Essentials · Single-Ingredient Staple
Essential 01 · Protein
Pea + Rice Blend · Complete Amino Profile · Coconut
Preferred format: 30 single-serve sachets · doypack fallback · to be finalised with manufacturer
Monthly subscription & one-time purchase · available at launch
Format: Sachets (30)
In development · launch date to be announced
Per serving (draft, final label to be confirmed):
- Protein: 30g (pea + rice isolate blend)
- Leucine: ≥2.5g, the MPS trigger threshold
- Complete profile of all 9 essential amino acids
- Natural coconut flavour
No gums · no fillers · no artificial sweeteners.
Mix one serving with 300–400ml of cold water, plant milk or your morning Protocol 01 shake. Any time of day works. Total daily protein matters more than timing. Most members use it after class or training, or as a morning anchor.
Muscle protein synthesis has a trigger threshold: roughly 2.5g of leucine per meal. Most plant proteins fall short, which is why they underperform whey in studies. We blend pea and rice and dose to ≥2.5g leucine per serving, so every shake actually flips the switch.
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- £4.90 standard delivery on one-time purchases
- Unopened returns accepted within 30 days
Essential 01
Strong is the aesthetic.
Tone is muscle. Definition is muscle. The long line you're building in the studio is muscle. And muscle is built on protein.
The Science
2.5 grams changes everything.
Muscle protein synthesis is a switch, not a dial, and it flips at roughly 2.5g of leucine per meal. Most plant proteins never get there. Ours is engineered to cross the line, every single serving.
The Formula
Full Label →Part of the ritual.
Where Essential 01 lives: the studio bag, the post-class window, the morning shaker next to Protocol 01.
What to expect.
Protein works quietly. The results show up in your classes, your training log and the mirror.
Hitting your number
Most people discover they were 30–50g short of their daily protein target. One or two servings close the gap without meal prep, and satiety improves almost immediately.
Recovery compounds
Reformer, run club or the gym: with the leucine threshold hit, every session actually converts into repair. Soreness fades faster and you show up stronger to the next class.
The shape shows up
Lean mass responds: more tone, more definition, a stronger baseline in everything you do, and a body that compounds the work you're putting in now for decades ahead.
Individual results vary. Protein contributes to the maintenance and growth of muscle mass.
Is it for you?
Food supplements are not a substitute for a varied, balanced diet.
Questions
For active bodies, research points to 1.2–1.6g per kg of bodyweight daily, significantly above the minimum RDA. For a 60kg person that's 72–96g; for 80kg, 96–128g. Most people eating normally land 30–50g short, and one or two servings close the gap.
No. That's the most persistent myth in the studio. Protein supports the muscle you're already training: more tone and definition, better recovery, a stronger baseline. Bulk requires a calorie surplus and years of dedicated heavy training. It doesn't happen by accident.
Pea protein is low in methionine; rice protein is low in lysine. Blended, they cover each other's gaps and deliver a complete amino profile comparable to whey, fully plant-based.
Leucine is the amino acid that triggers muscle protein synthesis, with a threshold of roughly 2.5g per meal. Many plant proteins stay below it, which is why they underperform in studies. We dose to the threshold in every serving and print it on the label.
Perfectly. Same coconut flavour family, same clean-label standard. Many members will mix both into one morning shake: the longevity foundation plus the protein target, in a single shaker.
Our preferred format is 30 pre-portioned sachets: exact dosing, studio-bag-ready, no scoop guesswork. The final format will be confirmed with our manufacturer, with a resealable doypack as the fallback.