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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

No whey: why the price of protein powder is surging in Australia

Pictured: hand scooping protein powder out of a black tub. The price of protein supplements, a popular ingredient in protein shakes for diet and fitness, has surged in the past year in Australia
The cost of whey – a milk byproduct used to make protein powder – has gone up by more than 100% in the past five years, according to one local manufacturer. Photograph: TheToidi/Alamy

Powerlifting coach Cam Brown says more people are getting into protein supplements, even those outside the “fitness bubble”.

“Even in the shops there’s a lot more protein products there,” he said. “People have changed their viewpoints that protein powders are only for bodybuilders.”

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