FAQs – or what you always wanted to know about MAP

About the product

Protein – why do I need it?

Almost all tissue structures in the body are built from the body’s own protein. This body protein synthesis requires amino acids – the basic building blocks of life. Dietary protein is broken down into amino acids by digestive processes. These amino acids are absorbed in the small intestine and transported via the blood to those parts of the body where they are converted into the body’s own protein (e.g. in muscles, skin, organs, connective and bone tissue, but also in immune bodies, blood cells, enzymes, hormones or other messenger substances).

A sufficient and high-quality supply of amino acids is therefore important for strengthening and maintaining lean body and muscle substance, for metabolism, vitality and resistance, and ultimately also for promoting and maintaining fitness and mobility into old age.

Is MAP a protein product?

No! MAP is better than any protein product, which first has to be made available to the body. MAP already contains the basic building blocks of protein metabolism, the 8 essential amino acids in free and crystalline form. Amino acids are the smallest building blocks of proteins. They have already been broken down. This means that they do not need to be digested at all and can be absorbed directly and without loss through the small intestine. With an empty stomach, this takes 23 minutes until the amino acids are available to the organism.

What does “Net Amino acid Value” (NAV) mean?

The higher this value, the better! It stands for the nutritional or anabolic value of a protein and indicates how many of the amino acids from the digestible part of food protein serve as precursors for the protein synthesis, i.e. after the transition from the small intestine into the blood, follow the anabolic pathway in protein metabolism. Only this anabolic part actually serves as precursors for the body protein synthesis and thus for cell construction or cell repair.

The lower the NAV, the lower the proportion of amino acids from dietary protein serves the body protein synthesis. On the other hand, it provides more metabolic waste or nitrogen waste (MW) via the catabolic, i.e. degrading protein metabolism. This metabolic waste has to be eliminated from the organism and stresses the breakdown organs – primarily the liver and kidneys.

Since MAP already consists of the individual components, the amino acids, does not need to be digested and does not require digestive enzymes in the small intestine, it does not burden the colon. At the same time, however, it provides >99% NAV and thus not only has a digestibility of 100% (primary metabolism via gastrointestinal tract), but in addition also the highest anabolic value of a dietary protein (secondary metabolism for feeding into the citrate cycle).

Hence, the higher the NAV value, the higher the anabolic value for cells and the lower the nitrogen waste and vice versa. Since the breakdown of amino acids also generates energy through the breakdown of the carbon structure which is also contained in amino acids, e.g. in the form of glucose, this value is also correspondingly low and vice versa. The lower the NAV value, the lower the build-up value and the more stressful nitrogen waste and glucose accrue.

What does “Metabolic Waste” (MW) mean?

When you consume dietary proteins, on the one hand waste is produced from the indigestible part of a protein, which must be excreted via the intestine. On the other hand, “Metabolic Waste” (MW), or more precisely “nitrogen waste”, is generated from the catabolic pathway, i.e. degrading metabolism of amino acids. Nitrogen waste is generated in the form of ammonia, which must be excreted via the liver and kidneys, and the resulting glucose via gluconeogenesis. In order to judge the amount of waste produced in the catabolic pathway of amino acids coming from a dietary protein, it is worth taking a look at the value for MW.

The higher MW, the worse! Because then your body receives less amino acids following the anabolic pathway for body protein synthesis, but more metabolic waste is produced and, as a result, an increased burden on organs.

What is the protein revolution of MAP?

MAP is the only formula that contains the specific Human Amino Acid Profile.

All living things have their own very specific amino acid pattern, a so-called „master pattern“ for achieving optimal protein synthesis – and so do humans. A maximum utilisation requires that:

  1. all 8 essential amino acids must be present at the same time
  2. the composition correspond exactly to the organism’s specific amino acid profile
  3. the quality of the amino acid must be free and crystalline

MAP achieves with >99% Net Amino acid Value (NAV) the highest protein nutritional value worldwide, i.e. almost all amino acids can be used for protein synthesis and thus for the body’s constructive cell formation. On the other hand, this almost complete conversion to protein-rich body substance means that there is almost no metabolic waste (MW < 1%). This relieves the degradation organs of toxic end products of protein metabolism, primarily the liver and kidneys, but also the intestines.

 

Especially people who either have a high protein requirement or who have to watch their blood sugar level can therefore greatly reduce their metabolic waste load from protein nutrition, which is mainly degraded to ammonia and glucose (gluconeogenesis), by supplementing or substituting dietary protein with MAP and at the same time benefit from the highest anabolic value.

What if the composition does not correspond to the master pattern?

The more the proportion and the ratio of the 8 essential amino acids deviate from the master profile, the lower the protein nutritional value or the Net Amino acid Value (NAV) of a protein food source. However, the higher the proportion of metabolic waste that burdens the organism and that has to be degradated and excreted via the liver and kidneys.

MAP versus dietary protein – are there differences?

What can MAP do for so many target groups? How can it be?

Almost all structural tissues and even the immune mass that our body needs are converted from various amino acids into peptides or proteins. This process is called body protein synthesis. Amino acids are the actual building blocks of life that are transported via the blood to those parts of the body where they are converted and incorporated into the body’s own protein (organ tissues such as skin, muscles, liver cells, enzymes, etc.). Amino acids also form the basis for hormones or neurohormones, supporting and scaffolding proteins, structural, plasma or transport proteins and immune cells.

Therefore, MAP is essential for building and maintaining almost all body structures. Healthy, but also sick people, young and old, people with special stresses or lifestyles – all can benefit from the nutrition with MAP.

Reduction of sugar production from the nitrogen waste of protein metabolism (gluconeogenesis) when dietary protein is substituted by MAP

SeniorsAnti-aging through cell repair and new cell formation; preservation of muscle and bone mass; preservation of organ mass; improvement of organ and metabolic functions, enhancement of immune defenses

Is MAP also suitable for children, teenagers, pregnant women and nursing mothers?

Even small children can take up to 5 MAP, babies up to 2 MAP. You can give it to them powdered, crushed in a mortar. If the powder is mixed, for example, in yogurt or other dairy products, the bitter taste can be partially neutralized. You can also mix it in soups or sauces.

Protein is especially needed during growth. Adolescents therefore have a high protein requirement of up to 15 MAP, which can be distributed throughout the day.

Breastfeeding mothers are recommended to have a varied and wholesome diet in addition to 5-10 MAP, which supports the enrichment of breast milk with amino acids as well as lactation as a whole.

During pregnancy, a wholesome diet with an additional 5-10 MAP supports the body protein synthesis of mother and fetus.

What if I cannot swallow the tablets or in children?

The pressed tablets can be ground with a mortar and mixed into food, even cooked. For example, in pureed soups, sauces or yogurt. Dairy products are particularly suitable, as they can neutralize the bitter taste of the amino acids.

What ingredients does MAP consist of?

MAP is the leading scientific protein nutrition and not comparable to protein products on the market as shakes or capsules. It is made from 100% highly pure, free and crystalline amino acids: L-Leucine, L-Valine, L-Isoleucine, L-Lysine, L-Phenylalanine, L-Threonine, L-Methionine, L-Tryptophan.

MAP is free of any additives, pressing aids (such as starch or stearates) or doping substances. MAP is not a drug, but a concentrated, highly pure food. Its amino acids are obtained by fermentation from non-GMO, plant origin and contain no allergens.

What are free and crystalline amino acids and what effects do they have on quality?

MAP consists from free and crystalline amino acids, not simply hydrolyzed amino acids. There is a big difference! Let’s take casein as an example: After the hydrolysis process of casein, we get hydrolyzed amino acids from casein. These retain the same NAV score that casein has, 17%. These hydrolyzed amino acids are very cheap. The most common ones are from casein and soy. However, they are also made from whey or grains. Simply hydrolyzed amino acids, as they are mainly available in fitness products, are not pure enough to crystallize freely. Therefore, they cannot be compressed into tablets without a binding agent. Predominantly these cheap amino acids are offered as powder, in shakes or in capsules.

The amino acids in MAP are obtained by fermentation processes what makes them highly pure, crystalline and free. This is very important for the homogeneity of the amino acid mixture. This homogeneity is guaranteed down to the smallest units. If you were to take only 10 milligrams of a 1000 milligram tablet, you would still find the correct ratio of essential amino acids in those 10 milligrams because of its homogeneity. This is very important for the sensationally anabolic value of >99%.

