EAA products are currently experiencing a real hype in the fitness scene. But not all EAAs are the same. The quality of the raw materials, the taste and innovative amino acid profiles distinguish between "good" and really high-quality EAA products. The amino acid profile of Alpha.EAAs optimized by PROFUEL® allows your body an optimal utilization of the 8 different amino acids, which in turn were perfectly matched by our product developers. The PROFUEL® Alpha.EAAs are therefore not STANDARD - but CUSTOMIZED.

Alpha.EAA product highlights

• 10 g pure EAA per serving
• Optimized amino acid profile
• Fast bioavailability (approx. 20 minutes)
• As Pre-, Intra-, Post-Workout suitable
• Sensational taste
• Excellent solubility
• Sugar-free and without soy
• Without artificial colors
• 100% vegan

Essential Amino Acids - Meaning & Function

EAA is the abbreviation for Essential Amino Acids (Essential Amino Acids). This refers to the group of essential amino acids: leucine, isoleucine, valine, lysine, threonine, methionine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan. Essential means that these amino acids are vital for the human organism and must be taken in through food. From the essential amino acids, the body can in turn produce other non-essential amino acids itself. The individual amino acids form the basic building blocks of human protein metabolism (protein biosynthesis). The body needs amino acids to build muscles, organs, body tissue, plasma protein, enzymes, messenger substances, etc. Put simply, in nutrition, carbohydrates and fats are energy suppliers for the body while proteins, or more precisely amino acids, act as "building materials". An optimal supply of essential amino acids is the basic prerequisite for building and maintaining muscles and for fast and effective recovery. Especially athletes should therefore attach great importance to a sufficient supply of essential amino acids.

Alpha.EAAs are better than protein powder!?

The body must split the dietary protein into individual amino acids before the body can then absorb and process them. This splitting process begins in the stomach and continues in the intestines. Due to these digestion processes, it takes several hours until the body has broken down and absorbed the amino acids from the dietary protein.To accelerate this absorption process, there are also so-called hydrolysates in the proteins. This is partially broken down protein, which is thus absorbed much faster by the body. In the Alpha.EAAs , however, it is a matter of individual amino acids, which the body does not have to split further, but can absorb directly. Measurements have shown that it takes just about 20 minutes from drinking until the amino acids flow into the bloodstream and are available to the body. So if you want to supply your body quickly and effectively with essential amino acids, you should prefer the Alpha.EAAs to a classic protein shake. Especially for the supplementation around the training are the Alpha.EAAs excellent. TheAlpha.EAAs can be taken as a pre-, intra- or post-workout drink.

Protein supply without calories!?

The main function of amino acids is to act as a building block for the body's own protein (muscle mass, body tissue, enzymes, etc.). This is referred to as anabolic (building) metabolism. Since the amino acids themselves are retained during this build-up process, no calories or metabolic waste products are produced. As a secondary function, the amino acids can also be "burned" for energy production. In this catabolic (degrading) protein metabolism, the amino acids are gradually converted into blood sugar (glucose). This produces metabolic end products, which must be further processed by the liver and excreted via the kidneys as urea.

The so-called net amino acid utilization (NAV) indicates how much % of the ingested amino acids follow the anabolic (calorie-free) principle of action. In the product development of Alpha.EAAs was our goal to achieve the highest possible net amino acid utilization. For this purpose, we have chosen a special amino acid profile, which has stood out in several studies by a particularly high net amino acid utilization of 99%. With this optimized amino acid profile, only 1% of the ingested amino acids are "burned" by the catabolic metabolism. With this in mind, the caloric value for this optimized amino acid profile can be assumed to be just 1%, or 0.04 kcal / g, instead of the 4 kcal / g. A serving of Alpha.EAA delivers 10 g of essential amino acids and has this calculation method to the consequence just 0.4 kcal.

With a serving of PROFUEL® Alpha.EAA you can fill up the essential amino acid pool in the body so almost calorie-free.

In the underlying studies, 25 g of dietary protein was replaced by 10g EAA. This can be used as a rule of thumb.

Alpha.EAA Fields of Application

Through the optimized net amino acid utilization, the Alpha.EAAs sowohl in the diet as well as in the muscle building best suited. In a diet or fat loss phase, the Alpha.EAAs supply the body almost calorie-free with essential amino acids. This leaves more calories for carbohydrates and fats. For athletes and bodybuilders with an increased protein requirement, the Alpha.EAAs again offer the possibility of additional "protein" to take up without unnecessarily burdening the organism. In addition to a lower load for the urea cycle (liver, kidneys) are also formed significantly fewer acids, which is particularly interesting for people who pay attention to a balanced acid-base balance.

Profuel Alpha.EAA - 100% quality made in Germany

The PROFUEL Alpha.EAAs are highly dosed and provide per serving a whopping 10 g EAA. The individual essential amino acids are obtained by fermentation from corn. Through a special microencapsulation with sunflower lecithin (No soy!) Have the Alpha.EAAs a hervoragende solubility. Likewise, the addition of sugar was completely dispensed with. The Alpha.EAAs have inherited the sensational taste of our ALPHAMINOS and therefore bear with justification the name addition ALPHA The Alpha.EAAs are currently available in the brilliant flavors Ice Tea Peach (iced tea peach) and Bloodorange (blood orange). In addition, as always, we consistently avoid the use of artificial colors.

Recommended Use

Add 14 g (2 scoops) to a shaker with 500 ml of water, shake for about 5 seconds and drink as needed 30 minutes before training (PRE), during training (INTRA) or immediately after training (POST).

Ingredients

Ice Tea Peach: Acidifier Citric Acid L-Leucine L-Lysine HCL L-Valine L-Isoleucine L-Phenylalanine L-Threonine Inulin L-Methionine Flavor L-Tryptophan Caramel Emulsifier Sunflower Lecithin Sweeteners Sucralose; Acesulfame K Maltodextrin

Blood Orange: acidifier citric acid L-leucine L-lysine HCL L-valine L-isoleucine L-phenylalanine L-threonine L-methionine L-tryptophan flavor coloring food hibiscus flower extract powder inulin emulsifier sunflower lecithin sweetener sucralose; acesulfame K

Strawberry Kiwi: L-leucine,L-lysine HCL, acidifier, citric acid, L-valine, L-isoleucine, L-phenylalanine, inulin, L-threonine, L-methionine, L-tryptophan, coloring food beet juice powder, flavoring, sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame K), emulsifier sunflower lecithin.