Seems like there is a mistake in the label, but it is interesting all the people claiming "muhh low leucine =bad for muscle protein synthesis" when in fact the blend allows for a much more balanced amino acid profile for optimal health.
The specific ratio that comes up in the literature is roughly 1:1 methionine to glycine. But essentially most people consume far too much methionine relative to glycine and would likely benefit from this blend.
Methionine is abundant in muscle meat, eggs, and dairy. Glycine is abundant in connective tissue, skin, bones, and organs, which modern diets almost entirely exclude.
Excess methionine without adequate glycine drives elevated homocysteine (methionine's primary metabolic byproduct, also used as a cardiovascular risk factor). It will also deplete glycine pools, since glycine is one of the substrates used to clear homocysteine via the transsulfuration pathway. Probably reduced glutathione synthesis (glycine + cysteine + glutamate) as well.
Most people are short 5-10g of glycine per day just from eating muscle meat exclusively.
So actually I kinda like @paulsaladinomd 's bar, doesn't replace normal meals but that was never the point and all the carnivores using this argument are just straw-manning.
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD@KCKlattThe carnivore-not carnivore raw milk guy and the wellness protein bar industry are yet again scamming you. Apart from the clickbait of grass-fed and beef tallow, and pretending added sugars in the form of coconut nectar and honey is uniquely good for you... this bar shouldn't really be counted as 20g of protein. The tip off is 20g from a blend that is whey and collagen. Collagen is a poor quality protein, with a protein score of zero. They don't disclose how much protein is in the formulation from collagen but we can derive it using the daily value, which has to be corrected for protein quality. The %DV is derived using 50g per day of protein as the goal, meaning .24*50= 12g quality protein. That's the ~amount of protein in 1/2c of greek yogurt or a Rx bar. Except these bars are 5.75$ each
