"Whey protein" is not an answer
Most labels tell you the category and stop there. Whey protein. Sometimes a blend, which means the mix can change between production runs without the label changing at all.
That is legal and common. It is also unverifiable: you cannot check a supply chain that has not been described to you.
What ours is
| Protein | Whey Protein Concentrate, WPC 80 Instant Premium |
| Brand line | GermanProt |
| Producer | Sachsenmilch Leppersdorf GmbH |
| Plant | An den Breiten, 01454 Wachau OT Leppersdorf, Germany |
| Form | Instantised powder, 20 kg bags |
| Instantised with | Sunflower lecithin, no more than 2% of the powder (producer's specification) |
| Lot on file | B2512142, produced 14.12.2025 |
One named dairy, in one named town, with a lot number you could quote back to us.
What that lot tested at
These are results from the certificate of analysis for batch B2512142, not brochure figures.
| Measure | Result | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (N×6.38, dry matter) | 81.88% | A true WPC-80 grade — high protein density per gram of powder |
| Fat | 6.18% | Typical of a concentrate; part of why it tastes creamier than an isolate |
| Lactose | 4.89% | Low for a whey concentrate — but present |
| Solubility index (ADPI) | <0.1 ml | Excellent wet-out: it dissolves rather than clumping |
| Salmonella | Negative / 750 g | |
| Listeria | Negative / 50 g | |
| E. coli, coliforms, yeasts and moulds | 0 cfu/g |
The certificate also records that the powder is produced under German and EU food law, that the raw milk meets the criteria of Regulation (EC) 853/2004, and that the finished powder passes a metal detector for foreign matter.
Why a concentrate and not an isolate
Isolate is the higher number on a spec sheet, and for a plain shake that number is the point.
Ours is not a plain shake. It is breakfast, with oats or barley in it, and an isolate stripped of nearly all its fat makes a thinner, flatter bowl. The concentrate keeps a fuller dairy character that belongs with grain.
The instantised grade matters for a second reason. It wets out on its own — the dairy instantises it with a little sunflower lecithin — so we did not need to build a dissolving system around it. Nothing else is added to help it mix.
We chose the grade that made the food better, not the grade with the bigger percentage on the bag.
What we don't claim
We do not call this an isolate. It is a concentrate at roughly the 80% class, and the two are not interchangeable.
We do not call it lactose-free. The lot tested at 4.89% lactose. That is low for whey — it is not zero, and anyone avoiding lactose should treat this as a product that contains it.
We do not claim anything was clinically proven about Able. What we have is a regulated German dairy and a certificate for each working lot. That is a sourcing statement, not a health study.
We do not publish amino acid figures. We have not commissioned an amino acid analysis, so we have nothing to publish.
Whey is a milk protein. Every bottle contains milk. Able is not suitable for a milk allergy and is not vegan.
Specifications refer to Certificate of Analysis batch B2512142 (Sachsenmilch). Finished-product nutrition is on the label. Not a medical claim.