What is Naturitas Pea Protein Powder? It is recommended to mix a couple of tablespoons in a glass of your favorite drink or add to shakes, smoothies, yogurts. Ideal for preparing sauces, desserts, and baked and pastry products. Properties and benefits of Pea Protein Powder Pea protein has an amino acid profile that makes it especially beneficial for people with an active lifestyle, being rich in the amino acids lysine and arginine. The essential amino acid lysine is a precursor of carnitine. Lysine helps absorb calcium and plays an important role in collagen formation, as well as in the proper function of the immune system. Lysine deficiency is rare in a balanced Mediterranean diet, but it can occur in any unbalanced vegan diet or in elite athletes. Pea protein is a great source of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine), which are absorbed and catabolized at the muscle level, being of great interest for athletes of all levels and for people seeking to maintain or increase their muscle mass levels (especially in any vegetarian diet to increase muscle mass) It is recommended to mix a couple of tablespoons into a glass of your favorite drink or add to shakes, smoothies, yogurts. Ideal for preparing sauces, desserts, and baked goods and pastries. May contain traces of tree nuts, sesame, and soy. Store in a cool, dry place. Close the container tightly after use. ES-ECO-019-CT Non-EU Agriculture