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Caseinate

What the research shows

Prototype

Not enough

published research on this page yet

3 health findings on this page so far · See the findings

A protein found in milk.

It helps mix ingredients that normally separate, like oil and water.

Written from English Wikipedia1

  • Not vegan
  • Vegetarian

What research says

Studies in people

  • Benefit

    Blood sugar after meals2

    In people, sodium caseinate drunk with carbs lowered the blood sugar spike, much like whey protein did.

Animal and lab studies only

  • Benefit

    Mineral absorption from food4

    In lab studies, iron and zinc bound to succinylated sodium caseinate were taken up better by cells than plain mineral salts.

  • Benefit

    Vitamin A absorption5

    In lab studies, caseinate helped protect vitamin A during digestion and increased how much cells took up.

How it’s made and used

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least two findings in people. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.

Products

The 6 most-scanned of 7,584 products on Open Food Facts that list caseinate.

  • COFFEE MATE AVELLANA NESTLE · 500 ml 3 additives
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  • Protein Bar sabor a Brownie SPORTYFEEL · 135 g (3 x 45 g) 5 additives
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  • Grenade Oreo Grenade · 60 g 8 additives

References

  1. 1Casein. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026.
  2. 2Hoefle AS, Bangert AM, Stamfort A, et al. Metabolic responses of healthy or prediabetic adults to bovine whey protein and sodium caseinate do not differ. J Nutr. 2015;145(3):467-75. doi:10.3945/jn.114.199190
  3. 3Havenaar R, de Jong A, Koenen ME, et al. Digestibility of transglutaminase cross-linked caseinate versus native caseinate in an in vitro multicompartmental model simulating young child and adult gastrointestinal conditions. J Agric Food Chem. 2013;61(31):7636-44. doi:10.1021/jf402824u
  4. 4Shilpashree BG, Arora S, Kapila S, Sharma V. Physicochemical characterization of mineral (iron/zinc) bound caseinate and their mineral uptake in Caco-2 cells. Food Chem. 2018;257:101-111. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.02.157
  5. 5Rana S, Arora S, Gupta C, Kapila S. Effect of sodium caseinate and vitamin A complexation on bioaccessibility and bioavailability of vitamin A in Caco-2 cells. Food Res Int. 2019;121:910-918. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2019.01.019