MAP goes through a much more demanding manufacturing process and requires much more effort and know-how. But the result is that MAP is six times more effective than hydrolyzed amino acids from soy, whey and casein. Therefore, it can even be less expensive, depending on the comparative product. In addition, it still has the health benefits mentioned.

How many calories does MAP have?

MAP has almost no calories. It provides only 0.04 kcal per tablet (1 gram). In a serving of 10 MAP, this is 0.4 kcal. At the same time, 10 MAP is equivalent to 350g of fish, meat or poultry, which, depending on their quality and preparation, provide 900-1600 kcal.

MAP has therefore almost no calories, because >99% of its amino acids are converted anabolically to body protein. There is therefore <1% waste, which must be eliminated or burned and thus generate calories via gluconeogenesis.

Does MAP need to be digested?

No! MAP does not require digestion, digestive enzymes, or even a stomach when powdered. MAP tablets only require a little stomach acid to break down. MAP has an immediate bioavailability of 100% because it is made up of essential amino acids, which are the basic building blocks of proteins or albumen. Essential amino acids are therefore already broken down and do not need to be digested, i.e. they do not require peptidases (digestive enzymes) as complex proteins do. Essential amino acids can be absorbed directly and without loss through the small intestine. With an empty stomach, this takes a maximum of 23 minutes until the amino acids are available to the organism.

This is especially important for people with digestive or absorption disorders, people who have had their stomach removed and for athletes who want to use MAP specifically before training or during a competition.

Can MAP cause allergic reactions, especially in case of protein allergy?

No! A so-called protein allergy or inability to digest protein is never triggered by essential amino acids, but by other components in complex proteins. The amino acids in MAP are highly pure and there are no allergens attached. MAP is therefore highly recommended not only in cases of protein allergy, but also for people who have difficulty digesting protein.

Are there „side effects“?

Please note in case of pronounced protein deficiency:

There are no restrictions for MAP. However, people with severe protein deficiency or prolonged protein undersupply may feel increased regulatory and build-up effects, especially on muscles and joints. In this case, it is recommended to reduce the amount consumed, slowly „creep in“ MAP and gradually increase the amount, e.g. analogous to severely dehydrated people.

 

Please note in case of pronounced acidosis:

Individuals who face a severe acidosis should know: Since MAP has amphoteric properties, i.e., it is able to buffer in both acidic and alkaline environments, it may well lead to temporary slowing of bowel movements due to normalization of digestive juices in people who produce too much gastric acid, for example, due to smoking or other strongly „acidifying“ lifestyles (stress). Such people temporarily find this natural regulation disturbing because they were used to a different frequency of bowel movements due to excessive acidity.

 

Please note in case of high blood sugar levels:

Diabetics and people with high blood sugar levels who replace dietary proteins with MAP are advised to monitor blood sugar levels closely. Often the medication can be adjusted downward. MAP releases only a maximum of 1% nitrogen waste, and therefore hardly any carbon skeletons contained therein, which are burned to glucose via gluconeogenesis. Therefore, MAP produces almost no sugar from protein metabolism.

Is MAP a drug or does MAP get into conflict with doping regulations?

  • MAP consists of 100% essential amino acids of pure plant origin.
  • MAP is a 100% pure food, it is not a drug. Therefore, there are no restrictions to MAP.
  • MAP contains no additives and is free of any doping substances.

Can I use MAP even if I have to take medication?

This question could be rephrased as: can someone who has to take medication also eat cooked fish? Whereas cooked fish must be digested, metabolized and broken down, MAP does not. There is no disease or medication that could be a reason to avoid MAP.

In the case of diabetics, however, it should be noted that substitution of MAP for dietary protein may reduce or eliminate the need for medication, since the reduction of dietary protein also reduces the amount of glucose produced from the metabolic waste in gluconeogenesis.

How much casein, whey or soy protein would I need to consume to reach the anabolic value of 10 MAP ? And what would this mean for my metabolism and elimination organs?

To provide the body with anabolic protein analogous to 10g of MAP, you would need to eat 61.9g of protein from whey/casein or 58.2g of protein from soy. This means an anabolic ratio of 6:1, i.e. MAP has a 6 times higher anabolic value than the commercial protein sources, which also produce waste from protein metabolism, which can be very high – 84% for whey/casein, 83% for soy. In ratio terms, casein/whey protein has 483 times more and soy protein 520 times more nitrogen waste (MW), especially ammonia, than MAP.

The degradation organs (liver, kidneys) therefore have to cope with high loads when consuming higher amounts of simply hydrolyzed amino acids from soy and casein/whey sources.

How do I distinguish MAP from imitation products on the market?

There are numerous products on the market which cannot deliver what they promise. Become critical and check what you buy. Only the formula of MAP offers >99% anabolic value, because this depends on the exact proportionality of the individual amino acids to each other.

  1. Observe the 8 essential amino acids. Not a lot helps a lot! Any deviation from the ingredients leads >99% anabolic ad absurdum.
  2. Observe the correct ratio of the 8 essential amino acids to each other, exactly as they occur in the human amino acid pattern. Any slight inaccuracy will reduce the anabolic value and increase the waste load.
  3. Observe compaced tablets. High purity amino acids are free and crystalline. Only these can be pressed without binding agents. Amino acids in capsules are therefore generally inferior.
  4. Make sure that no additives have been used. Pressing aids, such as corn or potato starch, magnesium stearate but also capsule shells impair the absorption and effect of the amino acids and are intended to conceal cheap quality, so they have nothing to do with MAP.
  5. Buy only trustworthy products from manufacturers who themselves have know-how about amino acids, best buy MAP from INRC.

Why are amino acids also called „the building blocks of life”?

The word protein comes from the Greek πρωτείο [protío], which means „the first place, the absolute superiority“. Nearly all of the vital substances that our bodies need are converted from various amino acids into peptides or proteins. This process is called body protein synthesis. Amino acids are the actual building blocks of life that are transported via the blood to those parts of the body where they are converted and incorporated into the body’s own protein (organ tissues such as skin, muscles, liver cells, enzymes, etc.). This occurs via two processes: Anabolism (composition) and Catabolism (decomposition). The anabolic aspect characterizes the body protein synthesis.

Amino acids also form the basis for hormones (e.g. insulin, glucagon) or neurohormones (serotonin, melatonin). In addition, for supporting and building proteins (collagen, elastin, keratin) as well as structural proteins (actin, myosin) and plasma proteins (globulin) or transport proteins such as albumin and hemoglobin. However, they are also important for the production of male and female hormones and thus for maintaining a healthy sexuality.

In addition, they are the basis of our immune defense (antibodies, blood clotting factors). Proteins are even needed as reserve substances for energy supply when starving. The body regenerates them with the help of gluconeogenesis (sugar substitution) primarily from the muscles, spleen and liver, where they are used to provide energy in times of hunger – and also, for example, during false diets or fasting cures. Every day, the organism produces between 80,000 and 120,000 different enzyme compounds by stringing together various amino acid molecules and „converting” them into molecular chains in body protein. The total protein turnover is between 300 and 400g daily. Of this, about 40% is required from dietary protein intake.

Our modern diet, vegetarianism/veganism and our stress-induced lifestyle do not always ensure that we take in and/or utilize all the essential amino acids in sufficient quantities. The need for proteins is greatly underestimated even by many experts. With increasing age or in phases of stress and illness, the body’s absorption capacity also decreases (weakening of the digestive and detoxification powers, protein utilization disorders).

Because of the extraordinary importance of amino acids for our nutrition, our organism has built in a protein hierarchy, i.e. a priority of protein nutrition. According to Prof. Dr. Raubenheimer (protein leverage effect), proteins generally contribute to a higher feeling of satiety than, for example, carbohydrates, which can also make you fat quickly. Since MAP has the comparatively highest protein nutritional value (>99%) compared to other dietary proteins, this also has a particular influence on the feeling of satiety.

In addition, substitution of dietary protein with MAP almost completely relieves the kidneys and liver of metabolic waste/ammonia (<1%) from protein nutrition, allowing free capacity for further elimination processes, e.g. in purification cures and metabolic programs. MAP also does not produce digestive end products in the intestine, which contributes to a relief of the digestive system and consequently to a relief of the cardiovascular system.

Use and consumption

When is it best to take MAP?

The best time to take MAP is before meals. Either right away or a little before.

Why is it best to take MAP before meals?

