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Protein Daga Naman Ganyen da Ya Dace da Nono don Ginin Tsoka

Dr. Gymbro · · 4 min read

Protein Daga Naman Ganyen da Ya Dace da Nono don Ginin Tsoka

Protein na ganyen an dade ana ɗauka a matsayin ƙaramin zaɓi idan ana maganar gina tsoka. Sai dai wani sabon gwaji mai ƙuntatawa ya nuna cewa protein ɗin masara na iya ba da amsa daidai da na nono. A manya, gram 20 na protein masara ya motsa sinadarin gina tsoka (MPS) kamar gram 20 na protein na nono. Ga abin da binciken ya gano, da kuma abin da ba a iya faɗi a yanzu.

Binciken: Protein Masara vs. Nono

Takardar da aka wallafa a The Journal of Nutrition (Lim da abokan aiki, DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101895; PubMed 42933646) ta binciki tambaya wacce ba a taɓa dubawa a manya ba. Protein na ganyen yawanci suna da ƙananan adadin amino acid masu mahimmanci – musamman leucine – wanda ke nuni da cewa za su iya zama ƙasa a tasirin anabolik idan aka kwatanta da waɗanda ke fitowa daga dabbobi. Masu rubutun sun nuna cewa protein ɗin masara yana da yawan leucine, wanda ke ba shi damar yin gogayya da na nono.

Masu binciken sun gudanar da gwaji mai ƙuntatawa, tabbatacce, inda suka raba mahalarta 48 (kimanin shekaru 68 ± 5; maza 24, mata 24) zuwa rukuni huɗu. Kowane mahalarta ya sha gram 20 na ɗaya daga cikin wadannan:

  • CORN: isolate na protein masara
  • PEA+CORN: haɗin protein wake da masara
  • MILK: isolate na protein nono
  • PLA: placebo mara protein, kalori kaɗan

Duk mahalarta sun yi aikin ƙarfafa ƙafafu guda ɗaya (unilateral knee extension) – saiti 3, maimaitawa 10, da ƙarfi 75 % na 1RM. An auna MPS ta hanyar shigar da L‑[ring‑13C₆] phenylalanine a tsarin ci gaba, tare da ɗaukar samfuran jini da tsoka a lokuta daban‑daban na gwajin.

Sakamakon Da Aka Samu

Rukuni Karuwar MPS (%) akan asali
CORN (protein masara) 216 ± 170 (P < 0.001)
PEA+CORN (wake + masara) 217 ± 167 (P = 0.001)
MILK (protein nono) 138 ± 78 (P = 0.033)
PLA (placebo) 77 ± 46

Rukuni uku masu protein sun wuce placebo, kuma babu bambanci mai ƙarfi tsakanin su (P > 0.05). Ko da yake ƙimar tsaka‑tsakin karuwar masara da haɗin ta ta fi na nono kadan, bambancin bai kai ga zama “afi kyau” ba; saboda kuskuren da ke tattare da ƙididdiga, a ce su ne daidai. Kada ka ɗauka cewa masara ta doke nono.

Motsa Jiki Har Yanzu Yana Da Muhimmanci

Aiki na ƙarfafa ya ƙara MPS fiye da ƙara protein kawai a kowanne rukuni (duka P < 0.001). Protein na taimakawa, amma ɗaga nauyi ya ƙara tasiri ba tare da la’akari da asalin protein ba. Don haka, ga manya masu motsa jiki, shawarar takarda ita ce haɗa protein da horo maimakon dogaro da ɗaya kawai.

Me Ya Sa Leucine Ke Muhimmanci

Leucine ne amino acid da aka fi alaƙa da kunna amsa na gina tsoka. Protein na ganyen yawanci suna da ƙarancin leucine, shi ya sa ake ɗauka za su yi ƙasa a tasiri per gram. Masu rubutun sun nuna cewa yawan leucine a protein masara na iya sa ya kai matsayin nono. Takardar ba ta ba da cikakken adadin leucine ba, kuma ba ta gwada shi a matsayin dalili kai tsaye, don haka wannan bayani yanzu ba zai zama hujja tabbatacciya ba, amma yana ƙara fahimta.

Abubuwan Da Ya Kamata Ka Sani

Adadi

Binciken ya yi amfani da gram 20 na protein a kowanne shan. Wannan ne kawai adadi da aka gwada, don haka shi ne adadin da ya dace da hujja a yanzu. Ba a gwada ƙananan ko manyan adadi ba.

Lokaci

Mahalarta sun sha protein kusa da aikin ƙafafu guda ɗaya. Ba a gwada lokutan kafin, lokacin, ko bayan aikin ba; don haka ba za a iya faɗi wanne lokaci ne mafi alheri ba.

Wa Ya Dace Da Shi

  • Maza da mata manya masu motsa jiki – rukuni da aka bincika (lafiya, shekaru 68 ± 5).
  • Masu takaita nono ko kayan dabbobi – protein masara da haɗin wake‑masara sun ba da amsa iri ɗaya da protein nono.
  • Masu son haɗin protein ganyen – haɗin wake‑masara ya yi daidai da masara kaɗai, wanda ke nuni da cewa haɗa su na da fa’ida.

Wa Ya Kamata Ya Yi Caution Ko Gujewa

  • Masu rashin jure masara ko alerji – gwajin bai binciki wannan ba, don haka a yi hankali.
  • Masu neman haɓakar tsoka na dogon lokaci – gwajin ya auna MPS na ɗan gajeren lokaci, ba canjin girman tsoka ko ƙarfi a makonni ko watanni ba.
  • Masu da ke da yanayin kiwon lafiya na musamman – mahalarta sun kasance manya masu lafiya; ba a tabbatar da tasirin a masu ciwon koda, rauni, ko sauran cututtuka ba. Nemi shawarar likita idan kana da damuwa.

Matsaloli Uku Da Ya Kamata Ka Sani

  1. Misalin da ya ƙunshi mahalarta 48 da aka raba zuwa rukuni huɗu ya yi ƙanƙanta; bambance‑bambancen mutum‑zuwa‑mutum na iya haifar da sakamakon da ba a iya faɗa a gaba ba.
  2. MPS na ɗan gajeren lokaci ba yana nufin za a samu ƙaruwa a girman tsoka ko ƙarfi a dogon lokaci ba.
  3. Placebo ma ya nuna karuwar MPS (77 %) – alamun cewa motsa jiki ko yanayin ɗaukar samfura na iya tasiri sosai kan ƙididdiga; don haka karanta kashi‑kashi a cikin yanayin gwajin.

Taƙaitaccen Bayani

Takardar ta kammala da cewa gram 20 na protein masara, haɗin wake‑masara, ko protein nono duk suna ƙara MPS a manya masu lafiya, kuma motsa jiki na ƙarfafa ya ƙara tasirin a kowane rukuni. Don masu da ke son zaɓin ganyen ba tare da rasa amsa anabolik ba, protein masara yanzu yana da hujja mai ƙarfi a matsayin zaɓi mai kyau. Sai dai za a buƙaci ƙarin bincike na dogon lokaci domin tantance ko fa’idar gajeren lokaci za ta juye zuwa haɓakar tsoka da ƙarfi a zahiri.

Source: Lim et al., The Journal of Nutrition. Trial registration NCT05917223. PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42933646/

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

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