For years, athletes have trusted the slow-release properties of casein because of its unique ability to gel in the stomach and release its amino acids over a long period of time. This made it the perfect choice for athletes looking for a simple way to combat muscle catabolism – particularly overnight. However, casein typically has a biological value of 77. Biological value is a measure of protein absorption and utilization, and whey protein features a much higher biological value of 104.

This is what makes micellar whey, which is used in NITRO-TECH NIGHTTIME, so unique and powerful. It’s made through an advanced and top secret protein polymerization technology to create whey protein particles that are double the molecular weight of regular whey protein particles. The larger protein molecules take longer to digest, thus allowing the amino acids to release more slowly into your bloodstream while you sleep, for long-term anti-catabolic support.

1In fact, pre-clinical, in vitro research was conducted to determine how rapidly this new protein was digested. The research team took various proteins (WPC, micellar casein and micellar whey) and incubated them while they were digesting via protease activity at a pH of 2 (which matches the pH of the human stomach). The team measured samples of the proteins every hour for analysis. Each sample was analyzed for the degree of proteolytic hydrolysis of each protein. What they found confirmed that their research and development of micellar whey was a success: they found that micellar whey showed similar protease digestion compared to micellar casein over 6 hours.

What this means is these larger whey protein molecules take as long as micellar casein to digest, thus allowing the amino acids to release more slowly into your bloodstream. Meanwhile, the higher leucine content of micellar whey when compared to casein proteins means you can stimulate higher protein synthesis and provide overall higher anabolic potential for a longer length of time!