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Dietary protein is broken down into amino acids, then reused wherever the body needs them. “Essential” means your body cannot make enough of nine of them on its own, so they must come from food.

How the body uses it

• Muscle maintenance

  Amino acids are the raw materials your body uses to maintain and rebuild muscle protein after everyday activity and training.

• Everyday function

  Protein also supplies amino acids used to make enzymes, transport proteins, immune proteins and other working tissues.

• More staying power

  Protein generally digests more slowly than simple carbohydrates and can help a serving feel more satisfying.

The nine essentials—and what each does

• HHistidine

  Helps make histamine and helps buffer acidity in blood and working muscle.

• IIsoleucine

  A branched-chain amino acid used in muscle metabolism, energy production and glucose uptake.

• LLeucine

  Acts as a key signal for muscle protein synthesis after food and activity.

• KLysine

  Helps build body proteins, collagen and carnitine, which helps transport fatty acids for energy.

• MMethionine

  Supplies sulfur and methyl groups used to make compounds including cysteine and glutathione.

• FPhenylalanine

  Converts to tyrosine, a building block for dopamine, norepinephrine and thyroid hormones.

• TThreonine

  Helps form structural proteins and mucins that protect the intestinal lining.

• WTryptophan

  Provides the starting material for serotonin, melatonin and niacin.

• VValine

  A branched-chain amino acid used for muscle protein building and energy metabolism.

The letters above are the standard one-letter abbreviations used for these amino acids.

Acacia is a soluble, prebiotic dietary fiber. It passes through the small intestine largely undigested, then becomes fuel for microbes in the colon.

How the body uses it

• Daily digestion

  Five grams contributes meaningfully to daily fiber intake, which supports normal digestive function and regularity.

• Microbiome fuel

  Gut microbes ferment acacia and produce compounds such as short-chain fatty acids that help support the colon environment.

• Gradual fermentation

  Acacia ferments progressively and has low viscosity—helping the drink stay light while offering a gentler formulation profile. Tolerance varies by person.

Its neutral taste also lets the fruit flavor stay forward instead of tasting heavy or noticeably “fiber-like.”

Collagen peptides are hydrolyzed into smaller pieces for easy mixing and digestion. The body breaks them down and decides where those amino acids and peptides are needed—they do not travel directly to one body part.

How the body uses it

• Skin structure

  Collagen is a major structural protein in skin. Its amino acids become part of the body’s broader pool of materials for protein building.

• Joints + movement

  Cartilage, tendons and ligaments naturally contain collagen, which helps give connective tissues their structure.

• Complements protein

  Collagen alone is not a complete protein, so PLURAL pairs it with complete protein that provides all nine essential amino acids.

The key collagen amino acids—and what each does

• Glycine

  Helps form collagen and is also used to make creatine, heme and the antioxidant glutathione.

• Proline

  Helps collagen chains fold into the triple-helix shape that gives connective tissue strength.

• Hydroxyproline

  Helps stabilize collagen’s triple helix so skin, cartilage, tendons and ligaments can resist stretching.

PLURAL pairs 5g of collagen peptides with 15g of complete protein in the same serving.