Supplement × Supplement·Evidence index
PubMed indexes 8 records that name Iron and Whey Protein together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.
Every statement below is attributed to a named, dated, linked source.
This page lists published research relevant to Iron and Whey Protein. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.
Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.
“The iron bioavailability of WPHF-DEX-Fe was 1.4-folds than that of FeSO4in vitro without observable cytotoxicity. Therefore, the WPHF-DEX composite system can become a novel iron oxide delivery system with high loading capacity and bioavailability.”
Names both Iron and Whey Protein in its title.
“Scanning electron microscopy revealed the spherical particles at pH 3. To conclude, a WPC to pectin ratio of 4: 1 at pH 3 was the best conditions for loading iron.”
Names both Iron and Whey Protein in its title.
“In addition, WPI-Fe nanoparticles have thermodynamic stability and Fe2+ has a high affinity with WPI for spontaneous exothermic reactions. This study demonstrates that WPI-Fe complexes can be used to efficiently deliver high-quality iron source (Fe2+) for future iron supplements.”
Names both Iron and Whey Protein in its title.
“During the bionic dynamic gastrointestinal digestion, the iron ion release of WGF was significantly higher than that of WGS, probably due to different assembled internal structures. Accordingly, two proposed WPI/GAFe3+ complexes with different morphologies are expected to be developed as novel stable iron fortifiers with delayed lipid oxidation and controlled iron-ion release in food emulsions.”
Names both Iron and Whey Protein in its title.
“In vitro bio accessibility of iron from Fe-WPC conjugate incorporated dahi was found to be significantly (p < 0.05) higher than that from FeSO4 incorporated dahi. Therefore, the results indicated that Fe-WPC conjugate can be fortified in dahi with upto 20 mg/L without significantly altering its physicochemical properties and with a higher bioaccessibillity of iron.”
Names both Iron and Whey Protein in its title.
“Furthermore, reduction in the antioxidant property of peptides following iron complexing indicates iron chelation. Our results suggest that whey protein derived peptide-iron complexes can be used as a potential alternative for chemical iron fortificants for food products and also as iron supplements.”
Names both Iron and Whey Protein in its title.
“The in vitro bioaccessibility (iron uptake) of the bound iron from the WPC-Fe complex was significantly higher (p<0.05) than that from iron(II) sulphate under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. WPC-Fe complex with improved iron bioaccessibility could safely substitute iron fortificants in different functional food preparations.”
Names both Iron and Whey Protein in its title.
“The solubility of ferrous sulfate solutions (10 mM) over a range of pH values was significantly (P<0.05) improved in dispersions of hydrolysate fraction solutions (10 g protein L(-1)). Total iron solubility was improved by 72% in the presence of the 1 kDa-P fraction following simulated gastrointestinal digestion (SGID) compared to control FeSO4ยท7H2O solutions.”
Names both Iron and Whey Protein in its title.
Search-based evidence indexes have real limits, and it is worth being explicit about them:
NutriStack is a free iPhone app for organising a supplement routine: what you take, when, and what the published record says about it. Its exploratory interaction checker covers Iron, Whey Protein, and several hundred other substances.
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