BodyHealth PerfectAmino Powder, Strawberry, 195.9 g (30 Servings)

BodyHealth PerfectAmino Powder Strawberry is a strawberry drink mix built on 5 g of essential amino acids per scoop. The scoop weighs 6.53 g, the tub holds 195.9 g, and that works out to 30 servings. It's a good starting flavour if you like fruit drinks but find citrus too sharp.

What you get in each scoop

The active part of the scoop is BodyHealth's PerfectAmino blend, the same 5 g in every flavour. It lists the nine essential amino acids your body can't produce: leucine, valine, isoleucine, lysine, phenylalanine, threonine, methionine, tryptophan and histidine. Seven nucleic acid building blocks follow, including uridine, adenosine triphosphate and adenine. Essential amino acids are involved in muscle protein synthesis.

The Strawberry flavour comes from natural flavours with citric acid from cassava and L-malic acid for tartness, plus Himalayan pink salt. Sweetness comes from stevia (Reb M), monk fruit and katemfe fruit extract. Katemfe is a West African fruit whose protein, thaumatin, tastes very sweet in tiny amounts, so a little goes a long way.

How the five flavours differ

We stock PerfectAmino Powder in Strawberry, Mixed Berry, Lemon Lime, Vanilla and Unflavored. All five carry the same 5 g blend. Strawberry and Mixed Berry both use malic acid and pink salt. Lemon Lime relies on citric acid alone. Vanilla has no added acid, and Unflavored has only the three sweeteners. The scoop weight changes with the flavour system, from 5.3 g for Unflavored to 6.85 g for Lemon Lime.

Mixing Strawberry

The label's suggested use is 1 scoop, 1 to 3 times daily, in 12 to 20 oz of water, about 355 to 590 mL. A shaker bottle gives the smoothest drink. For something closer to a strawberry lemonade, mix it with sparkling water and ice. One scoop a day means a tub lasts a month.

A few tips help it mix smoothly. Pour the water in first and add the powder on top, then shake for 10 to 15 seconds. If it sits for a while, give it another shake before you drink it. Leftover powder clumps if the tub is left open, so keep the lid closed and the scoop dry. If you plan to take more than one scoop a day, spread them out rather than doubling up in one glass.

Who PerfectAmino Strawberry suits

The label lists PerfectAmino as a vegan dietary supplement, gluten- and dairy-free, and paleo- and keto-friendly. It suits people on plant-based diets, people who want a fruit flavour that isn't as sharp as citrus, people who train and want a light drink around their workouts, and anyone who wants their amino acids without the calories of a full protein shake. It's made in a cGMP-certified facility for BodyHealth.com, LLC.

Buy PerfectAmino Strawberry in Vancouver

BodyHealth PerfectAmino is sold in store at Vitasave Lonsdale in North Vancouver and Vitasave Robson in downtown Vancouver. If you can't decide on a flavour, our Certified Holistic Nutritionists can talk you through them.

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