You probably already consume a lot of vegan protein through your diet. Spinach, chickpeas, lentils, quinoa, peanuts, spirulina, almonds and edamame beans are all good sources of vegan protein – and they’re packed with other nutrients too like vitamins, minerals and healthy fats.
When it comes to vegan protein powder, the most popular ingredients are soy protein, pea protein, hemp protein and rice protein. Soy, hemp and pea protein are considered ‘complete proteins’ which means that they contain all the essential amino acids (the one’s our bodes can’t make), just like meat and whey protein does. Incomplete plant proteins like rice protein can be mixed with others to make sure all the amino acids are in a finished product.