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alanine is a key ingredient in First Order™. Why didn’t you use carnosine instead?

April 26, 2017alanine carnosine ingredient key

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alanine is a key ingredient in First Order™. Why didn’t you use carnosine instead?

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Good question. Less than half of carnosine is made up of beta-alanine and is therefore an inefficient source of beta-alanine. The other ‘half’ of carnosine is histidine. And you already have plenty of histidine in your muscles. So your best bet is to supplement with beta-alanine!