The special feature of MAP is the exact proportionality of amino acids to each other – namely according to the human amino acid profile. Because of exactly this formula, MAP has an anbolic value of >99%.

If you take MAP before a meal, you can be sure that MAP will be absorbed in the small intestine in about 23 minutes and that its amino acid formula will not interact with other proteins in the food that are in advanced digestion and thus distort the crucial proportionality.

How should I dose MAP?

Amino acids as protein building blocks are a food and therefore a macronutrient. Even if MAP is pressed in tablets, the intake of a few grams is necessary to achieve success.

For a general upgrade of your protein diet and optimization of protein supply, we recommend taking 5 tablets 1-2 times per day.

A specific recommendation depends on your personal circumstances, such as age, stature, sex, dietary style, special stresses …

» Check your personal MAP requirement with the help of our MAP calculator. «

Recommondation for children, teenagers, pregnant women and nursing mothers

Even small children can take up to 5 MAP, babies up to 2 MAP. You can give it to them powdered, crushed in a mortar. If the powder is mixed, for example, in yogurt or other dairy products, the bitter taste can be partially neutralized. You can also mix it in soups or sauces.

Protein is especially needed during growth. Adolescents therefore have a high protein requirement of up to 15 MAP, which can be distributed throughout the day.

Breastfeeding mothers are recommended to have a varied and wholesome diet in addition to 5-10 MAP, which supports the enrichment of breast milk with amino acids as well as lactation as a whole.

During pregnancy, a wholesome diet with an additional 5-10 MAP supports the body protein synthesis of mother and fetus.

» Check your personal MAP requirement with the help of our MAP calculator. «

What is the general recommendation for the daily dose of MAP for vegetarians and vegans?

Guideline for vegetarians: 5 – 10 MAP per day, depending on how much egg or fish you eat.

For vegans, we recommend 15 MAP.

» Check your personal MAP requirement with the help of our MAP calculator. «

Basic recommendation for the MAP daily dose for athletes on training or competition days, depending on the workload

Beginners: 5-10 MAP

Amateur/basic athletes: 10 MAP

Competitive athletes: 15-20 MAP, with dietary protein substitution up to 25 MAP (in 2-3 servings)

High performance athletes: 20-30 MAP, with dietary protein substitution up to 35 MAP (in 3-4 servings)

Extreme athletes: up to 50 MAP (in 5 servings)

Detailed information: » see FAQs for Sports and Bodybuilding «

Is there an upper limit for the dosage of MAP or does „a lot helps a lot” apply?

„A lot helps a lot” is indeed true for a macronutrient like MAP, but with a sense of proportion and only for people who have a correspondingly large performance requirement, such as high-performance and extreme athletes or people with wasting diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, AIDS or in acute situations.

In general, it is important to know that the amino acid pool in the human blood is completely filled with 10 MAP. Anything you consume more „overflows” and must be eliminated by the body at that moment.

Therefore, the upper limit per serving of MAPis 10 tablets.

At what intervals can I repeat the maximum dosage of 10 MAP?

The amino acid pool is used up under workload in about 3 hours, without workload alone by the body metabolism it takes about twice as long.

Therefore, for athletes and people with a high performing metabolism we recommend: take the next serving of MAP at the earliest 3 hours after the previous serving.

Do I always have to take MAP?

Depending on the objective: for muscle building, weight loss, tissue tightening or when used for rehabilitation or during healing processes or during pregnancy or breastfeeding, you can stop when you reach your goal and ensure the result is sustainable, as long as you guarantee the daily intake with enough protein from food.

To secure basic needs, we recommend 5 MAP a day. If there are special circumstances, stress or strain (physical or psychological), we recommend 2 x 5 MAP. Young children and the elderly can usually manage with 3 MAP maintenance dose after a „build-up” period of six weeks.

For vegetarians, we recommend 1-2 x 5 MAP daily, depending on how much egg or fish, if any, they eat. People who follow a vegan diet and avoid food from animal sources should supplement 3 x 5 MAP daily.

A higher daily intake of MAP also particularly supports people who need to avoid nitrogen waste products (ammonia) and glucose from protein metabolism, i.e. need to follow a specific diet. This may be the case with diseases such as diabetes, cancer, epilepsy, rheumatism and all inflammation-related diseases or gout. Especially in all diseases with reduced kidney or liver function, such as glomerulonephritis, hepatic encephalopathy, fatty liver or cirrhosis, MAP can help to ensure the daily protein supply. Since MAP provides almost no nitrogen waste, protein nutrition with MAP also produces almost no ammonia that is harmful to the liver and kidneys.

» Check your personal MAP requirement with the help of our MAP calculator. «

Seniors

Anti-aging: Can MAP secure the amino acid supply for cell renewal and cell repair?

Absolutely! MAP offers a way out of the downward spiral of age-related protein deficiency and can secure the essential supply of vital amino acids. The nutrition with MAP, together with a balanced supply of vital nutrients, helps to maintain and strengthen lean cell mass by synthesizing the body’s own protein, allowing new cells to be formed or cells to be repaired. This is pure anti-aging.

MAP helps to maintain or build muscle mass and, in conjunction with exercise, to increase muscle strength, or to support the constitution and condition by strengthening these body structures.

99% of the amino acids in MAP are available to the body for its own cell build-up and cell renewal processes. This is the highest protein nutritional value available in the world. 10 tablets of MAP provide the body with protein building blocks in quantities comparable to 350g of fish, meat or poultry without requesting digestive power.

Can MAP relieve the metabolism and the degradation organs from protein nutrition?

Yes! Almost completely! However, only with complete replacement of proteins from the daily diet by MAP can metabolism and degradation organs be almost completely relieved of metabolic waste from dietary protein. Due to >99% incorporation into tissue structures, MAP provides the lowest amount (<1%) of metabolic waste toxins (ammonia, urea) that are harmful to the liver and kidneys. In parallel, MAP provides the lowest amount (<1%) of glucose/sugar (in calories) compared to all other protein food sources. People who have a reduced metabolic performance, especially reduced kidney or liver function or reduced digestive strength, benefit especially. MAP thus provides people with the highest protein nutritional value while relieving the burden on the degradation organs as well as relieving the burden on sugar metabolism.

With a partial substitution of dietary protein you will at least achieve a partial relief of metabolism and degradation organs. » Find our instructions for the Hyperketogenic Diet or Ketogenic Diet with MAP. «

Does MAP cause a rise in blood glucose or a rise in insulin?

No! Especially people who have to watch their blood sugar experience almost no insulin response when eating MAP. This is because, as described earlier, after >99% of MAP amino acids are converted to body protein, only <1% remainder has to be eliminated. From this small fraction alone, a maximum of 1% glucose is produced via the degradation process of gluconeogenesis. Therefore, 10g/10 tablets of MAP deliver only 0.4 kcal.

What are the advantages of MAP not requiring digestion?

Because MAP consists of highly pure, free and crystalline amino acids, MAP does not require any digestion by gastric juice or protein-splitting enzymes. It is already broken down and can be fully absorbed in the small intestine within 23 minutes. For elderly, this means a reliable supply of protein building blocks and a simultaneous relief of the digestive tract (stomach, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine), which as a result can also contribute to a relief of the cardiovascular system.

What does MAP do for bone health?

Generally, the connection between amino acid balance and bone health is overlooked. Bone metabolism is not only dependent on adequate exercise, calcium and vitamin D. It is also dependent on the presence of osteoblasts. For the incorporation of these nutrients into bone tissue to take place, it requires the help of numerous osteoblasts (cells for bone formation), which in turn are composed of amino acids. Osteoblasts are therefore like the “hammer” that is needed to insert “nails” such as calcium or vitamin D. If the organism has too few osteoblasts and osteocytes, not enough bone cells are renewed. Osteoporosis can be the result.

What does protein deficiency cause in the aging process?

As a result of declining organ and metabolic activity, protein deficiency nutrition can occur and in turn reinforce the existing metabolic slowdown: the beginning of a downward spiral of lower protein utilization and reduced protein intake, or more precisely amino acid intake. A deficiency in protein supply increasingly leads to a destruction or conversion of lean cell mass into fatty tissue. The protein deficiency itself favors the increased storage of water in the tissue. If the immune and hormone status (protein compounds are predominantly involved here) is also impaired, this can result in a general reduction in vitality and resistance.

Fat or water retention in old age? Does it have to be that way?

