Unflavoured Pea Protein
Unflavoured Pea Protein
Net quantity: 900 g • 30 servings • 24 g protein per serving
TLC PurePlant Protein™ Unflavoured is a clean, plant-based pea protein powder made with Nutralys® pea protein isolate from Canadian-grown yellow peas, extracted through a water-based, solvent-free process.
It has no added sugar, no flavours, and no sweeteners — just pea protein and the amino acids that complete it — so it mixes into smoothies, oatmeal, and coffee, or bakes into pancakes, muffins, and protein bars without changing the taste of the dish.
Each serving delivers about 24 g of protein and roughly 2.65 g of leucine. It's fortified with L-methionine to complete pea's limiting amino acid and with L-leucine to keep leucine above ~2.5 g — an amount associated with a robust muscle-protein-synthesis response.
Each TLC production lot follows our Raw-to-Finished Batch Verification Process. Raw ingredients undergo documented verification and third-party testing before production. After final blending, the finished product is independently tested against the applicable heavy-metal and microbiological specifications before release. Once testing is complete, the lot-specific report is published on our Batch Quality & Reports page and connected to the lot number through the package QR code.
Why there's no rice
Our first formula paired pea with rice to complete the amino acid profile. But rice is the plant kingdom's most efficient accumulator of inorganic arsenic — it shows highest for arsenic in national food surveys, every time. When our rice ingredient was screened at the University of Guelph and measured per serving against California's Proposition 65 limits, it came back higher than we'd accept. We could have blended it down to pass. We removed it instead — and rebuilt the profile with pea, methionine, and leucine. No rice to engineer around. Read the full story →
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Clean, complete plant protein. Nothing hidden.
TLC PurePlant Protein™ Unflavoured is a plant-based protein built on Nutralys® pea protein isolate, made from Canadian-grown yellow peas and manufactured by Roquette in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The pea protein is extracted through a water-based process, no chemical solvents, so the base ingredient is as clean as the finished product.
We formulated it for people who read ingredient lists. No gums, no emulsifiers, no hidden carriers, no artificial flavours, no "natural flavours," no engineered flavour systems, no added sugar, and no non-nutritive sweeteners. What's on the label is what's in the tub — pea protein, the amino acids that complete it, and nothing else.
A more complete amino acid profile
Pea protein is naturally rich in the branched-chain amino acids and high in lysine, but like most legumes its limiting amino acids are the sulfur amino acids (methionine + cysteine). Unfortified pea supplies about 21 mg/g protein, just under the WHO/FAO/UNU adult requirement of 22 mg/g (WHO/FAO/UNU, 2007). We correct that directly: TLC PurePlant Protein™ is fortified with L-methionine to lift that one shortfall above the adult requirement pattern.
On top of that, we add L-leucine, the amino acid most directly tied to triggering muscle protein synthesis. Pea already carries a strong leucine content; the added L-leucine reinforces that anabolic signal for people using protein to support training and muscle maintenance.
Two amino acids, two clear jobs: methionine to complete the profile, leucine to strengthen the muscle-building trigger.
Pea protein is not a lesser protein. On the PDCAAS scale of protein quality, Nutralys® pea protein scores 92.8%, in the range of whey and casein, and well above cereal or fruit proteins (Babault et al., 2015). In a 12-week randomized controlled trial, pea protein produced muscle-thickness gains comparable to whey, with the clearest benefit in people new to or returning to resistance training (Babault et al., 2015).
Plant protein isn't the lesser choice
There's a widespread belief that plant protein is a step down from whey. For a plain, unfortified pea protein taken in a small amount, there was a kernel of truth to it: pea is naturally a little lower in methionine, and gram-for-gram carries slightly less leucine than whey. Those two gaps are what people are reacting to when they call plant protein "inferior."
We engineered both gaps shut.
