PROTEIN LANGUAGE

Biological Value (BV) - BV is probably the most relied upon way to judge a protein's value in terms of its cellular activity potential. It answers the question, how much of the nitrogen (a component of protein) ingested is actually retained. A BV of 100 would indicate that all of the protein consumed has been utilized. Eggs have a perfect BV score. The ads for protein products sometimes quote BV's greater than 100, but that is based on an exaggeration of the science or a twisted variation of the formula. Because you can't possibly retain more of something than you've ingested, 100 would be the highest possible biological value.

Hydrolyzed - this refers to a protein that has gone through a process where an enzyme acts to break the amino acid chains into smaller chains which make for greater immediately availability.

Hydrolysate - a protein hydrolysate is a complete protein which, through the act of being hyodrolyzed, is included in a formula, not in its complete form but in assemblages of dipeptides and tripeptides, amino acid chains that are ready to be transported through the wall of the digestive tract and into the bloodstream.

BCAAs - the Branched Chain Amino Acids, leucine, isoleucine, and valine, are important amino acid structures metabolized in muscle. They can be converted into glucose and burned as fuel and when ingested can play a role in preventing muscle loss if the body opts to turn to protein as a fuel source.

Nitrogen Balance - in order to build muscle you want to be in a state referred to as a positive nitrogen balance which simply means you are storing and retaining more nitrogen than you are excreting. Microfiltration - microfiltration is a process of removing fat from raw whey in formulating a high quality whey protein concentrate

Big words aside, here's the bottom line. You need protein. In order to preserve or build muscle you quite likely need far more than the standard RDA's. You also need energy substrates which would be complex carbs and essential fats, both of which are protein sparing. You can get all of these nutrients from food, but in the real world, supportive nutrition isn't always easy. If you understand your options, you can make the best possible choices and be certain your body remains nutritionally primed for excellence.

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