Low-protein diets or improper reduction diets often precede this unfavorable body composition with excessive water retention. In any case, a protein deficient diet leads to a metabolic slowdown – a downward spiral of lower protein utilization and reduced protein intake, more precisely amino acid intake. A deficiency in protein supply increasingly leads to a destruction or conversion of lean cell mass into fatty tissue. The protein deficiency itself favors the increased storage of water in the tissues, together with sodium retention, a phenomenon that we can always observe in starvation situations, when the body bunkers all available substances in times of deficiency.

With the decrease in amino acid levels, as well as the decrease in exercise, the organism converts lean cell mass (muscle/tissue) into adipose tissue, resulting in an increasingly poor ratio of lean mass compared to fat and water in the body. An increase in the proportion of fat mass and increasing water retention can affect health, mobility and well-being.

This process is reversible! Boosting amino acid levels through MAP nutrition, preferably along with exercise, can reverse the breakdown processes and support the conversion of fat mass, including fat on internal organs, into muscle mass. A high level of amino acids also regulates the osmotic pressure of the bloodstream, allowing the body to excrete water stored in edema on its own.

How important is exercise?

The ability to move is – especially for older people – like a “medicine of the future”. Exercise activates the cardiovascular system and respiration, thus improving oxygen uptake. The musculature of respiration is connected with the musculature of the intestine, so that also the intestinal peristalsis remains in flow, which in turn normalizes bowel movements. In addition, the body’s own detoxification process can be supported by stimulating the lymphatic flow and by perspiration. Exercise also strengthens bones and joints and clears the mind for more mental and spiritual clarity.

Why is protein nutrition often inadequate in the elderly?

An age-related decline in the sense of taste or smell can lead to reduced appetite. Dental or dentition problems often make it difficult to chew well. Both can limit the quality of food intake. In addition, the activity of most metabolic processes often slows down with age: As a result, the intensity of normal digestion in the gastrointestinal tract is often reduced as well. Decreasing digestive strength can impair the breakdown of food protein into its amino acids, so that the normal utilization of natural food protein is disturbed. However, only amino acids, i.e. the single building blocks of proteins, can be absorbed through the intestinal wall to be used for the body’s own protein synthesis, but not complex peptides or proteins.

On the other hand, a metabolic slowdown can also reduce the activity of the body’s own detoxification (ammonia degradation) via the degradation organs (especially liver and kidneys). The average kidney function of a 70-year-old person is only 30% of his kidney function in youth. In the case of such an age-related weakness in degradation, excessive blood ammonia and blood urea levels may result after the consumption of dietary protein. Under such circumstances, the normally required protein intake poses a problem: Both an overload of the intestines with insufficiently digested proteins and an overload of the elimination organs, liver and kidneys, with nitrogen waste (ammonia) from protein metabolism can cause “malaise“. Many elderly people report that they find protein foods, especially normal portions of meat, increasingly stressful and therefore limit or avoid them.

Vegans

10 MAP replace 1160g tofu or 350g fish, meat, poultry.

From these numbers you can already see the anabolic value in MAP. Vegans in particular have a hard time meeting their daily protein needs with vegan protein sources. Plant-based dietary proteins provide only an average digestibility of only about 60%. Additionally, the plant protein structure is very different from the amino acid profile of human (or animal) organisms. This results in a significantly reduced Net Amino acid Value (NAV) of plant proteins for humans. No plant protein source makes more than 18% NAV. Therefore, as a thumb rule, only 11% of crude plant proteins can be utilized for human body protein synthesis. Processed, vegetable protein foods or vegetable protein concentrates have a maximum of 18% NAV. At the same time, however, they deliver correspondingly high amounts of toxic nitrogen waste (>82%).

Is MAP vegan?

Yes! MAP is vegan and is obtained by fermentation. Non-GMO plant parts are used, including legumes.

What is the general recommendation for the daily amount of MAP for vegetarians and vegans?

Guideline for vegetarians: 5 – 10 MAP per day, depending on how much egg or fish you eat.

For vegans, we recommend 15 MAP.

» Check your personal MAP requirement with the help of our MAP calculator. «

What do I have to consider if I already have a protein deficiency for a long time?

Please creep in MAP, i.e. start low and increase slowly. There are reports from severely deficient vegetariens that they have felt the re-build and repair processes in muscles or joints “grow”, sometimes even painfully. Apparently, due to the high-protein nutrient supply of MAP, the organism repaired and regenerated so eagerly that it was already noticeably uncomfortable. To defuse such a possible “initial aggravation”, we advise creeping in: 2-3 x 1 MAP daily, 2-3 x 2 MAP, 2-3 x3 MAP to 2-3 x 5 MAP.

For vegetarians, vegans or other people who have already had a protein deficiency for a long time, or where there is a suspicion that they have one, it is important to know that you cannot immediately see or feel muscle build-up. Because first, after such a deficiency, the first priority of the body is to produce antibodies and cells for the internal organs from the amino acids supplied. For long-time vegans, this’ can take six weeks or even longer.

» Check your personal MAP requirement with the help of our MAP calculator. «

Beauty and weight loss

Healthy and sustainable weight loss: What are the benefits of the protein diet or ketogenic diet?

If you want to lose weight, you need to eat. But you have to eat the right things. Elementary for this is the reduction or omission of refined sugars and concentrated carbohydrates (low carb). For the supply of the valuable lean body substance (tissue, muscles) a high protein supply is essential, but also the supply of vital nutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc.). In case of protein deficiency, i.e. especially in case of starvation, fasting or wrong diets, there is a danger that the body will also consume its protein-containing cellular tissue in order to obtain substances needed for the daily maintenance of vital metabolic processes. However, it is not the lean cells that need to be reduced, but the fat cells and excessive water. A healthy diet with MAP therefore has a positive effect in several ways.

What are the main differences made by MAP – during and after the diet?

  • MAP supports a rapid and healthy reduction of excess pounds, as well as a sustainable desired weight (when using a ketogenic diet according to instructions)
  • MAP prevents false weight loss (loss of protein-rich lean mass; wasting; burn-out)
  • MAP supports a rapid and qualitative feeling of satiety, as it is absorbed in the small intestine within 23 minutes and its amino acids are quickly available to the organism. This helps avoid anomalies commonly associated with most weight loss diets, such as hunger, weakness, or decreased libido.
  • MAP produces only 0.04kcal per tablet
  • MAP produces almost no metabolic waste (only <1%): this means an enormous relief of the degradation organs (liver, kidneys). These freed capacities (e.g. in liver metabolism) can intensify other endogenous remodeling and elimination processes, which you can take advantage of e.g. in detox diets and metabolic programs.
  • MAP helps to eliminate stored water and reduce edema. Through >99% NAV, it increases amino acid levels, which regulates the osmotic pressure of the bloodstream, allowing the body naturally to excreed water and sodium retention from intercellular spaces.
  • MAP behaves amphoterically, i.e. acid-base balancing, and conserves the body’s base resources. Acids, which are increasingly produced by metabolic processes during weight reduction and „cleansing”, can thus be buffered more easily.
  • MAP supports strengthening and firming of muscles and tissues (>99% anabolic value (NAV)).
  • MAP helps – in conjunction with exercise – to convert body fat into muscle. Lean muscle mass increases the caloric basal metabolic rate and helps to sustainably prevent a „yo-yo effect”.

How many calories does MAP have?

MAP has almost no calories. It provides only 0.04 kcal per tablet (1 gram). In a serving of 10 MAP, this is 0.4 kcal. At the same time, 10 MAP is equivalent to 350g of fish, meat or poultry, which, depending on their quality and preparation, provide 900-1600 kcal.

MAP has therefore almost no calories, because >99% of its amino acids are converted anabolically to body protein. There is therefore <1% waste, which must be eliminated or burned and thus generate calories via gluconeogenesis.

Why MAP can help reduce excess pounds in a healthy way and shape the figure?

By using MAP as a dietary supplement as part of a ketogenic diet, you are taking advantage of new scientific findings, namely the function and composition of the specific human Master Amino acid Profile to lose weight quickly and, above all, healthily.

