veganjunkfoodaddict Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Brendan Brazier's 'Thrive' book doesn't recommend Soy or Rice protein isolate as it is deemed acidic. But he didn't mention Pea Protein Isolate. Is this any better? I'm trying to find a happy medium between the Robert Cheeke and Brendan Brazier worlds (on a budget!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen_Horse Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 As far as I know, almost all sources of protein are acidifying in the body. Meats, diary, soy products, fake meats, protein powders, etc. Pea could be different because it's extracted from a veggie, I don't really know, but I think it's a fair assumption to think it's acidifying as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wozza Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 As mentioned above, all proteins are amino acids (some lack essential ones, but thats another story) which are acidic. It is not necessarily a bad thing either, your body must keep an acid/base relationship within a given range . Furthermore, nitrogen is also released through the breakdown of proteins (roughly 16% give or take) and would have a ph in the acidic range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjs Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 As far as I know, almost all sources of protein are acidifying in the body.Right. Though keep in mind that just because something is alkaline or acid before being ingested doesn't mean it retains that property once metabolized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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