BodyHealth PerfectAmino Powder, Mixed Berry, 197.4 g (30 Servings)

BodyHealth PerfectAmino Powder Mixed Berry turns 5 g of essential amino acids into a berry-flavoured drink. Each scoop weighs 6.58 g, and the 197.4 g tub holds 30 of them. Mixed berry is the flavour BodyHealth pairs with cold water in a smaller glass, so it comes out rounder and sweeter than the citrus flavours in the range.

Inside the Mixed Berry scoop

Every PerfectAmino flavour carries the same 5 g blend. It lists all nine essential amino acids, starting with leucine, valine and isoleucine and continuing with lysine, phenylalanine, threonine, methionine, tryptophan and histidine. BodyHealth adds seven nucleic acid building blocks, the nucleosides and nucleotides that make up DNA and RNA: uridine, adenosine triphosphate, thymidine, adenine, 2'-deoxyadenosine, 2'-deoxyguanosine and 2'-deoxycytidine.

What changes from flavour to flavour is the rest of the scoop. Mixed Berry uses natural flavours, citric acid from cassava, L-malic acid, stevia (Reb M), monk fruit, a pinch of Himalayan pink salt and katemfe fruit extract. Malic acid is the acid found naturally in apples and berries, and it gives the drink a softer tartness than citric acid alone.

Mixing Mixed Berry

The Mixed Berry label suggests 1 scoop, 1 to 3 times daily, in 8 to 12 oz of cold water, about 240 to 355 mL. That's less water than the Lemon Lime and Strawberry labels call for, so the drink is stronger and fruitier. Cold water helps it dissolve evenly. It can also go into sparkling water, and it blends well with frozen berries in a smoothie. Add the powder to the water rather than the other way round so it doesn't settle at the bottom.

Why choose essential amino acids?

Protein from food breaks down into amino acids, and nine of them are essential because the body can't make them. Essential amino acids are involved in muscle protein synthesis. PerfectAmino supplies those nine on their own, as free amino acids, rather than as whole protein. It can be taken between meals or around training as a lighter alternative to a protein shake. A scoop of PerfectAmino doesn't replace meals or a varied diet. It adds the essential amino acids on their own, in a measured 5 g dose, to the protein you already eat.

Who it suits

The label describes PerfectAmino as a vegan dietary supplement, gluten- and dairy-free, and paleo- and keto-friendly. It suits plant-based eaters, people avoiding whey or soy, people who find unflavoured amino acids too bitter, and anyone who wants a fruit-flavoured drink with no sugar on the ingredient list. If you want something you can swallow instead, the same blend comes as PerfectAmino Tablets, and 5 tablets match one scoop.

PerfectAmino is made in a cGMP-certified facility for BodyHealth.com, LLC, based in Dunedin, Florida.

Where to buy PerfectAmino Mixed Berry

BodyHealth PerfectAmino is sold in store at Vitasave Lonsdale in North Vancouver and Vitasave Robson in downtown Vancouver. Ask our Certified Holistic Nutritionists which flavour suits the way you plan to drink it.

See every BodyHealth product or browse the full amino acids range.