10 MAP provide at >99% anabolic value as many building blocks for body protein synthesis as 350g of meat, fish or poultry (900 – 1600 kcal) – at only 0.4 kcal. Substitution of dietary protein with MAP during the diet phase relieves kidneys and liver almost entirely of nitrogen waste (<1%) from dietary proteins. This, in turn, supports free capacities for other endogenous excretory processes, such as those that may increase when fat cells and depots are depleted. MAP also does not produce digestive end products in the intestines, which helps to relieve the digestive system and, as a result, the cardiovascular system. This is of great advantage, especially for overweight people. According to Prof. Dr. Raubenheimer (discoverer of the protein leverage effect), proteins basically contribute to a higher feeling of satiety than carbohydrates, which can also make you fat more quickly. Since MAP has the comparatively highest protein nutritional value (>99%) compared to other dietary proteins, it is particularly suitable during the diet phase to help maintain the protein-rich body mass and, in conjunction with exercise, even convert body fat into muscle.

How can MAP support a sustainable desired weight? Or how do I avoid the yo-yo effect?

With the wrong diets, the protein intake is not high enough, which results in a negative amino acid balance (protein deficiency). This leads to a loss of lean, protein-rich body tissue and thus, of course, to a – unfortunately wrong – weight reduction. Instead of fat and water, the organism uses up its own cell tissue to supply itself with energy (sugar from gluconeogenesis). This is the beginning of the vicious circle: maintaining our lean body substance (especially muscles) consumes caloric energy. If this lean mass is used up the total caloric basal metabolic rate drops. The entire metabolism is downsizing and runs on a lower level. If, at the end of such a diet, we return to normal eating habits, this means a relative surplus of calories, which are not burned, but are increasingly stored as fatty tissue. This is also called the “yo-yo effect”. The use of MAP can ensure sufficient amino acid levels in the body to avoid cannibalism of protein-rich cells. This can maintain the basal caloric metabolic rate of these lean tissues, which helps prevent the yo-yo effect.

To maintain a sustainable desired weight, you should also pay attention to a high-quality protein supply and a moderate carbohydrate consumption after the diet phase. For this purpose we recommend MAP as a daily supplement. Physical exercise and appropriate sports are also beneficial for burning carbohydrates and fatty tissues and for strengthening the body substance – during a weight reduction phase, but also for sustainability.

Why do I have fat or water deposits?

Low-protein diets or improper reduction diets often precede an unfavorable body composition with excessiv water retention. In any case, a protein deficient diet leads to a metabolic slowdown – a downward spiral of lower protein utilization and reduced protein intake, more precisely amino acid intake. A deficiency in protein supply increasingly leads to a destruction or conversion of lean cell mass into fatty tissue. The protein deficiency itself favors the increased storage of water in the tissues, together with sodium retention, a phenomenon that we can always observe in starvation situations, when the body bunkers all available substances in times of deficiency.

With the decrease in amino acid levels, as well as the decrease in exercise, the organism converts lean cell mass (muscle/tissue) into adipose tissue, resulting in an increasingly poor ratio of lean mass compared to fat and water in the body. An increase in the proportion of fat mass and increasing water retention can affect health, mobility and well-being.

This process is reversible! Boosting amino acid levels through MAP nutrition, preferably along with exercise, can reverse the breakdown processes and support the conversion of fat mass, including fat on internal organs, into muscle mass. A high level of amino acids also regulates the osmotic pressure of the bloodstream, allowing the body to excrete water stored in edema on its own.

Can a loss of lean mass or a lack of firmness of the skin be improved again by using MAP?

Yes! A negative amino acid balance (protein deficiency) leads to reduced body protein formation, which in the long run leads to a loss of fibrous, supporting or structural proteins (collagen, elastin, keratin). As a result, this can also contribute to a reduced skin firmness. MAP is therefore especially recommended for people who have noticed these phenomena in themselves. MAP can optimally and quickly balance the amino acid balance with an enormous anabolic value of >99% and can reverse this process!

How long does MAPhave to be used before the first successes are visible?

You will feel the first successes relatively quickly, depending on your nutritional situation, especially if you use MAP in conjunction with physical activity. With regular training, after a few weeks you will notice an increase in your muscular strength, muscle density, condition and endurance. The results you achieve with MAP are due to a natural physiological process: the improved body protein synthesis! With MAP you can build all protein-containing body substances, including skin, connective tissue, organ and bone tissue, blood and immune cells, enzymes, hormones, etc.

Optimized fasting with MAP – is it better than other ways of fasting?

Yes, in any case! When fasting, as with false low-protein diets, you risk the loss of muscle and other lean body substance, up to organ and immune mass. This does not have to happen! Preserve your body proteins through MAP. MAP does not break fasting either, as it does not require any digestive processes or even provide sugar. Its amino acids are readily absorbed from the small intestine in 23 minutes and are used to maintain and operate essential body functions, including maintaining protein-rich immune cells.

When fasting, you should never eat carbohydrates, not even sugar from fruit (fruit fasting). That would be a paradox! Sugar stresses the intestines and can promote a shift in its environment. Sugars set the entire digestive metabolism, including insulin reaction, in motion and prevent the goals of fasting: the body’s own detoxification, weight loss and of course the valuable fasting ketosis.

In the instructions for Optimized Fasting with MAP, we even recommend a regular spoonful of essential fatty acids to nourish the brain and maintain the ability to concentrate. It is not fats that make you fat, but carbohydrates.

Why does MAP intense detoxification and cleansing programs?

  • MAP provides a sensational anabolic value of >99% NAV. This can be used by the body to strengthen or renew the tissue structure of the degradation organs (such as liver, kidneys).
  • MAP provides only <1% nitrogen waste. When dietary protein is replaced with MAP as part of a Ketogenic or Hyperketogenic Diet with MAP, there is reduced (for Ketogenic Diet/KD) to almost no metabolic waste (for Hyperketogenic Diet/HKD). This means an enormous relief of the degradation organs (liver, kidneys) from the routine of protein metabolism. In this respect, the liver and kidneys work part-time (with KD) or are on “vacation” (with HKD). This relief creates free capacities (e.g. in liver metabolism), which the organism can use for other endogenous restructuring and elimination processes, which are thus intensified. Such restructuring or elimination processes occur increasingly, e.g. with the dissolution of fat cells and depots, but also with cleansing or detoxification programs, which are to be operated absolutely as Ketogenic or Hyperketogenic Diet with MAP and accompanying measures of your needs.
  • MAP also does not produce any digestive end products in the intestine, which relieves the intestine and can support its self-cleansing with the help of fiber-containing food.

Sports and bodybuilding

What are the benefits of MAP especially for athletes and bodybuilders?

  • Maximize body protein synthesis
  • Maximize muscle strength, endurance and volume
  • Strengthen and tone body tissues (i.e. connective tissue, skin, muscle)
  • Minimize body fat
  • Minimize the intensity and duration of digestive functions
  • Minimize muscle recovery time after physical activities

Use and dosage BEFORE and AFTER training

  • Competitive athletes and bodybuilders take a maximum of 10 MAP about 23 min before training.
  • Amateur athletes are recommended to take at least 5 MAP about 23 min before training.
  • For muscle regeneration after training, you can again consume your appropriate portion of 5-10 MAP.

Why does MAP relieve digestive functions?

MAP does not require digestion, digestive enzymes, or even a stomach when pulverized. The essential amino acids are already broken down and can be absorbed directly through the small intestine without loss. On an empty stomach, this takes a maximum of 23 minutes until the amino acids are available to the organism. This is particularly important for athletes who want to use MAP specifically before training or during a competition.

Good dietary proteins require acidic, enzymatic stomach digestion as well as digestion in the small intestine to break down the proteins into peptides and then into amino acids, which takes 3-5 hours. Not only does the meal sit in the stomach for that long, but further digestion in the large intestine means ballast. As a thumb rule, normal digestion requires about 30% of the body’s total energy. If you manage to save digestive energy by substituting food proteins with MAP, you can mobilize this energy for your training

What are free and crystalline amino acids and what effects do they have on quality?

MAP consists from free and crystalline amino acids, not simply hydrolyzed amino acids. There is a big difference! Let’s take casein as an example: After the hydrolysis process of casein, we get hydrolyzed amino acids from casein. These retain the same NAV score that casein has, 17%. These hydrolyzed amino acids are very cheap. The most common ones are from casein and soy. However, they are also made from whey or grains. Simply hydrolyzed amino acids, as they are mainly available in fitness products, are not pure enough to crystallize freely. Therefore, they cannot be compressed into tablets without a binding agent. Predominantly these cheap amino acids are offered as powder, in shakes or in capsules.