Muscle building comes down to two things: getting enough leucine in a serving to switch on muscle protein synthesis, the well-established "leucine threshold" of roughly 2–2.5 g per serving, and supplying all nine essential amino acids. Pea already contains all nine; methionine is simply its lowest. So we topped up both:
- Added L-leucine brings each 30 g serving to ~2.65 g leucine — comfortably above the ~2.5 g threshold associated with triggering muscle protein synthesis.
- Added L-methionine lifts pea's one naturally limiting amino acid, the sulfur amino acids, from 21 mg/g up past the WHO/FAO/UNU adult requirement of 22 mg/g protein, so the profile meets the adult reference pattern for all nine essential amino acids (WHO/FAO/UNU, 2007).
The result: when your total protein intake is adequate, a properly formulated pea protein supports muscle as effectively as whey. In head-to-head resistance-training trials, pea protein produced muscle gains comparable to whey (Babault et al., 2015; Singh et al., 2024), and a 2025 systematic review found that well-formulated plant proteins stimulate muscle protein synthesis on par with whey when dosed adequately with roughly 2.5 g of leucine (Govindasamy et al., 2025).
Different source, same job. Your muscles don't check where an amino acid came from — they respond to whether it's there in the right amount. We made sure it is.
Built for more than a shake
Unflavoured is the most versatile of the three. Each 30 g serving delivers about 24 g of protein and ~2.65 g of leucine with a neutral taste and no added sugar, colour, or flavour system, so it disappears into whatever you add it to.
Stir it into a smoothie, oatmeal, yogurt, or coffee, or bake it straight into the foods you already make: pancakes, muffins, quick breads, energy bites, and homemade protein bars. Because it carries no sugar, flavouring, or gums, it doesn't fight the other ingredients in a recipe, it simply raises the protein. A practical starting point for baking is to replace about 10–20% of the flour with the powder and add a little extra liquid, since pea protein absorbs moisture. It's an easy way to add a complete, plant-based protein to everyday cooking without changing the taste of the dish.
Tested, then tested again
Every batch of raw ingredients is tested before production, and the finished product is tested again after final blending. Screening covers heavy metals and microbiological contaminants. Scan the QR code on the label to pull the batch-specific testing and verification data for the tub in your hand.
Grown clean, sourced short
The yellow peas come through a highly traceable, short supply chain. As a nitrogen-fixing legume, the pea crop requires no synthetic nitrogen fertilizer and no irrigation, a genuinely lower-input protein source. The result is a plant protein built for people who care about ingredient transparency, sustainability, and verifiable quality.
Clean Consumer Highlights
- Made with Nutralys® pea protein isolate
- From Canadian-grown yellow peas
- Manufactured in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
- Water-based, solvent-free extraction
- ~24 g protein and ~2.65 g leucine per 30 g serving
- Fortified with L-methionine (completes pea's limiting amino acid)
- Fortified with L-leucine (supports the muscle protein synthesis trigger)
- Unflavoured and unsweetened — mixes and bakes into anything
- No added sugar
- No animal products
- Non-GMO
- Gluten free
- No gums, no emulsifiers, no hidden carriers
- No artificial flavours, no "natural flavours," no engineered flavour systems
- No non-nutritive sweeteners
- Batch-tested for heavy metals and microbiological contaminants
- QR-linked batch verification
- Made in Canada
The evidence behind the claims
Strength comes from training, not from protein. We want to be clear about this. Resistance training is what builds strength; protein supplies the raw material your body uses to repair and build muscle in response to that training. Protein does not make you stronger on its own. In the 12-week placebo-controlled trial of Nutralys® pea protein, strength increased in every group, including the no-protein placebo group, with no significant difference between them (Babault et al., 2015). A second trial comparing pea to whey over 84 days found both groups improved similarly, but it had no placebo arm and so cannot separate the protein's effect from the training itself (Singh et al., 2024). No pea-protein trial has demonstrated a strength benefit beyond what training alone produces, and we don't claim one.
