do you have a study where people consumed this versus 1lb lean organic beef per day?
people on "the beef" would win....
1 lb of beef contains about 8 g of Leucine. I'm honestly not sure what that equates to in HMB amounts.
But, from both dietary and supplemental Leucine, HMB is actually
produced via oxidation by a liver enzyme, which is not a very efficient process at roughly 5%.
The limitations imposed by enzymatic conversion make it very difficult to achieve the same levels of HMB from whole-part Leucine sources as opposed to taking it in the concentrated form.
So, to truly experience HMB's effects equal to the recommended dosage, you really need to take it in its supplemental state.