00a0health food stores and other non-sports-oriented\u00a0retail outlets&#8230;the price from ProSource (Supreme Protein&#8217;s parent company) was $26.95 for 714 grams (1.57 pounds).<\/p>\n<p>I ordered the vanilla flavor &#8211; my usual, when it comes to whey products (it goes with everything).\u00a0 I have to admit, Vectron was unarguably the best-tasting whey protein powder I&#8217;ve ever tried.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In addition, it was mildly satisfying.\u00a0 I used it according to instructions (1 scoop 20 minutes before breakfast and the same before dinner), and it seemed to take the edge off my appetite.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t lose any weight or fat (wasn&#8217;t trying to), and it didn&#8217;t really affect how much I ate&#8230;but it did seem to hold me a little longer &#8211; not bad for only 10 g of protein.<\/p>\n<p>There are some negatives: a) as noted, it isn&#8217;t cheap; and b) it falls somewhat short of my standards for a protein powder: it&#8217;s a notch under 60% protein (I prefer to see 75%-90%).\u00a0\u00a0It isn&#8217;t a miracle powder: the subjects in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nutritionandmetabolism.com\/content\/5\/1\/8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glanbia&#8217;s study<\/a> were on a fat loss program, in addition to taking Prolibra, and the results were not overwhelming.\u00a0 I can see, however, some use for a product like this on a fat loss diet, as it adds some high quality, supplemental protein (which can help preserve lean body mass on a diet), and provides modest assistance with appetite control.<\/p>\n<p>[usrlist &#8220;Taste:5.0&#8221; &#8220;Quality:4.0&#8221; &#8220;Efficacy:3.0&#8221; &#8220;Value:2.5&#8243; avg=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the name implies, Supreme Protein, Inc. markets protein products.\u00a0 In addition to their line of protein bars, there&#8217;s Vectron, an &#8220;Extreme Physique Enhancing Agent.&#8221;\u00a0 Vectron is based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,9,10,12,1,14],"tags":[304,99,216,218,266,276,310,286],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":599,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions\/599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}