Plant Protein Powder

About Plant Protein Powder

Plant-Based Protein Powders are completely vegan-sourced products typically extracted from a combination of legumes, grains and other whole food sources. Pea and rice protein are two of the most popular protein sources, though some companies include fababean protein, sacha inchi seed protein and even chia seed protein. These products are 100% free from all animal products, such as whey, casein and egg.

Pea Protein is regarded as one of the highest quality Plant Protein Powders available, due to its rich content of essential amino acids with quality branched chain amino acid proportions. In fact, pea protein probably has the closest plant-based match to whey protein for a single-sourced plant-based protein powder. Scientific research is confirming this with the publication of some fascinating research in recent years.

Plant Protein Powders encourage our pH in the direction of alkalinity, which is another great benefit of these products. All animal-sourced protein powders are acidic by nature and tend to drop blood pH with each and every protein shake. Plant Protein Powders really do deliver, with all the amino acids we need to survive and thrive in a pleasant tasting powder that can be mixed with water or nut milk. They also do very well in smoothies with whole foods, such as banana, berries, lecithin granules (providing beneficial phospholipids) or coconut yoghurt.

20 years ago, the available range of plant protein powders was dismal to say the least, with flavours that tended to depress rather than impress. Fortunately, as more people are becomming aware of the importance of holistic health and plant-based diets, research and development has been booming in these areas. This has lead to some quality products that are delicious, even when simply mixed in water.