KingD said
It's good to have your comments Grambo.First up, why the 5.8g dose as normally I would expect 8g in this type of product?
Second, what motivated you to drop some amino acids?
Thank you, I do my best to try and help customers across multiple boards online, while also having a completely different career. Sometimes it becomes daunting and I am late to the party!
Basically there is nothing ultimately special about 8g of EAAs. Our 5.8g went off the research showing that 6g and 10g versions are both effective amounts to increase MPS. We looked at the ratios and amounts and combined the knowledge for the product. One way to look at it is if 6g is enough there is no reason to use more. I can post the full write up for more details of the handful of studies we used to develop the product.
The research we used actually left out both L-Tryptophan and L-Tyrosine in their formulas. We believe they did so due to possible absorption competition with the BCAAs. As they use the same receptors. They still showed the results we were looking for. The ratios again were specific to the research we looked at as well.
We removed methionine as well due to some growing research with life extensionists with the amino acid and could possibly even help with cancer growth. There was also some recent intriguing research (though in rats) that showed removing methionine from the diet increased fat loss and helped with liver health.