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BCAAs

ladiedi2125
ladiedi2125 Posts: 1 Member
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Adding some indicators regarding the grams of BCAAs contained in the foods consumed would be extremely helpful. More so than just proteins.
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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,792 Member
    The problem is: where would MFP get that information? It's not on the food labels.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,160 Member
    Besides that, BCAAs aren't even complete proteins. Why would MFP single out those 3 essential amino acids to highlight? There are 20 amino acids required by the body, 9 of them essential (i.e., body can't create them, we need to eat them).

    Protein quality is important, and I get that BCAAs are a popular supplement, especially for those with muscle-gain goals . . . but the focus on them is a somewhat narrow thing. If you get enough BCAAs, but don't get the other essential amino acids . . . that's not a good thing, no matter your goals. (As 48+ years vegetarian, I pretty profoundly realize this!)

    And besides, as Lietchi said . . . if it isn't on food labels, how would it be populated into a crowd-sourced database?



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