Basic Supplements EAA - Strawberry Watermelon, 345g (30 Serves)

Basic Supplements EAA - Strawberry Watermelon is a 345g amino acid powder from Basic Supplements, built for anyone training regularly who wants complete recovery support without added sugar or stimulants. Every scoop delivers all nine essential amino acids, headlined by a full 2500mg of L-Leucine, the amino most responsible for triggering muscle protein synthesis after training. With 30 serves per tub and just 5 calories per scoop, this Amino & BCAA formula is built to sit alongside training and recovery rather than compete with them.

How Basic Supplements Amino & BCAA works

Muscle protein synthesis needs both a trigger and a supply line. L-Leucine is widely studied as the amino acid that activates the mTOR pathway, the signal that tells muscle tissue to begin repairing and rebuilding after a training session. Basic Supplements EAA carries 2500mg of L-Leucine per scoop alongside 1250mg each of L-Isoleucine and L-Valine, the other two branched-chain aminos, plus the remaining six essentials, L-Lysine, L-Threonine, L-Phenylalanine, L-Histidine, L-Tryptophan and L-Methionine, that a leucine signal on its own cannot act on. Your body cannot manufacture essential amino acids itself, so training intensity and recovery speed depend on whatever supply is circulating in your bloodstream at the time. Drinking this formula before or during a session puts that full amino pool in reach exactly when muscle tissue is under load.

Recovery also depends on hydration and basic energy metabolism, which is where the rest of the formula does its work. Each scoop carries 250mg of sodium, 180mg of potassium and 240mg of chloride, three electrolytes your body loses through sweat and needs to maintain fluid balance and nerve signalling during exercise. Layered on top is a B-vitamin spread that includes 95% DV of thiamin, 86% DV of riboflavin and 83% DV of vitamin B12, three of the B vitamins involved in converting food into usable energy. None of this replaces meals, but it means a scoop of this EAA formula is doing more than amino delivery alone.

Why choose Basic Supplements EAA

Not every amino product on the market is built the same way. Basic Supplements EAA - Strawberry Watermelon is formulated as a genuine EAA rather than a BCAA-only blend, so you get the three branched-chain aminos plus the six the body cannot produce on its own, all in one scoop. A few details are worth knowing before you buy.

• Only 5 calories and 1g of carbohydrate per scoop, light enough to use daily on a cut or a calorie-controlled block without eating into your targets.
• 95% DV thiamin and 83% DV vitamin B12 per serve, two B vitamins involved in normal energy metabolism that a plain amino blend usually skips.
• 34mg of L-Histidine and 25mg each of L-Tryptophan and L-Methionine complete the full nine-amino set, the smaller-dose essentials a bare BCAA product leaves out entirely.

Strawberry Watermelon is the flavour currently available in this line, mixed to drink easily with water rather than milk or juice. Because it is sugar-free and mixes into a light 11.5g scoop for 5 calories, it sits comfortably alongside other daily supplements without adding meaningful calories to your day.

Getting the most from it

This EAA formula works best mixed into a shaker with cold water and sipped across a training session, so the amino pool stays available while muscle is under load rather than arriving all at once beforehand. Because it carries no stimulants, it also works as an any-time recovery drink, useful for a fasted morning session or a late evening gym visit where you would rather skip caffeine. If you are already running a pre-workout before training, Basic Supplements EAA layers on top without doubling up on stimulants, since the two products do different jobs.

For a fuller recovery stack, pair a scoop with your regular protein shake on training days, using the EAA during the session and the protein afterward to cover total daily intake. Anyone training in the heat or sweating heavily can also add a serve from the electrolytes range on top of the sodium, potassium and chloride already in this formula. Browse the full amino and BCAA range to compare formulas, or head to shop all to build out the rest of your stack.