WHAT ARE AMINO ACIDS?
Amino acids are included in the building of muscles and cells. There are 20 amino acids of importance for human biochemistry.
The 8 of which are called essential amino acids. The individual amino acids are vital nutrients that are essential for body growth, muscle regeneration, immune system, and the production of enzymes and hormones.
HOW DO I GET MY AMINO ACIDS?
The amino acids through diet come from both plants and animals. We have to get them through our food as we do not produce them ourselves. The individual proteins are built up as a complex network of hundreds of amino acids connected in base units called peptides. Two amino acids bind to a dipeptide, three to a tripeptide, four to a tetrapeptide and many amino acids that are bound to form a polypeptide. Numerous polypeptides together form a protein. Our food proteins also have this structure in a dense and complicated network consisting of a very large number of amino acids.
However, for the organism to be able to utilise the amino acids bound to the protein, it is crucial that they are completely released from each other. A prerequisite for achieving this is that we are able to digest the protein we consume completely so that it is completely broken down into its molecular constituents, ie. the amino acids. With few exceptions, only free amino acids can be taken up and used by the organism.
DO I NEED AMINO ACIDS?
Yes, and you should mainly have them through your diet. We also use individual amino acids in our multivitamins, but most of them you get through your diet - including proteins in meat and plants. That said, there are some people who can benefit from a supplement of amino acids - including especially people who exercise a lot.
WHAT SHOULD I CHOOSE?
We have multiple amino acid products:
SPORT
If you practice top-level sports or train intensely more than 4 times a week, you should take a look at our special convenience day pack VITASPORT. It is intended to support several parts of the body that are particularly exposed when exercising intensely. Read more about it HERE.
If you are looking for "protein powder", then take a look at our Amino-2-Gram. It is our version of protein powder in tablet-form - without added artificial sweeteners and other additives etc. Read more about it HERE
