20 Feb 2019 --- Plasma Nutrition’s Ingredient Optimized technology significantly improves the bioavailability of whey protein, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolic Insights. The findings note that the US start-up’s ioWhey protein improves the absorption of leucine, as well as that of branch chain amino acids (BCAAs) and essential amino acids (EAAs) in general. The study is the first publication on ioWhey protein and signals a “major breakthrough” for the start-up as it seeks “to pave the way in the advancement of nutrition science.”