Basic Supplements Basic Supplements Whey vs Elemental Nutrition Elemental Xtreme Whey

Basic Supplements Basic Supplements Whey is cheaper today at $61.09/kg of protein — 2% less than the other option. Prices are scraped daily across every Australian retailer we track, so the verdict can flip overnight.

It’s the price per kilogram of actual protein, not powder. We calculate it as: price ÷ (size_in_kg × protein_percentage). This controls for protein density — a $35 WPC at 75% protein is actually worse value than a $40 WPI at 90%, and $/kg of protein is the only number that captures that.

Leucine per serve is estimated from the protein subtype using established industry ratios: WPI ~12% of protein is leucine, hydrolysed ~13%, WPC ~10%, blend ~10%. So a 25g WPI serve delivers ~3g leucine. The 2.5g threshold is what research says you need per meal to maximise muscle protein synthesis.