The amino acids in MAP are obtained by fermentation processes what makes them highly pure, crystalline and free. This is very important for the homogeneity of the amino acid mixture. This homogeneity is guaranteed down to the smallest units. If you were to take only 10 milligrams of a 1000 milligram tablet, you would still find the correct ratio of essential amino acids in those 10 milligrams because of its homogeneity. This is very important for the sensationally high anabolic value of >99%.

MAP goes through a much more demanding manufacturing process and requires much more effort and know-how. But the result is that MAP is six times more effective than hydrolyzed amino acids from soy, whey and casein. Therefore, it can even be less expensive, depending on the comparative product. In addition, it still has the health benefits mentioned.

How much casein, whey or soy protein would I need to consume to reach the anabolic value of 10 MAP? And what would this mean for my metabolism and elimination organs?

To provide the body with anabolic protein analogous to 10g of MAP, you would need to eat 61.9g of protein from whey/casein or 58.2g of protein from soy. This means an anabolic ratio of 6:1, i.e. MAP has a 6 times higher anabolic value than the commercial protein sources, which also produce waste from protein metabolism, which can be very high – 84% for whey/casein, 83% for soy. In ratio terms, casein/whey protein has 483 times more and soy protein 520 times more nitrogen waste (MW), especially ammonia, than MAP.

The degradation organs (liver, kidneys) therefore have to cope with high loads when consuming higher amounts of simply hydrolyzed amino acids from soy and casein/whey sources.

Can MAP help to build muscle mass or convert fat in a healthy way?

A clear “yes”! By using MAP to supply the basic building blocks of protein metabolism – whether for weight loss in the competition phase or for building lean mass – you are taking advantage of new scientific findings, namely the function and composition of the specific human amino acid profile, to lose weight quickly and healthily or to convert body fat, or, with correspondingly higher MAP intake and training performance, to gain muscle mass and density.

10 MAP provide as many building blocks for protein synthesis as 350g of meat, fish or poultry – and that at only 0.4 kcal. In contrast to plant-based dietary proteins (soy and whey products), which provide at least 82% or more metabolic waste (ammonia), MAP produces only <1% of harmful waste products to be disposed of by the liver and kidneys. During a diet or competition phase, metabolism can be enormously relieved by substituting MAP for dietary protein.

Since MAP is completely absorbed in the small intestine within 23 minutes and leaves no digestive end products in the intestine, this relieves the digestive organs and consequently also the cardiovascular system, which is of great advantage especially for athletic performance, in cases of overweight or chronic diseases. Since MAP has an exceptionally high protein nutritional value (>99%), this also has a particular influence on the feeling of satiety. According to Prof. Dr. Raubenheimer (protein leverage effect), proteins basically contribute to a higher feeling of satiety than carbohydrates, which can also make you fat more quickly. A positive nitrogen balance (optimal protein supply) can optimize fat reduction and water balance and thus body weight.

Good protein synthesis supports muscle strength, endurance, strengthens and tones tissues (skin, muscles, etc.) and shortens muscle recovery time after exercise.

10 MAP can replace 350g fish, meat, poultry

Check our MAP calculator to see how much fish, meat, poultry, and how much money you can save by partially replacing animal dietary proteins with MAP. Keep in mind that you are also relieving your intestines of digestive mass. The digestion process costs about 30% of your body’s total energy production.

Does MAP have an acidifying effect on the organism?

Dietary proteins are generally considered acid producers, i.e. their digestion/metabolism indirectly generates acid loads in the body via the high consumption of sodium bicarbonate as a buffer substance in the disposal of ammonia via the urea cycle of the liver.

With MAP it is different! First, MAP provides almost no toxic nitrogen waste (ammonia), i.e., it also does not consume sodium bicarbonate via the urea cycle. Second, MAP is amphoteric, i.e., acid-base balancing, because MAP can react as both an acid and a base, depending on the environment at hand. Thus, the metabolization of MAP does not produce acids and, as a result, does not tax the athlete’s base depots, which are important for lactate elimination.

What is the recommended intake for MAP as a supplement in a competition-preparatory anabolic diet?

To optimize your athletic form and if you want to reduce or define your body weight to a specific competition weight, take 10 MAP to replace dietary protein in lunch and/or dinner. 10 MAP replace 350g of fish, meat, poultry. Substitution is preferable in the evening because the relief of liver and kidneys supports biorhythmic, nocturnal metabolic and elimination processes.

If performance needs are adequate, incorporate 5-10 MAP as snacks or before training, especially as a replacement for protein shakes, which provide a lot of nitrogen waste due to the low-quality protein sources.

Competitive athletes can reach a total of 20-25 MAP on competition and training days, high-performance athletes 25-35 MAP, extreme athletes up to 50 MAP.

In addition, always ensure intake of the necessary vitamins, minerals, trace elements and essential fatty acids. Fresh low-sugar fruit, vegetables, salads and possibly other vital nutrient-rich food supplements should be on the daily menu. A ketogenic diet is ideal – low in sugar and carbohydrates and rich in valuable fats. An athlete who manages to mobilize his fat burning as an energy source can achieve a higher performance and an enormous endurance, because the qualitatively and quantitatively most important fuel are the ketone bodies from the fat metabolism.

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Basic recommendation for the MAP daily amount for athletes on training or competition days, depending on the workload

  • Beginners: 5-10 MAP
  • Amateur/basic athletes: 10 MAP
  • Competitive athletes: 15-20 MAP, with dietary protein substitution up to 25 MAP (in 2-3 servings)
  • High performance athletes: 20-30 MAP, with dietary protein substitution up to 35 MAP (in 3-4 servings)
  • Extreme athletes: up to 50 MAP (in 5 servings)

» Check your personal MAP requirement with the help of our MAP calculator. «

Is MAP a drug or does MAP get into conflict with doping regulations?

  • MAP consists of 100% essential amino acids of pure plant origin.
  • MAP is a 100% pure food, it is not a drug. Therefore, there are no restrictions to MAP.
  • MAP contains no additives and is free of any doping substances.

Nutrition in case of illness

What are the key characteristics of MAP for clinical nutrition?

  1. MAP has the highest anabolic value in the world with >99% NAV and thus has an extraordinary effect on regeneration and healing processes
  2. MAP releases the lowest amount of nitrogen waste/ammonia (<1%) requiring liver and kidneys, thereby relieving the burden on the degradation organs
  3. Thus, it also releases the least amount of glucose (<1%) in gluconeogenesis. This means protein nutrition without blood sugar increase.
  4. MAP does not require stomach and even no digestion in the small intestine and, it does not leave feces in the large intestine.
  5. Amino acids from MAP are ready for uptake in the blood in 23 minutes and available to the organism for body protein synthesis.

In which health condition or diseases is MAP used for nutritional support?

For rebuilding/regeneration in:

  • Physical rehabilitation; healing processes in operations, accidents or fractures; regeneration from trauma
  • Muscular dystrophy (cachexia, sarcopeny); recovery of muscles in case of muscle loss due to MS, cancer or AIDS
  • Tissue regeneration in chemotherapy, radiotherapy, AIDS
  • Protein deficiency and malnutrition (cachexia), anorexia, bulimia, alcoholism, anemia, but also obesity
  • Chronic and degenerative diseases, osteoporosis
  • Building up of immune mass

For protein deficiencies of various causes, e.g. due to restricted absorption and utilization of dietary protein:

  • Digestive disorders, gastrointestinal diseases (including Crohn’s disease, colitis ulcerosa), chronic or acute diarrhea

In case of avoidance/reduction of dietary protein due to:

  • Food allergies
  • Digestive disorders
  • Kidney weakness, liver weakness, glomerulonephritis, hepatic encephalopathy, fatty liver, cirrhosis of the liver
  • Cardiovascular problems, high cholesterol levels
  • Toxemia of pregnancy or eclampsia or EPH-gestosis (E: edema/edema; P: proteinemia/protein deficiency; H: hypertonia/high blood pressure)
  • Migraine (ascending liver fire)
  • Gout

When avoiding sugar from gluconeogenesis (degredation of dietary protein to glucose) in:

  • Cancer
  • Type 1 and 2 diabetes
  • Gestational diabetes
  • In inflammations, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis
  • Neurological diseases, such as epilepsy, autism, Alzheimer’s disease
  • Cardiovascular problems, high cholesterol levels

For which disorders is a Ketogenic Diet or even a HYPER-Ketogenic Diet with MAP recommended?

See instructions on Ketogenic Diet or Hyper-Ketogenic Diet.

