The Claim
In healthy young adults, ingestion of 20 grams of protein from either a plant blend or isolated amino acids produces equivalent postexercise systemic amino acid availability, as measured by incremental area under the curve.
What the research says
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When healthy young adults consume 20 grams of protein from a plant blend or isolated amino acids after exercise, the amount of amino acids circulating in their blood over time is the same regardless of the protein source.
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In healthy young adults, ingestion of 20 grams of protein from either a plant blend or isolated amino acids results in similar postexercise amino acid availability, as measured by incremental area under the curve, suggesting that differences in protein source do not alter systemic amino acid exposure.
When a person drinks or eats 20 grams of protein after exercise, the body breaks it down into individual amino acids, which enter the bloodstream at the same rate and total amount whether the protein came from plants or synthetic amino acids. The bloodstream then holds these amino acids at similar levels for several hours, giving muscles the same amount of building blocks regardless of where the protein started.
What the research says
1 studyWhen young adults ate 20 grams of protein from beans and rice or from synthetic amino acids after working out, their blood showed the same amount of amino acids over five hours — meaning the body got the same building blocks no matter where the protein came from.
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