Disappointing Formula, Especially for Something Marketed “With Electrolytes”.
I expected much more from TeamOne EAA Pro. The biggest disappointment is the electrolyte formula. “WITH ELECTROLYTES” is displayed prominently on the front of the container, yet the actual amounts listed for sodium citrate, potassium chloride, magnesium citrate and calcium citrate are only 50 mg each. For a product marketed around hydration and recovery, that is extremely underwhelming.
The EAA blend itself is also strangely formulated. It contains 3,000 mg of isoleucine but only 1,500 mg of leucine. Considering the importance of leucine in stimulating muscle protein synthesis, I would have preferred a much more sensible amino-acid profile rather than twice as much isoleucine.
Then there is the color. The Green Apple flavor turns into an extremely bright neon green drink, and the ingredient list explains why: artificial colors including Tartrazine and Brilliant Blue FCF are used. There is absolutely no performance benefit to making an amino-acid drink look radioactive. It also contains sucralose and acesulfame potassium.
The 50 mg ginseng extract feels more like something added to make the ingredient list look impressive than a major reason to buy the product.
The product does provide 7.8 g of EAAs and 1 g of taurine, so it is not completely useless. But when I buy something specifically advertised as an EAA with electrolytes, I expect a serious hydration formula, a better-balanced EAA profile and fewer unnecessary artificial additives.
I also could not find a major independent sport certification such as NSF Certified for Sport or Informed Choice for this specific product.
For me, the formulation does not live up to the way the product is marketed. 1 star.
