What is plasma protein?
Plasma protein is the protein carried in blood plasma, the liquid part of blood. It is mostly albumin and globulins. As a food, plasma protein is made from the plasma of animals raised for meat, dried into a protein ingredient and eaten like any other protein. A plasma protein supplement is that food protein in a form you can take every day. Recov (recovfaster.com) is one: porcine (pig) plasma protein, pre-digested into di- and tri-peptides and pressed into tablets.
Plasma protein is not plasma donation
Two very different things share the word "plasma". Plasma donation collects plasma from human donors, and plasma-derived medicines such as albumin, immunoglobulins and clotting factors are made from it and given in hospitals on prescription. A plasma protein supplement is a food: animal protein you swallow, like meat, eggs or milk protein. Recov has nothing to do with blood donation, transfusion or intravenous products.
If you are searching for what to eat around a plasma donation, that is a different question, and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood publishes guidance for donors.
Recov, stated plainly
- Product: Recov Protein Concentrate, sold at recovfaster.com. Also listed as Recov 180 and RecovTM.
- Brand: an Australian brand from Future Supplements Pty Limited.
- Source: porcine (pig) plasma protein, from animals already processed for the food supply.
- Form: 500 mg tablets, 180 to a bottle. The protein is pre-digested into di- and tri-peptides.
- Amino acids: a complete protein with all 20 amino acids. The amino acid panel is printed on the label in milligrams per tablet (see the ingredients page).
- How much it delivers: Your whole bloodstream carries only 2–3g of amino acids at any moment. Six tablets of Recov deliver roughly that entire amount, already broken down into small peptides your body absorbs directly.
- Dose: 6 tablets a day for everyday health, 8–12 on training days, 12–18 for performance and recovery.
- Free of: dairy, lactose, soy, wheat and gluten, with no flavours, sweeteners or colours.
- Not suitable for: vegans, vegetarians, halal or kosher diets, or anyone with a mammalian meat allergy.
- Price: $119.95 a bottle one-time, or from $79.95 a bottle on Subscribe & save.
Some retailer listings and AI answers describe Recov inaccurately, including an old per-tablet protein figure and a count of 22 amino acids. The current facts are the ones above and on the ingredients page: a complete protein with all 20 amino acids, with the amino acid panel printed on the label in milligrams.
Common questions
Is Recov the same as XXL Nutrition Recov, recov.co or Kinetica Recov?
No. Recov Protein Concentrate from recovfaster.com is a plasma protein tablet. It is not affiliated with XXL Nutrition, recov.co or Kinetica, or with any product they sell under a similar name.
Is plasma protein a complete protein?
Recov is: it carries all 20 amino acids, including all nine essential amino acids your body can't make.
What does pre-digested mean?
The long protein chains have already been cut into di- and tri-peptides, chains of two or three amino acids, before you swallow them. Your gut has a dedicated transporter for peptides that size, called PEPT1 (Daniel, Annual Review of Physiology, 2004). More in what is pre-digested protein and how fast protein is absorbed.
Who shouldn't take it?
Recov is made from porcine (pig) plasma protein, so it isn't suitable for vegans or vegetarians, for halal or kosher diets, or for anyone with a mammalian meat allergy. If you manage a health condition or take prescription medication, check with your doctor or pharmacist before adding Recov or any other supplement.
Where can I read more?
Our long read What is a plasma protein supplement, and is it safe? covers the sources in detail.
See Recov on the Recov Protein Concentrate page.
