Amino Acids (Tag Archives)
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SteelFit Steel Hydrate: All 9 EAAs and Electrolytes in One Scoop
SteelFit Steel Hydrate is the next piece of SteelFit's 2026 relaunch: an EAA + BCAA electrolyte formula that covers amino acids and hydration in a single scoop. It follows the brand's new Steel Fuel pre-workout, and it's built to be caffeine-free, sugar-free, and free of artificial dyes.
The Old Steel Fuel Is Now Steel[…] Continue Reading →The Casein Comeback: How Sports Nutrition Forgot 80% of Milk’s Protein
In June 2026, the Associated Press reported that whey protein isolate was about 150% more expensive than a year earlier,[1] as food and beverage brands piled into high-protein launches and fought over the same supply. PricePlow's own data verified this, digging even deeper.[2]
There's no shortage of milk, though. FrieslandCampina's 2026 half-year report describes […] Continue Reading →
Leuvate: The Fast-Absorbing Amino Acid Blend Behind PVL's ISO CLEAAR
Whey protein has held roughly the same shaker-cup format and benefits for over three decades. Jim McMahon, who introduced whey protein to Canada in 1993 and built Fit Foods Ltd. into a multi-brand supplement manufacturer, kept coming back to one question: instead of waiting out whey's next price shock, why not optimize what […] Continue Reading →
MuscleTech Muscle Peptide 185: New Name, Walmart Dose, and DL185 Research
MuscleTech launched Peptide 185 in January 2024 as one of the first standalone dileucine supplements and the start of a whole new line of peptide-based supplements. Two years later, the product has a new name, new packaging, an entire Peptide Series around it, and a Walmart SKU that brings more affordability.
Since its launch, the […] Continue Reading →
Amino Acid Fortification (Not Spiking!) with Leuvate: Dr. Daniel Traylor | Episode #231
Episode #231 of the PricePlow Podcast is a science deep dive, and this one comes with tons of citations. Dr. Daniel Traylor, a protein and amino acid researcher at DePaul University, joins Jim McMahon of Fit Foods to launch PVL's ISO CLEAAR, a dairy-free protein drink built around Leuvate, Traylor's leucine-forward essential amino […] Continue Reading →
Lazy But Not Dumb: Why the Body Bothers to Make Dileucine From Leucine, and What That Means
On Episode #078 of the PricePlow Podcast, Ralf Jaeger dropped a line that's quietly shaped how we think about peptide ingredients ever since: "the human body is lazy".
But not in a bad way. Instead, it's in the specific, useful way that a species doesn't survive countless years and generations spending energy on processes […] Continue Reading →
ProFerm™ by Perfect Day: Precision-Fermented BLG and the New Plant That Changes the Protein Supply Math
If you've spent any time over the past few years shopping for protein or sourcing protein ingredients, you already know the headline: whey protein isolate got expensive... and stayed that way. Prices climbed steeply as demand surged past what traditional dairy supply could absorb, with whey supply sputtering due to flat-to-down cheese consumption. Spot […] Continue Reading →
Animal Foundation Stack: Animal Pak, Animal Flex, and Animal Omega, Bundled
Most advanced supplement protocols rest on the same three daily staples: a comprehensive multivitamin, joint support, and essential fatty acids.
Animal Foundation Stack puts all three together in one package, bundling Animal Pak, Animal Flex, and Animal Omega at a lower price than buying each separately. Animal calls this the starting point -- […] Continue Reading →
NuLiv Science's Full Portfolio with Luis Gonzalez: AstraGin, Senactiv, and a Unique Industry Start | Episode #217
NuLiv Science ingredients are everywhere in the modern supplement stack. AstraGin® shows up in pre-workouts, protein powders, energy drinks, and gut health supplements. Senactiv® anchors some of the most performance-focused formulas in sports nutrition. Yet for all that visibility, the brand hasn't sat down for an in-depth podcast with Team PricePlow for quite some time.[…] Continue Reading →
NNB Nutrition Introduces VasoRush™: Peptide-Bonded Di-Citrulline + Di-Arginine Targets Vasodilation Beyond Nitric Oxide
The pre-workout pump category has spent two decades fixated on nitric oxide. NNB Nutrition is finally ready to enter and reframe the conversation. VasoRush™ is NNB's new peptide-bonded di-citrulline and di-arginine ingredient, built around a deceptively simple idea: nitric oxide isn't actually the end goal. Vasodilation is.
There's a big distinction here, and NNB […] Continue Reading →
