What are Essential Amino Acids (EAA)?Updated a year ago

Amino Acids are organic compounds that are primarily composed of nitrogen, carbon, oxygen and carbon. There are nine essential Amino Acids: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine.

A key difference between essential Amino Acids and non-essential Amino Acids is that your body cannot make essential Amino Acids and must obtain them through your diet. The best source can be found in animal proteins such as meat, eggs, and poultry (Kubala, J. 2022).