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Commercial Whey Proteins 1

	Immunocal	Optimune®	ImuPlus®	Ultimate Whey®	ImmunePro®
Serving Size	10 grams	33 grams	10 grams	22 grams	10 grams
Calories	40	120	40	90	40
Fat	0 grams	1.5 grams	0 grams	1 grams	0.6 grams
Cholesterol	0 mg	42 mg	<1 mg	13 mg	not listed
Lactose	0%	2.4%	1.4%	2.0%	6.0%
Protein	90%	61%	90%	81%	80%
Sugars	0 grams	5 grams	0 grams	0.4 grams	0.06 grams
Immunoglobulins	2.5 gr (24.6%)	2.0 grams (6%)	unknown	unknown	1.3 gr (13%)
Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)	970 mg (9.7%)	unknown	unknown	unknown	210 mg (2.1%)
Beta-Lactoglobulin	5.9 gr (59.1%)	unknown	unknown	unknown	4.8 gr (48.0%)
Phase II/III Clinical Trials	YES 23 clinical trials	2 trials	1 trial	NO	NO
Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)	page 1438	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Medicare B Code Reimbursement	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Published Medical Citations (brand name)	9	2	1	NO	NO
U.S. Method of Use Patents	YES: 5	NO	NO	NO	NO
Laboratory Comparison to Other Wheys	YES	NO	None Known	None Known	NO
Cost Per Serving	$1.98	$.83	$1.65	$.27	$1.67

1. Data in this chart has been excerpted from manufacturers' sales literature
   and from examination of published documents and public records.
2. The major whey proteins in cow's milk are beta-lactoglobulin (.beta. L), alpha-lactalbumin (.alpha. L), immunoglobulin and serum albumin (SA). These very thermolabile proteins are denatured, hence precipitated and partially lost from whey when high pasteurization temperatures are utilized. Immunocal is prepared from organic milk that is not high-heat pasteurized nor homogenized, preserving these proteins.
3. "Immunocal Bioactive Whey] Protein composition as of total whey protein measured by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (31) was: beta-lactoglobulin 59.1%.+-.4.0 [5.91 grams]; alpha-lactalbumin: 6.6%.+-.0.7 [660 mg]; serum albumin: 9.7%.+-.1.0 [970 mg]; immunoglobulin 24.6%.+-.2.6 (mean.+-.SD) [2.46 grams]."
   Source: US Patent #5,888,552

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