Key Benefits

• 25 g Protein per serving
• 5 g BCAA per serving
• 6 g Glutamine per serving

Pea Protein satisfies nearly all FAO essential amino acid requirements. It contains lysine and the branched-chain amino acids: isoleucine, leucine and valine; glutamine and arginine.

These essential and nonessential amino acids have been shown to benefit human growth and development, athletic performance, and recovery from stress, among other potential attributes. Like other leguminous plants, pea protein has a small deficiency in the sulphur-containing amino acids: cysteine, methionine; and tryptophan. However, this can be easily overcome by combining pea protein with other protein sources.

Attributes of the Amino Acids in Pea Protein
Lysine is in particular, abundant in Pea Protein. Lysine is a necessary compound for healthy growth and bone development in children. It facilitates calcium absorption and helps maintain a correct nitrogen balance within the body as well assists in maintaining lean body mass and healthy blood vessels. Lysine is also used in the production of antibodies, hormones, enzymes, collagen and tissue-repairing processes. Therefore it is a very useful food ingredient after injuries or operations.

High Arginine levels are attributable to improved vasodilation, wound healing and better immune response. Furthermore, it increases muscle mass while reducing the amount of body fat during intense exercise.

The Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine levels are higher in pea protein than in other vegetable proteins and are comparable with those in milk and egg proteins. These branched chain amino acids have become of particular interest in sports formulations due to recent research demonstrating its potential in muscle tissue maintenance.

The Peptide and the Pea
Recently, Pea Protein has received considerable attention for their effectiveness in both the prevention and the treatment of hypertension.

After treating Pea Protein with various enzymes, such as alcalase, trypsin and pepsin, researchers have been able to identify the isolate bioactive protein peptides with potential antihypertensive properties.

Compared to antihypertensive drugs, these pea protein peptides, as part of a functional food or nutraceutical, have no side effects and are less expensive. Moreover, as a more natural product, they appeal to the consumer.

Filling Up With Pea Protein
Researchers have proposed that controlled energy intake in association with a moderately elevated pea protein intake may represent an effective and practical weight loss strategy. Potential beneficial outcomes associated with pea protein ingestion include:

• Increased satiety: protein generally increases satiety to a greater extent than carbohydrates or fat and may facilitate a reduction in energy consumption under ab libitum dietary conditions.
• Rise in Thermogenesis: Higher protein diets are associated with increased thermogenesis, which also influences satiety and augments energy expenditure.
• Maintenance of Accretion of fat-free mass: in some individuals, a moderately higher protein diet may provide a stimulatory effect on muscle protein anabolism, favoring the retention of lean muscle mass while improving metabolic profile.

Digestability Data
PDCAAs: 0.98 per 1.8

True Digestability: 98%

Biological Value: 78%