- 100% pure HICA with no additives: RawSeries product with no added extras, guaranteeing top quality and purity in every dose.
- Perfect for athletes: Designed for those who want to make the most of all the benefits of an advanced leucine metabolite.
- Practical dosing in RAW format: You only need a small daily amount to get the most out of its benefits. Each pouch lasts for many servings.
- Compatible with other RAW products: Great for stacking with creatine, essential amino acids, or other supplements to create your unique stack.
- Easy to fit into your routine: Thanks to the powder and flavorless format, you can quickly and easily add it to protein shakes, juices, or water.
HICA powder: Pure fuel for your workouts
HICA powder from RawSeries is a 100% pure powdered supplement: no additives or extra ingredients, made exclusively from calcium salt of alpha-hydroxy-isocaproate (HICA-Ca), with a content of 43.72% alpha-hydroxy-isocaproic acid (HICA base).
HICA is a leucine metabolite, which itself is a key essential amino acid in many biological processes. HICA has been studied for its potential nutritional benefits in athletes. HICA is usually sold in complexes that improve its stability. In its calcium alpha-hydroxy-isocaproate form (HICA-Ca), it’s highly bioavailable and is the best way to take it as a supplement, without needing to add other ingredients.
HSN offers you pure HICA in the form of HICA-Ca, with optimal bioavailability.
100% Raw HICA-Ca: No additives, just the essentials
Calcium alpha-hydroxy-isocaproate of highest purity
HICA-Ca is the most stable and bioavailable form of HICA, making it ideal as a supplement for athletes. Unlike HICA in its base form, which can have lower stability and solubility, we use HICA-Ca for better stability and more efficient absorption in the body. The calcium addition in its structure makes the compound more resistant during storage, preventing degradation and ensuring effectiveness throughout the product’s use.
At HSN, we’ve reviewed the available research and chosen to market HICA in its HICA-Ca form, of highest purity, as a core part of our RawSeries range where we guarantee a product of the highest purity without adding additives or other elements. Since it contains no other ingredients, 100% of the product you use is HICA-Ca, the most direct way to take it for those wanting to complement their nutrition with the purest and most optimal form of HICA available.
Allergen-free. Pure HICA, no additives or other ingredients
We developed our HICA-Ca following RawSeries principles: It’s a product designed for those seeking maximum purity in their supplements, with no additives or extra ingredients of any kind. With no fillers, colorants, sweeteners, or flavors, you get 100% 'Clean' pure HICA, so each 500 mg powder serving delivers exactly that amount of HICA-Ca. Plus, thanks to the RAW powder format, it’s easier to precisely adjust your dose as an athlete.
We’ve developed HICA under the highest quality standards, like all products from our own factory, ensuring no allergens in its composition. Not only is HICA-Ca naturally allergen-free, but our manufacturing process in clean rooms guarantees zero cross-contamination or allergenic traces. Our HICA is perfect for anyone since it contains no gluten, lactose, soy, or other allergens.
Enjoy pure, highly bioavailable HICA with no additives of any kind, a transparent, top-quality product for the most demanding athletes.
100% pure HICA - HSN’s RAW standard
Our RawSeries line stands out by offering supplements in their purest form, with no additives or added flavors, ensuring you have high-quality supplements at your fingertips for the most demanding consumers. When you buy our latest development: 100% pure HICA, you’re getting a product aligned with the purity and transparency standards that define us as a brand and distinguish the RawSeries range.
Enjoy a line designed for amateur or professional athletes fully committed to their nutrition, who want to complement their diet with supplements containing only the active ingredient they’re after, with no extras.
Thanks to the flavorless, additive-free HICA development, you have total flexibility to combine it with other supplements like Leucine, HMB, or Creatine, mixing it into combined preparations for a convenient and practical use tailored to your needs.
What is HICA? Get to know this leucine metabolite
HICA (alpha-hydroxy-isocaproic acid) is a leucine metabolite, meaning it’s metabolized from the amino acid L-Leucine. It’s formed in the body through leucine metabolism in muscles and other tissues, being one of the molecules resulting from its breakdown in the human body. Its structure classifies it among branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolites, which has sparked growing scientific interest in nutrition research, especially among athletes due to the popularity of these amino acids.
In sports, HICA has caught athletes’ attention because of its leucine origin, an amino acid highly relevant in the diet of those doing intense physical activity. Its use as a supplement has gained popularity across various disciplines, from strength training to endurance sports, and has been the subject of scientific studies in recent years.
Currently, not many companies offer HICA, and even fewer provide it in truly bioavailable forms like HICA-Ca. Take advantage of pure HICA from HSN RawSeries and take your nutrition to the next level!
Using HICA for athletes and other users
HICA is mainly used by athletes looking to complement their nutrition with leucine-derived products. Its use has spread in disciplines like:
- Strength and power training: Powerlifting, Weightlifting, and general bodybuilding.
- Endurance sports: Cycling, Athletics, Rowing, etc.
- High-intensity activities: Cross-Training and related disciplines.
Where amino acids are traditionally used as supplements. Besides performance-focused athletes, active people and fitness-focused users have also shown interest in adding HICA to their supplement routine following recent scientific studies. The recommended use of our HICA follows the protocol from the highest-quality trials, based on taking 500 mg of HICA-Ca, three times a day, allowing a spread-out intake throughout the day for optimal integration into the athlete’s routine, reaching a net dose of 655.8 mg of HICA base.
HICA alone or combined? Customize your supplementation
HICA can be used alone or combined with other compounds relevant to sports nutrition. As a leucine metabolite, it easily fits into various supplementation protocols, especially peri-workout, adapting to both strength and endurance athletes.
It’s usually combined with:
Thanks to our RawSeries philosophy, you can customize your supplement combos with pure, additive-free ingredients, adjusting HICA use with other compounds according to your individual needs and goals. Find them in HSN’s 'Isolated Amino Acids' category.
References
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- Mero, A. A., Ojala, T., Hulmi, J. J., Puurtinen, R., Karila, T. A. M., & Seppälä, T. (2010). Effects of alfa-hydroxy-isocaproic acid on body composition, DOMS and performance in athletes. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 7, 1.
- Sumi, K., Sakuda, M., Munakata, K., Nakamura, K., & Ashida, K. (2021). α-Hydroxyisocaproic Acid Decreases Protein Synthesis But Attenuates TNFα/IFNγ Co-Exposure-Induced Protein Degradation and Myotube Atrophy via Suppression of iNOS and IL-6 in Murine C2C12 Myotube. Nutrients, 13(7).
- Teixeira, F. J., Matias, C. N., Monteiro, C. P., & Kones, R. (2018). Effects of Alpha-hydroxy-isocaproic acid upon Body Composition in a Type I Diabetic Patient with Muscle Atrophy - A Case Study. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 91(2), 161–171.
