Does the protein in spirulina (8 amino acids) and bee pollen (22 amino acids) have everything that animal protein has to offer?

Just curious.

If so, when people used to say, "well, if you're not eating animals, then you still have to find a way to get some protein".....is that a thing of the past? Are we way beyond that old statement?

You do not need animal products to get protein. Also, andrew weil even said the US protein requirements are too high. 99.999 percent of americans get more than enough protein.

If you care to look at it, here's a list of high protein foods with their protein content (no red meat).

https://commonsensehealth.com/Diet-an...in_Foods.shtml

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Considering spirulina is about 65% protein, I'm assuming it blows away any other food, including red meat as far as protein content.

I guess my question is, is all protein the same? Is protein, protein?

Do some proteins contain more healthful things, than others? Do some proteins contain more amino acids?

Also, some people seem to have extreme difficulty with some plant based proteins like gluten.
I wonder if there are other plant based proteins that cause problems for people besides gluten.

i don't think this is true, there are some high protein vegetables as well, like cooked soybeans , lentils,veggie baked beans, spinach and broccoli .

Limitme, where did you get your info?
K2C, the list didnt have the spirulina on it. Anyone off the top of their heads know how many carbs are in spirulina.... guess I need to go hunting... The family is starting a new eating program come the first of may... trying to get healthy, (more weight loss then anything, but need to make it very healthy and edible for all the kids) Wondering if spirulina might be something I can incorporate into everyones meals.

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do a google search for spirulina...you'll see the info all over. here's one site:
https://www.nutribodyprotein.com/protein-types.php

also chlorella is pretty high in protein....and bee pollen is a superfood. its like 30-40% protein.....contains over 22 amino acids and I believe every vitamin known.

get a good source of spirulina.....i think all of it is grown in a manmade enviroment.....it soaks up everything in the water....so make sure its a good source....i get mine from the vitamineral green I take....

same thing with chlorella....and get the broken wall chlorella....its been pulverized or something to break down the cell walls and make it more digestible.

also, get a good source for the bee pollen....like durham farms. he was telling me, he used to work for a trucking company and say soy flour being shipped to a bee farm out in arizona....his only guess....they were cutting it with bee pollen....

he said when bee pollen is $3000 a barrel, they were probably making alot of money.

anyway, get it from a trusted good source. alot of companies get theirs from china and other countries....and he said its legal for them to gas their bee pollen.....and then sell it here.


here's his email:

it is my opinion you would be hard pressed to buy fresher pollen than what
we have. Many of our customers tell me, they sure smell the aroma/freshness
in the pollen when they open the bag. Now when we harvest our pollen, it
goes to the freezer. I'm sure you are aware when something is put in the
freezer, it will dry to some degree. Contrary to what a lot of people have
been told or think, just because pollen is not soft or damp, it's not fresh.
Now I'm sure you know, Pollen is collected in the Spring of the year
predominantly and some through the Summer and Fall but not near as much as
in the Spring. I can't type fast enough to mention all I know about pollen.
Around 90% of pollen sold by large companies and on the internet was bought
from outside the US and most of that was from China. It is against the law
to gas pollen ( to preserve it) inside the US. Bee pollen handlers in
Foreign countries gas their pollen before shipping to the US. It is not
against the law to import that pollen and of course it had already been
gassed. I am here to tell you, we have never had anyone, NOT ONE person
ask to return pollen.
Large companies that handle and process bee pollen ( there are a few ) ,
blend their pollen. They know if they send their customer pollen that looks
different or taste different than the previous order, the customer will
start asking questions, so they keep tons they have bought all over the
world around for the purpose of blending. Can you imagine how old most of
that pollen is. The pollen they buy most likely has a few to several
months of age before the foreign beekeeper finds a buyer and the probably
goes thru several warehouses and a long trip on the slow boat from China.
One reason some (few) processing pollen companies located in the desert is
no humidity so their pollen is less likely to spoil and mold. They imply
their pollen is special because it's desert pollen. Bees can't even
survive in the desert for many reasons. Bees have a hard enough time
surviving in desirable environment let alone in the desert. They are a
large company and a good many people selling pollen on the internet get
their pollen from them. I used to work for a trucking
company and one day many barrels of soy flour came through going to a
pollen processing company in AZ. and I couldn't hardly believe it. I never
called and asked them but I feel the only reason they would be ordering soy
flour was to (cut) mix it with their pollen to make pollen tablets. You can
imagine how much money they were making if one barrel of pollen is worth
$3,000 and one barrel of soy flour is worth $50. Forgive my windy message,
I get carried away some times. My point above was to tell you, we don't
blend our pollen, what our bees collect is what you get. So If you get
pollen that looks and maybe taste a little different, you now know why.
Have a good day
Tim Durham