BCAA Manufacture Source

[Lanceteer]

Hi Jordan, does it matter for MPS what sources BCAA supplements are manufactured from? Eg. plant vs animal source.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Hi Jordan, does it matter for MPS what sources BCAA supplements are manufactured from? Eg. plant vs animal source.

It matters the amount of the BCAAs, not the source provided they are free form BCAAs and not bound/chelated to other bullshittery.

[CremaKing]

Jordan, slightly unrelated question.

I read your advice about protein timing, which suggests hitting a leucine target on every meal. If I'm having a light meal that doesn't hit the leucine target, like say a Quest bar in the afternoon, which appears to have <1g leucine, would it make sense to top up by taking 5g BCAA ? I'm already taking BCAAs between meals 2-3 times per day on average.

This would look something like

8am breakfast >3g leucine
10am BCAA
noon lunch >3g leucine
2pm BCAA
4pm snack <3g leucine + BCAA
6pm BCAA
8pm dinner >3g leucine

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Jordan, slightly unrelated question.

I read your advice about protein timing, which suggests hitting a leucine target on every meal. If I'm having a light meal that doesn't hit the leucine target, like say a Quest bar in the afternoon, which appears to have <1g leucine, would it make sense to top up by taking 5g BCAA ? I'm already taking BCAAs between meals 2-3 times per day on average.

This would look something like

8am breakfast >3g leucine
10am BCAA
noon lunch >3g leucine
2pm BCAA
4pm snack <3g leucine + BCAA
6pm BCAA
8pm dinner >3g leucine

Sure, but what makes you think that A Quest bar has <1g leucine?

[MattBraunstein]

Sure, but what makes you think that A Quest bar has <1g leucine?

I couldn't find any definitve info on this. Just a second hand account of what someone told them that Quest said. They stated that Quest did not know the exact amino acid content, but thought the leucine content was between 0.5 & 1g. I'm a little bummed if this is true. I love using them for my protein source for an afternoon snack/meal. Looks like I may have to switch to a whey shake.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I couldn't find any definitve info on this. Just a second hand account of what someone told them that Quest said. They stated that Quest did not know the exact amino acid content, but thought the leucine content was between 0.5 & 1g. I'm a little bummed if this is true. I love using them for my protein source for an afternoon snack/meal. Looks like I may have to switch to a whey shake.

I find that hard to believe with Whey protein and milk protein as their first ingredients, but hey- if you find out more info let me know.