Nutrition

Why Creatine Monohydrate Is Still the Default A...

Creatine monohydrate has been the subject of serious sports science research since the early 1990s. In that time, manufacturers have released creatine hydrochloride, buffered creatine (sold as Kre-Alkalyn), creatine ethyl...

Are Fava Beans a Complete Protein? The Honest A...

No, faba bean is not a complete protein by the strictest definition. Methionine — like most legumes — sits below the reference values used to calculate PDCAAS (Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino...

Bovine Collagen Type I and III: What the Differ...

If you have picked up a tub of bovine collagen and noticed it says Type I and III on the label, you may have wondered whether that is meaningful or...

Wild-Caught vs Farmed Marine Collagen: Does It ...

No, not nutritionally. The amino acid profile of hydrolysed marine collagen peptides is not meaningfully different between wild-caught and farmed fish. The distinction that matters is in supply chain transparency,...

Creatine Powder vs Tablets: Does Form Affect Ab...

No, the form does not meaningfully affect how quickly creatine reaches your muscles. Both powder and tablets dissolve to the same molecule in solution, and once that happens, the body...

Faba Bean Protein and the 14 UK Declarable Alle...

Most plant protein powders carry at least one of the 14 UK declarable allergens. Soy protein is soya by definition. Oat-based proteins bring gluten into the picture. Faba bean sits...