Muscle: reasonably supported (human RCT). What pea protein has shown is support for muscle size comparable to whey. In a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 161 men, Nutralys® pea protein (25 g twice daily) produced gains in biceps muscle thickness statistically comparable to whey protein. The clearest advantage over placebo appeared in participants new to or returning to resistance training; the whole-group difference was a trend (P = 0.09) rather than a definitive result. Nutralys® pea protein also scored 92.8% on the PDCAAS protein-quality scale, comparable to whey and casein (Babault et al., 2015; Singh et al., 2024).
Satiety: preliminary, not yet shown in humans. Laboratory (in vitro) digestion work and a rat study found that Nutralys® pea protein triggers appetite-regulating gut hormones (CCK, GLP-1, PYY) comparably to whey. These findings are mechanistically promising but have not been confirmed as an appetite or weight benefit in human trials, and we do not market this product as an appetite-control or weight-loss aid (Overduin et al., 2015).
References
Babault, N., Païzis, C., Deley, G., Guérin-Deremaux, L., Saniez, M.-H., Lefranc-Millot, C., & Allaert, F. A. (2015). Pea proteins oral supplementation promotes muscle thickness gains during resistance training: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial vs. whey protein. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 12(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-014-0064-5
Govindasamy, K., Parpa, K., Katanic, B., Clark, C. C. T., Elayaraja, M., Kambitta Valappil, I. N., Dulceanu, C., Geantă, V. A., Tolan, G. A., & Zouhal, H. (2025). Effect of plant-based proteins on recovery from resistance exercise-induced muscle damage in healthy young adults — A systematic review. Nutrients, 17(15), 2571. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17152571
Overduin, J., Guérin-Deremaux, L., Wils, D., & Lambers, T. T. (2015). NUTRALYS® pea protein: Characterization of in vitro gastric digestion and in vivo gastrointestinal peptide responses relevant to satiety. Food & Nutrition Research, 59, 25622. https://doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v59.25622
Singh, R. G., Guérin-Deremaux, L., Lefranc-Millot, C., Perreau, C., Crowley, D. C., Lewis, E. D., Evans, M., & Moulin, M. (2024). Efficacy of pea protein supplementation in combination with a resistance training program on muscle performance in a sedentary adult population: A randomized, comparator-controlled, parallel clinical trial. Nutrients, 16(13), 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16132017
World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, & United Nations University. (2007). Protein and amino acid requirements in human nutrition: Report of a joint WHO/FAO/UNU expert consultation (WHO Technical Report Series No. 935). World Health Organization.
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Ingredients & Directions - Unflavoured Pea Protein
Ingredients: Pea protein isolate (Nutralys®), L-leucine, L-methionine, Sea Salt, Potassium Chloride.
Nutrition Facts — Per 2 Scoops / 30 g
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Nutrient |
Amount |
|---|---|
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Calories |
110 |
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Total Fat |
1.5 g |
|
Saturated Fat |
0 g |
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Trans Fat |
0 g |
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Cholesterol |
0 mg |
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Sodium |
85 mg |
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Total Carbohydrate |
2 g |
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Dietary Fiber |
2 g |
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Total Sugars |
0 g |
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Includes Added Sugars |
0 g |
|
Protein |
24 g |
|
Vitamin D |
0 mcg |
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Calcium |
30 mg |
|
Iron |
5 mg |
|
Potassium |
140 mg |
Directions
Mix 2 scoops / 30 g with 8–12 oz / 240–350 mL of cold water, plant milk, milk, or beverage of choice. Shake vigorously for 25–30 seconds or blend for 20–30 seconds. Let rest for 60 seconds before drinking. Use 1 serving daily, depending on individual protein needs.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
Note: TLC PurePlant Protein™ uses Nutralys® pea protein isolate made from Canadian-grown yellow peas. It is fortified with L-leucine and L-methionine to improve the amino acid profile of pea protein. Natural settling or slight texture is normal for plant protein powders.