  • To lower blood sugar (type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes)
  • To optimize insulin regulation in DT1/diabetes type 1
  • In inflammations, rheumatoid arthritis, gout
  • Digestive disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, chronic or acute diarrhea, protein allergies
  • In neurological diseases, such as epilepsy, autism, Alzheimer’s disease
  • Cancer
  • In liver and kidney weakness, dialysis applications, glomerulonephritis, hepatic encephalopathy, fatty liver, liver cirrhosis or EPH gestosis
  • In migraine (ascending liver fire)
  • High cholesterol levels, cardiovascular problems

Can MAP relieve the metabolism and the degradation organs from protein nutrition?

Yes! Almost completely! However, only with complete replacement of proteins from the daily diet by MAP can metabolism and degradation organs be almost completely relieved of metabolic waste from dietary protein. Due to >99% incorporation into tissue structures, MAP provides the lowest amount (<1%) of metabolic waste toxins (ammonia, urea) that are harmful to the liver and kidneys. In parallel, MAP provides the lowest amount (<1%) of glucose/sugar (in calories) compared to all other protein food sources. People who have a reduced metabolic performance, especially reduced kidney or liver function or reduced digestive strength, benefit especially. MAP thus provides people with the highest protein nutritional value while relieving the burden on the degradation organs as well as relieving the burden on sugar metabolism.

With a partial substitution of dietary protein you will at least achieve a partial relief of metabolism and degradation organs.
Find our instructions for the Hyperketogenic Diet or Ketogenic Diet with MAP.

Does MAP cause a rise in blood glucose or a rise in insulin?

No! Especially people who have to watch their blood sugar experience almost no insulin response when eating MAP. This is because, as described earlier, after >99% of MAP amino acids are converted to body protein, only <1% remainder has to be eliminated. From this small fraction alone, a maximum of 1% glucose is produced via the degradation process of gluconeogenesis. Therefore, 10g/10 tablets of MAP deliver only 0.4 kcal.

Special note for diabetics

Since MAP, as a substitute for dietary protein, can very quickly lower blood glucose levels, diabetics should initially monitor their blood sugar levels closely. Often the medication can be adjusted downward or totally omitted. Since MAP delivers only a maximum of 1% nitrogen waste with the carbon skeleton being degraded to glucose (gluconeogenesis), MAP produces almost no sugar from protein metabolism.

What are the chances of MAP in gestational diabetes and gestosis?

Women with gestational diabetes need to follow a low-carbohydrate diet. Substituting MAP for dietary protein can help with this, as MAP provides almost no metabolic waste and consequently almost no glucose in the gluconeogenesis.

Women with toxemia of pregnancy, also known as eclampsia or EPH-gestosis (E for edema; P for proteinemia/protein deficiency; H for hypertonia/high blood pressure) even have to avoid dietary proteins that produce metabolic waste, especially ammonia, and which are responsible for gestosis when the liver is overloaded. As a result, however, these mothers lack the valuable proteins for their offspring. This is where MAP provides a genious solution! Since MAP provides almost no nitrogen waste, protein nutrition with MAP also produces less than 1% ammonia. With MAP, mother and fetus can be supplied with the world’s highest protein nutritional value even in gestosis.

What does MAP do for bone health?

Generally, the connection between amino acid balance and bone health is overlooked. Bone metabolism is not only dependent on adequate exercise, calcium and vitamin D. It is also dependent on the presence of osteoblasts. For the incorporation of these nutrients into bone tissue to take place, it requires the help of numerous osteoblasts (cells for bone formation), which in turn are composed of amino acids. Osteoblasts are therefore like the “hammer” that is needed to insert “nails” such as calcium or vitamin D. If the organism has too few osteoblasts and osteocytes, not enough bone cells are renewed. Osteoporosis can be the result.

Does MAP need to be digested?

No! MAP does not require digestion, digestive enzymes, or even a stomach when powdered. MAP tablets only require a little stomach acid to break down. MAP has an immediate bioavailability of 100% because it is made up of essential amino acids, which are the basic building blocks of proteins or albumen. Essential amino acids are therefore already broken down and do not need to be digested, i.e. they do not require peptidases (digestive enzymes) as complex proteins do. Essential amino acids can be absorbed directly and without loss through the small intestine. With an empty stomach, this takes a maximum of 23 minutes until the amino acids are available to the organism.

This is especially important for people with digestive or absorptive disorders, people who have had their stomachs removed, or people who have had intestinal surgery.

Why does MAP relieve digestive functions?

MAP does not require digestion, digestive enzymes, or even a stomach when pulverized. The essential amino acids are already broken down and can be absorbed directly through the small intestine without loss. On an empty stomach, this takes a maximum of 23 minutes until the amino acids are available to the organism.

Good dietary proteins, i.e. meat, fish, eggs, require acidic, enzymatic stomach digestion as well as digestion in the small intestine to break down the proteins into peptides and then into amino acids. This breakdown takes 3-5 hours and requires sufficient gastric acid and peptidases. In people in whom acid gastric digestion is impaired or regulated by medication, incomplete breakdown of proteins may occur. These protein fragments cannot be absorbed in the small intestine. They are pushed further into the large intestine, where they are further broken down in putrefaction processes, which in the long term can shift the healthy intestinal environment along with the physiological flora.

Note for people who have had their stomach removed

Please grind MAP and consume it in powder form, add no more than 120 ml of water and wait 23 minutes before you drink or eat something else afterwards.

Can MAP cause allergic reactions, especially in case of protein allergy?

No! A so-called protein allergy or inability to digest protein is never triggered by essential amino acids, but by other components in complex proteins. The amino acids in MAP are highly pure and there are no allergens attached. MAP is therefore highly recommended not only in cases of protein allergy, but also for people who have difficulty digesting protein.

Are there „side effects“?

Please note in case of pronounced protein deficiency:

There are no restrictions for MAP. However, people with severe protein deficiency or prolonged protein undersupply may feel increased regulatory and build-up effects, especially on muscles and joints. In this case, it is recommended to reduce the amount consumed, slowly „creep in“ MAP and gradually increase the amount, e.g. analogous to severely dehydrated people.

 

Please note in case of pronounced acidosis:

Individuals who face a severe acidosis should know: Since MAP has amphoteric properties, i.e., it is able to buffer in both acidic and alkaline environments, it may well lead to temporary slowing of bowel movements due to normalization of digestive juices in people who produce too much gastric acid, for example, due to smoking or other strongly „acidifying“ lifestyles (stress). Such people temporarily find this natural regulation disturbing because they were used to a different frequency of bowel movements due to excessive acidity.

 

Please note in case of high blood sugar levels:

Diabetics and people with high blood sugar levels who replace dietary proteins with MAP are advised to monitor blood sugar levels closely. Often the medication can be adjusted downward. MAP releases only a maximum of 1% nitrogen waste, and therefore also hardly any carbon skeletons contained therein, which are burned to glucose via gluconeogenesis. Therefore, MAP produces almost no sugar from protein metabolism.

What do I have to consider if I already have a protein deficiency for a long time?

Please creep in MAP, i.e. start low and increase slowly. There are reports from severely deficient vegetariens that they have felt the re-build and repair processes in muscles or joints “grow”, sometimes even painfully. Apparently, due to the high-protein nutrient supply of MAP, the organism repaired and regenerated so eagerly that it was already noticeably uncomfortable. To defuse such a possible “initial aggravation”, we advise creeping in: 2-3 x 1 MAP daily, 2-3 x 2 MAP, 2-3 x3 MAP to 2-3 x 5 MAP.

For people with digestive or absorptive disorders, or other people who have already had a protein deficiency for a long time, or where there is a suspicion that they have one, it is important to know that you cannot immediately see or feel muscle build-up. Because first, after such a deficiency, the first priority of the body is to produce antibodies and cells for the internal organs from the amino acids supplied. For long-time vegans, this can take six weeks or even longer.

Can I use MAP even if I have to take medication?

This question could be rephrased as: can someone who has to take medication also eat cooked fish? Whereas cooked fish must be digested, metabolized and broken down, MAP does not. There is no disease or medication that could be a reason to avoid MAP.

In the case of diabetics, however, it should be noted that substitution of MAP for dietary protein may reduce or eliminate the need for medication, since the reduction of dietary protein also reduces the amount of glucose produced from the metabolic waste in gluconeogenesis.

