Crown Vegan Protein+ is pure micronised pea protein, so its texture is unique, being very fine and not at all gritty. It is a unique product within the vegetable protein market due to its incredible texture and flavour, so much so that when you take it, you don't believe you are taking a vegetable protein. Being a fortified pea protein and micronised, Crown's Vegan Protein+ has greater solubility than other vegetable proteins, so it is digested quickly, so much so that it is almost comparable to whey protein (Overduin, J. et al...), F&NR. 2.015) and, thanks to this, it has been scientifically proven to be better than placebo and just as effective as Whey protein for adaptations and/or muscle gains (Babault, N. et al., JISSN. 2.015), recovery processes, etc. It is not only the composition of essential amino acids (EAAs) that modulates protein synthesis, but also the kinetics of digestion (digestibility) is very important, so much so that some vegetable proteins with a lower proportion of EAAs but with higher digestion kinetics activate muscle protein synthesis more than other slower animal proteins but with higher proportions of EAAs (Jagüer, R. et al., For all these reasons, Crown's Vegan Protein+ is a perfect alternative to animal protein supplements, whether you are vegan or non-vegan and simply want to have another source of high-quality, allergen-free protein.
In addition, we have counteracted the deficiencies found with vegetable protein sources (limiting amino acids) by adding some essential amino acids (EAAs) such as Lysine, Methionine, Threonine and also including the branched amino acids Leucine, Isoleucine and Valine in sufficient quantities to achieve a complete aminogram and, therefore, increasing the biological value of the product to match animal protein sources, such as milk proteins (Whey and/or Casein).
It has been shown that the essential amino acid (EAA) content of a protein modulates the increase in the rate of muscle protein synthesis, so that when there is a low amount of EAA, specifically leucine, lysine and methionine, a lower anabolic response is produced (Stefan, H. M. et al., AA. 2008), which is why we have fortified the formula with the most important essential amino acids.
