Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in your body, it is also considered a conditionally essential amino acid. This means under certain conditions glutamine becomes essential. These conditions are usually a result of stress and trauma. Glutamine is found naturally occurring in a variety of foods. The average person consumes approximately 3-6g of glutamine per day. A large portion your daily intake of glutamine comes from animal proteins due to their high protein content. Because glutamine contributes to human tissue repair it has always been considered a recovery amino acid.