Seems like excellent protein powder, but unsure about the company
As protein powders go, this one is pretty good. It's smoother, better tasting and digests better than other pea proteins, but of course it still tastes like peas. I had two servings mixed with water on an empty stomach and had no issues and felt good - unlike a certain generic whey protein I tried recently.<br /><br />They claim that in terms of bio-availability, it is equivalent to whey, which makes it 3x better than regular pea protein. According the scientific paper linked from their website, this specifically means that blood levels of BCCAs and EAAs were as high after consumption as with whey. This is accomplished by processing the protein with "atmospheric plasma" to make it more digestible by enzymes. I hope that means they struck it with lightening, but who knows.<br /><br />HOWEVER, a few grains of salt. It looks like the study was not done in association with a recognized university, but at a private research institute, and the study is about the use of a trademarked, proprietary process. I can't tell if it's been peer-reviewed.<br /><br />More concerning is this company's relationship to MuscleGen, which apparently had a serious scandal a few years ago. On google, MuscleGen now points to GenePro. MuscleGen is distributing this product on Amazon. According to one website, the owner/CEO of MuscleGen was federally charged (felony) in 2018 with adulterating fitness products with pharmaceuticals illegally imported from China. If true, that's pretty crazy, and I don't know what else to do with this but remove a star for my loss in confidence and inform potential customers.<br /><br />It seems like a good protein, but this MuscleGen thing is pretty disconcerting.





