The Claim

When consumed in two ounce-equivalent portions, unprocessed lean pork results in greater postprandial essential amino acid bioavailability compared to whole eggs in both young and older adults.

Source: Effects of Consuming Ounce-Equivalent Portions of Animal- vs. Plant-Based Protein Foods, as Defined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Essential Amino Acids Bioavailability in Young and Older Adults: Two Cross-Over Randomized Controlled Trials

What the research says

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In plain English

Two ounces of unprocessed lean pork delivers more essential amino acids into the bloodstream after eating than two ounces of whole eggs, in both younger and older adults.

See the scientific wording

Unprocessed lean pork provides greater postprandial essential amino acid bioavailability than whole eggs when consumed in two ounce-equivalent portions in both young and older adults, suggesting that even among animal-based proteins, source-specific differences in amino acid composition and digestibility significantly impact nutritional efficacy.

Why this might work

When you eat pork instead of eggs in the same amount, your body absorbs more of the essential amino acids needed to build muscle because pork naturally contains more of these building blocks and they enter your bloodstream faster and in higher amounts after digestion.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of Consuming Ounce-Equivalent Portions of Animal- vs. Plant-Based Protein Foods, as Defined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Essential Amino Acids Bioavailability in Young and Older Adults: Two Cross-Over Randomized Controlled Trials

    When you eat the same amount of pork and eggs, your body gets more of the important building blocks for muscles from pork than from eggs. This study proved it by measuring exactly how much amino acid entered the bloodstream after eating both.

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