What is the Nutritional Value of Protein? Part 2.
We have talked about the most effective sources of protein for your money before, but when it comes to how protein works inside your body (and why that really matters), here's the scoop: Not all protein is created equal...even for survival. Important!!!
Dietary protein contains (in addition to vitamins, minerals and other healthy nutrients) well, protein! More specifically, however, what you need to know is that protein contains amino acids, the building blocks of protein, and building blocks of almost your ENTIRE healthy body, energy, and performance. When it comes to a protein's nutritional value (how "good" it is for your body and goals) depends on how well and quickly it is digested, the NNU per BPS ratio (how much nutrition it provides), how much energy it has, and the percentage of nitrogen it releases. The top sources of protein and how much protein you should be getting article can be found here in addition to the below article.
To evaluate the nutritional value of a protein for optimal health and energy, strong muscle and bones, and peak performance, the scientific approach involves several key steps:
1. Determine the digestibility of the protein, whether it is indigestible or digestible. This is crucial in assessing its potential benefits to the body.
A protein is considered indigestible if it is not absorbed, passes directly through the body in feces (for lack of a better illustration!). Indigestible proteins are useless nutritionally. If you read this article, you will find that 70% of a dietary protein's content (on average) is not digestible and nutritionally useless. Thus a waste of your time, energy, and money for your health and life goals. Read that again!
A protein is considered digestible when it can be, well, digested! More specifically, either hydrolyzed by enzymes that release its amino acids content in the small intestine or a protein source that has already been broken down and requires no digestion at all and that can be directly absorbed within 20 minutes by bypassing digestion entirely, such as FundAminos amino blend.
2. Assess the protein's bioavailability, which refers to how well and quickly the body can absorb and utilize the amino acids present in the protein.
When amino acids are considered catabolic by the body, they are used in the energy process and nitrogen catabolites are released. Nitrogen is a metabolic waste, so this is a hurtful thing from catabolic proteins. The type of protein is poorly used with low bioavailability.
When amino acids are considered anabolic, then they can ONLY then directly be used for protein synthesis by the body in the BPS pathway. They contain no nitrogen risk and help build strong muscle and bones and support healthy body functions. The high bioavailability and health benefits are the advantages over catabolic proteins.
This means that, even if a protein is digestible (and on average this can take anywhere from 1-4 hours), even less protein nourishment than we think actually gets used for BPS (biological protein synthesis) after all. Important because BPS is the main reason we are all prescribed protein for as it help build your muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and basically your entire body.
So, for starters, we need a protein that drives BPS strongly to at all support our health, strength, energy, body composition, and performance.
3. Evaluate the amino acid profile of the protein. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and are essential for various physiological functions in the body.
In short, the more anabolic a protein source is, the less catabolic it is. And vice versa. A protein with a high NNU score (net nitrogen utilization or catabolic vs. anabolic properties) is considered more nutritionally valuable as more of the proteins are anabolic and thus contribute to the health and strength of the body greater. A protein with a low NNU score is more metabolically toxic and doesn't nourish the body to rebuild, be strong or be healthy as a high NNU score protein, like FundAminos, does.
4. Consider the protein's overall nutritional quality, taking into account factors such as the amino acid content, bioavailability, and digestibility.
For example, meat, fish, and chicken contains a 32% NNU score which means 68% of the protein is catabolized; or, in other words, 68% ineffective, and that's less than ideal!
The highest NNU score a protein or source of protein can have is 99%.
5. Compare the protein to established nutritional standards and guidelines to determine its adequacy for meeting dietary requirements.
You can see more about which sources of protein have a higher NNU than others here. In short, FundAminos amino blend has the highest NNU score (most nutritional value of any protein source) and BCAAs and plant-protein have the worst NNU score.
6. Utilize scientific methods and tools to measure the protein's impact on various metabolic processes and health outcomes.
The benefits of a high protein diet are becoming more and more widespread and followed (and benefited from!). It's clear that proteins help health, strength, and endurance. But as we outline in our article about the most effective sources of protein for your money, the best source of protein for your metabolism, health, strength, endurance, hormonal systems, muscle and bones and entire body is not anything you can eat from your diet due to them all having suboptimal NNU scores, once again, on average, of 30% NNU.
The best protein source is FundAminos amino blend. Why? Because it goes back to the NNU score. It has the highest NNU score of 99%. In other words, 99% of FundAminos protein is absorbed with all the amino acids your body needs (within 20 minutes and only 5 calories), and only 1% is metabolized. There is nothing else like it!
FundAminos protein benefits (which are organic and sourced from plants) are therefore the top from ANY (yes, any!) protein source available on the plant for your body and life.
7. Conduct controlled studies and clinical trials to validate the protein's nutritional value and potential health benefits.
Our FundAminos proprietary formula is based on the clinical studies of decades of amino pattern research and it has been around for over 17 years and quite effective with thousands of happy clients. The formula contains all eight essential amino acids with 50% BCAA, leucine, isoleucine and valine with less than 1% methionine and tryptophan. Feel free to contact Dr. Rick Cohen directly rick (at) purecleanperformance and he will send you the COA.
In conclusion: A protein's nutritional value depends on how well and quickly it is digested (a slower and low percent absorbed protein is less ideal), the NNU per BPS ratio (higher NNU is better), how much energy it can produce, and the percentage of nitrogen it releases (lower the better).
NOTE: FundAminos is not designed to replace a balanced diet. FundAminos is also be used in combination with PureClean Protein with collagen peptides for the broadest and most complete range of amino acids between the two supplements.
The top sources of protein and how much protein you should be getting article can be found here and to learn more about FundAminos go here. If you have any questions about our article, let us know! Until next time, keep clam and drink FundAminos!
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