The Claim
During digestion, the liver and gut sequester approximately 80% of glutamate and other nonessential amino acids, while approximately 75% of branched-chain amino acids bypass splanchnic uptake and reach peripheral tissues such as skeletal muscle.
What the research says
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During digestion, the liver and gut absorb about 80% of glutamate and other nonessential amino acids, while about 75% of branched-chain amino acids pass through without being absorbed and enter the bloodstream to reach muscles and other tissues.
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The liver and gut sequester approximately 80% of glutamate and other nonessential amino acids during digestion, while approximately 75% of branched-chain amino acids escape splanchnic uptake to reach peripheral tissues like muscle.
When you eat protein, your gut and liver absorb most amino acids right away to use for energy or to make other molecules, but branched-chain amino acids mostly skip this step and go straight to your muscles because your liver can't process them the same way.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Dietary protein splanchnic uptake and digestibility via stable isotope tracers
The study found that about 75% of branched-chain amino acids (like those in meat and eggs) pass through the liver and gut to reach muscles, while most other amino acids get absorbed by the liver and gut first — just like the claim says.
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