Is MAPa drug or does MAP get into conflict with doping regulations?

MAP consists of 100% essential amino acids of pure plant origin.
MAP is a 100% pure food, it is not a drug. Therefore, there are no restrictions to MAP.
MAP contains no additives and is free of any doping substances.

Instructions for nutritition programmes with MAP

Ketogenic Diet with MAP

Low-carb and EVENING replacement of dietary proteins with MAP

Use:

  • Weight loss – please eat little to moderate fat to lose weight
  • Moderate detox programs
  • Athletes – may eat high amounts of fat
  • In case of illness (especially if waste products from protein nutrition are to be reduced) – eat fat as needed and indicated
  • Basic healthy diet or optimized Stone Age diet or optimized Atkins diet

 

Important:

  • It is not fats that make you fat, but carbohydrates (sugar). The worst are: carbs + fats mixed: e.g. cakes, donuts, fat croissants and the famous jam rolls or chips. Fats alone serve to supply the cells with energy and are burned with very little waste and a high degree of efficiency. Their energy molecules, the ketone bodies, can even power the brain.
  • Drink enough good water – 2-3 liters per day to support the body’s own detoxification. Coffee, black and green tea are not considered hydrating liquids.
  • Always ensure that you have a good supply of vitamins, minerals and trace elements as well as binding substances for toxins, which may be mobilized when you lose weight

 

Always detox measures parallel to weight reduction: Every weight loss means a mobilization of problematic substances, which are normally stored in the fatty tissue and are set free by the “slimming”. Fat cells are a kind of toxic waste dump that your body uses to protect itself from harmful substances. If you reduce the fat content of these cells, you also release the toxins bound to the fats. If you do not excrete them, the body will deposit them again in other fat-rich tissue, including the brain or bone marrow. Therefore, when losing weight, we always recommend to pay attention to the binding and disposal of such mobilized toxins and to include detox measures at the same time as well.

 

In the morning

  • Obligatory: Good fat nutrition with coconut oil, avocado oil, palm oil (1-3 tablespoons depending on use) or alternatively MCT extract oil (1-3 teaspoons)
  • Optional: tea, black coffee, espresso
  • Optional: moderate breakfast, e.g. with yogurt, eggs, sausage, cheese, vegetables, etc. (under no circumstances carbohydrates, like bread)
  • Optional: vegetable broths (possibly with butter or other fats), non-starchy vegetable juices, miso soup (possibly with butter or other fats)

 

At noon

  • Obligatory: 250-300g fish, meat or poultry (may be fatty)
  • Obligatory: 200-300g fresh, low-starch vegetables or salad with vinegar and oil
  • Optional: vegetable broths (if necessary, with butter or other fats), non-starchy vegetable juices, miso soup (if necessary, with butter or other fats)

 

In the evening (no later than 6 pm, otherwise no raw food!!!, only steamed vegetables).

  • Obligatory: 8-10 MAP (as a substitute for dietary protein)
  • Obligatory: Good fat nutrition with coconut oil, avocado oil, palm oil (1-3 tablespoons depending on use) or alternatively MCT extract oil (1-3 teaspoons)
  • Obligatory: 200-300g fresh, low-starch vegetables or salad with vinegar and oil
  • Obligatory: detox binders, fiber, antioxidants, base minerals, trace elements and vitamins
  • Optional: vegetable broths (if necessary, with butter or other fats), non-starchy vegetable juices, miso soup (if necessary, with butter or other fats)

Hyper-Ketogenic Diet with MAP

Very low-carb and TOTAL replacement of dietary proteins with MAP

 

Use:

  • Fast weight loss – please eat less fat to lose weight
  • Intensive detox programs
  • In case of illness (especially if waste products from protein nutrition should be avoided) – eat fat as needed and indicated

 

Important:

  • It is not fats that make you fat, but carbohydrates (sugar). The worst are: carbs + fats mixed: e.g. cakes, donuts, fat croissants and the famous jam rolls or chips. Fats alone serve to supply the cells with energy and are burned with very little waste and a high degree of efficiency. Their energy molecules, the ketone bodies, can even power the brain.
  • Drink enough good water – 2-3 liters per day to support the body’s own detoxification. Coffee, black and green tea are not considered hydrating liquids.
  • Always ensure that you have a good supply of vitamins and trace elements as well as binding substances for toxins, which may be mobilized when you lose weight

 

Always detox measures parallel to weight reduction: Every weight loss means a mobilization of problematic substances, which are normally stored in the fatty tissue and are set free by the “slimming”. Fat cells are a kind of toxic waste dump that your body uses to protect itself from harmful substances. If you reduce the fat content of these cells, you also release the toxins bound to the fats. If you do not excrete them, the body will deposit them again in other fat-rich tissue, including the brain or bone marrow. Therefore, when losing weight, we always recommend to pay attention to the binding and disposal of such mobilized toxins and to include detox measures at the same time as well.

 

In the morning

  • Obligatory: 5 MAP
  • Obligatory: Good fat nutrition with coconut oil, avocado oil, palm oil (1-3 tablespoons depending on use) or alternatively MCT extract oil (1-3 teaspoons)
  • Obligatory: Detox binders, fiber, antioxidants, base minerals, trace elements and vitamins
  • Optional: tea, black coffee, espresso
  • Optional: vegetable broths (possibly with butter or other fats), non-starchy vegetable juices, miso soup (possibly with butter or other fats)

 

At noon

  • Obligatory: 8-10 MAP
  • Obligatory: Good fat nutrition with coconut oil, avocado oil, palm oil (1-3 tablespoons depending on use) or alternatively MCT extract oil (1-3 teaspoons)
  • Obligatory: 200-300g fresh, low-starch vegetables or salad with vinegar and oil
  • Optional: vegetable broths (possibly with butter or other fats), non-starchy vegetable juices, miso soup (possibly with butter or other fats)

 

In the evening (no later than 6 pm, otherwise no raw food!!!, only steamed vegetables).

  • Obligatory: 8-10 MAP (as a substitute for dietary protein)
  • Obligatory: Good fat nutrition with coconut oil, avocado oil, palm oil (1-3 tablespoons depending on use) or alternatively MCT extract oil (1-3 teaspoons)
  • Obligatory: 200-300g fresh, low-starch vegetables or salad with vinegar and oil
  • Obligatory: detox binders, fiber, antioxidants, base minerals, trace elements and vitamins
  • Optional: vegetable broths (possibly with butter or other fats), non-starchy vegetable juices, miso soup (possibly with butter or other fats)

Optimized fasting with MAP

Optimized fasting with MAP can be extended up to several weeks or even months, because MAP is providing the essential amino acids and preserves the important lean body mass. This is not the case with fasting without MAP, which leads to the loss of valuable lean mass, with all the consequences such as weakening of the immune system, reduced cell regeneration, impaired bone growth, etc. If supplemented with good fats at the same time, even lean individuals can fast for a very long time.

 

Use: enhancement of fasting programs to prevent loss of lean body mass as well as preservation of immune status.

 

Important:

  • Drink enough good water – 2-3 liters per day to support the body’s own detoxification. Coffee, black and green tea are not considered hydrating liquids.
  • Always ensure that you have a good supply of vitamins and trace elements as well as binding substances for toxins, which may be mobilized when you lose weight. When fasting, it is best to use targeted dietary supplements for this purpose.

 

In the morning

  • Optional: tea, black coffee, espresso

 

At noon

  • Obligatory: 8-10 MAP
  • Obligatory: Good fat nutrition with coconut oil, avocado oil, palm oil (1-3 tablespoons depending on use) or alternatively MCT extract oil (1-3 teaspoons)

 

In the evening

  • Obligatory: 8-10 MAP
  • Obligatory: Good fat nutrition with coconut oil, avocado oil, palm oil (1-3 tablespoons depending on use) or alternatively MCT extract oil (1-3 teaspoons)

Scientific studies

Master Amino acid Pattern (MAP) as substitute for dietary proteins during a weight-loss diet to achieve the body’s nitrogen balance equilibrium with essentially no calories

Master Amino acid Pattern (MAP) as sole and total substitute for dietary proteins during a weight-loss diet to achieve the body’s nitrogen balance equilibrium

Comparative results between two groups of track-and-field athletes with or without the use of Master Amino acid Pattern (MAP) as protein substitute

Results of taking Master Amino acid Pattern (MAP) as a sole and total substitute of dietary proteins in an athlete during a desert crossing

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