Identified by the commercial brand PorMás, they will replace imports, satisfy Cuban athletes’ demand, and, in a second stage, they could be marketed to the amateur population.
Gabriel González, director of production at the National Biopreparations Center (BioCen), explained that there are three varieties, all certified by the National Institute of Food Hygiene and Microbiology.
More Protein, More Glutamine, and More Creatine are products with strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate flavors.
According to Granma newspaper, they come in powder form to be mixed with water and are recommended to consume half an hour before and one hour after exercising.
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