What Plant-Based Foods Have Amino Acids?

What Plant-Based Foods Have Amino Acids?

For those who live the vegan lifestyle, finding ways to get some nutrients that non-vegans take for granted – protein, especially – can prove to be a challenge. While plants are high in a great many important vitamins and other nutrients, they tend to lack certain dietary components, though there are some exceptions to this. By including certain plant-based foods in their diet, a vegan can get just as many...

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How Do You Make a Vegan Amino Acid Shake?

How Do You Make a Vegan Amino Acid Shake?

For many people who exercise, a long workout is often capped with a shake designed as a fitness supplement, products that provide some form of support to those who live active lifestyles. Among the most widely used products are protein shakes made from whey, one of the two proteins found in milk; another popular option is amino acid supplements. In either case, however, there exists an issue that has an...

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Can You Get BCAAs From Plants?

Can You Get BCAAs From Plants?

Considering the attention surrounding supplements derived from dairy products – whey and casein, in particular – it’s no surprise that there’s some confusion regarding whether you can get the same benefits from plant-based products. This uncertainty applies to a number of different supplements, too – not just protein shakes and powders. As one of the newer, more advanced types of supplements being used by athletes around the world, BCAAs have...

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How Do Vegans Get BCAAs From Food?

How Do Vegans Get BCAAs From Food?

Those who don’t follow a vegan diet may not realize it, but most of the protein – and by extension, amino acids – that people consume comes from animal sources. This could take the form of red meat or poultry, or it could come from dairy products or supplements, such as whey, that are based on dairy. This makes it slightly difficult for many vegans to get some of the...

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