Nutrients that we consume in large quantities
First of all, for customers who are technically very precise: Yes, vitamins and minerals are also nutrients! However, we have decided to simplify the list so as not to overload the shop menu. Especially as many customers understand nutrients to mean the calorie-containing nutrients that we consume in larger quantities, namely protein, fat and carbohydrates.
Proteins and amino acids - not just for muscles!
Everyone knows that muscles and skin are made of protein. Logically, the higher the quality of the food you consume, the higher the quality of what is built up in the body. Less well known: All of the body's immune substances, such as antibodies, are also made up of amino acids (the smallest building blocks of proteins). So a lot of high-quality AS in the blood = good defence, too little = poor defence. People with allergy problems, e.g. to milk or wheat protein, should favour elementary amino acids, as there are no allergies to these.
Unsaturated fatty acids - vital good fat
Unsaturated fatty acids are essential for life. Scientifically speaking, the statement that fat is bad is no longer true; it depends on what you eat. There are also an increasing number of vegan alternatives available today. Omega-3 fatty acids, which we have in all varieties, plant sources, krill oil or fish oils, each with high concentrations, are particularly important here!
Often underestimated - carbohydrates!
Dietary fibres are long-chain indigestible carbohydrates that are good for the gut. Less well known are, for example, galactose (the only carbohydrate that is actually only absorbed by babies in milk, which still has to develop the brain and nervous system, for example) and mannose (which is excreted in the urine, along with everything it binds to on the way, such as pathogens). Ribose is a building block of the muscle fuel ATP.