Pea protein-based ascorbic acid microcapsules reduce oxidative damage in soccer players: a randomised controlled trial

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randomly assigned to three groups: PPI-AA (n = 5), free-AA (n = 5), and placebo (P) group (n = 5). Blood samples were collected for AA measurements. Blood AA was significantly higher in the free-AA group compared with the P or PPI-AA groups, 150 min after baseline (p < 0.05). Creatine kinase was higher in the P group than in the PPI-AA group after 60 min (p < 0.05), and the total antioxidant capacity (p < 0.05) was higher in the PPI-AA group. Hydroperoxide levels increased only in the P group after 60 min. These findings suggest PPI-AA microcapsules facilitate sustained AA release, reducing OS and cell damage, and