The Claim

In healthy young males, consuming 0.25 g/kg fat-free mass of whey protein leads to higher circulating amino acid concentrations compared to equivalent doses of cricket or pea protein following resistance exercise, indicating greater amino acid bioavailability from whey protein in this population.

Source: Influence of protein source (cricket, pea, whey) on amino acid bioavailability and activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway after resistance exercise in healthy young males

What the research says

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In plain English

If young, healthy guys work out and then drink a whey protein shake based on their lean body weight, their bodies will absorb more amino acids than if they drank the same amount of cricket or pea protein.

See the scientific wording

In healthy young males, ingestion of 0.25 g/kg fat-free mass of whey protein results in higher circulating amino acid concentrations compared to equivalent doses of cricket or pea protein after resistance exercise, suggesting greater amino acid bioavailability from whey in this population.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Influence of protein source (cricket, pea, whey) on amino acid bioavailability and activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway after resistance exercise in healthy young males

    The study found that after exercise, young men who drank whey protein had more amino acids in their blood than those who drank cricket or pea protein, which supports the idea that whey delivers more usable protein to the body.

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