Casein
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary2 sources
Casein is a stabilizer — Principal protein of cow's milk; texturizer
Also: Ammonium Caseinate, Calcium Caseinate, Potassium Caseinate, Sodium Caseinate
What it does
Principal protein of cow's milk; texturizer
Where you'll see it
Ice cream, frozen custard, ice milk, fruit sherbets, special diet preparations
What the research says
[ultra-processed-people] Milk-derived protein isolate in the same family as whey isolate and beef gelatine — absorbed too quickly to engage satiety mechanisms, and a marker of formula-style construction.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- Notes: Also ASP
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 10: How UPF hacks our brains: protein isolates from milk and beef (calcium caseinate, whey protein isolate, hydrolysed beef gelatine)
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): The principal protein of cow's milk... Used as a texturizer for ice cream, frozen custard, ice milk, fruit sherbets