Bluewave Proteins for Nutrition - AminoMarine TM
Fish protein is considered one of the most perfect protein sources that mother nature has provided. As an ingredient supplier, Bluewave looks to work with existing nutrition companies such that they can incorporate our powdered AminoMarine product into their existing line of performance products such as shakes, pre-mix powders, etc. This provides your company the opportunity to market new products which include marine based proteins. We can establish processing parameters to create Cooked or low temperature Peptide + Nucleotide fractions depending on the desired end use.
Long term benefits have been shown to occur through the ingestion of peptides from fish sources as the peptides are found to have natural antioxidant properties. An antioxidant is a molecule capable of slowing or preventing oxidation. Although oxidative reactions are crucial for many life processes, they can also be very damaging; hence plants and animals maintain complex systems in order to maintain levels of antioxidants. Low levels of antioxidants can cause oxidative stress that can cause cell death. Oxidative stress is thought to be an important part of diseases, notably stroke and neurodegenerative diseases.
On average, a person today only receives about 1200 ORAC* units/day from 3 servings of fruits and vegetables. However, 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units/day are required to have a significant impact on plasma and tissue antioxidant capacity. 5g of fish peptides can have approximately 2000 ORAC units.
*ORAC is a standardised test adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to measure the Total Antioxidant Potency of foods and nutritional supplements.Essential amino acids.
The human body requires 22 Amino Acids for healthy living but some of those the body cannot produce by itself, thus they must be part of the diet and are categorized as the “essential amino acids”. The below chart shows the mg required each day per 1kg of human body weight.
- From the National Academy of Sciences
- Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) "9th ed. 1980
- Requirement of Essential Amino Acids (per kg body wt) mg/day.
| Essential Amino Acid | Infant | Child | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | 4-6 months | 10-12 yr | Adult |
| Histidine | 33 | N/A | N/A |
| Isoleucine | 83 | 28 | 12 |
| Leucine | 135 | 42 | 16 |
| Lysine | 99 | 44 | 10 |
| Methionine & Cystine | 49 | 22 | 16 |
| Phenylalanine & tyrosine | 141 | 22 | 16 |
| Threonine | 68 | 28 | 08 |
| Tryptophan | 21 | 04 | 03 |
| Valine | 92 | 25 | 14 |
The protein in fish represents an excellent source as can be seen by the below “Typical Analysis” of the BlueWave Fish Protein Isolate (FPI) product in mg/gram-
Lets look at Isoleucine for an Adult
If the adult needs 12mg/kg and he weighs 100kg – then total daily requirement would be 1200mg or 1.2gram of Isoleucine. Now lets look at the next chart, if he consumes 60grams of the BlueWave FPI, he will get: 60g x 21.5mg/g = 1290 mg or 1.29g or Isoleucine.
And an example from the infant side of the equation.
Threonine needed: 68mg/kg and the child weighs 3kg – then 240mg is daily need. If the infant receives 20g of FPI in her diet, then she will get 15 x 28.9 = 433mg of Threonine – again achieving the RDA.
Taking a look across all the essentials, you can see that not only is AminoMarine a cost effective source of protein in general, it is a very good source of the essential amino acids and provides almost 100% of the RDA in all amino categories – across all age profiles.
Nutritional Supplement Applications
Body Building
Scientists have proven what successful gym users have known for years – building a great physique requires a diet rich in high quality protein. Increased protein intake also prevents muscle loss during dieting and is vital for any man or woman looking to add muscle or simply tone up. Research suggests you need up to 1.7-2.5g of high quality protein per kilo of bodyweight per day to build muscle as fast as possible e.g. an 80kg male needs 136-200g per day.
Proteins vary in their ability to supply high quality amino acids for muscle building within the body, based on their biological value (or BV). The higher the BV, the more effective the protein source.
The high levels of Glutamic acid in FPI are essential in muscle build as it is converted in glutamine, the most abundant amino acid in muscle tissue and may boost muscle growth and prevent muscle wasting.
Early Childhood development is another place where fish based protein isolates can find a home.