Protein Plus Chocolate Protein Shake

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Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 47 listed

• 1 Skimmed Milk
  Cow's milk from which most milkfat has been removed. FDA standard of identity for nonfat milk requires <0.5% milkfat; for nonfat dry milk, <…
  Safe
• 2 Filtered Water
  Water that has passed through a filtration process to remove impurities.
  Safe
• 3 Agave Syrup
  Sweetener produced by hydrolyzing inulin from agave plants (Agave tequilana, A. salmiana) into a high-fructose syrup (~70–90% fructose).
  Moderate
• 4 Cane Sugar
  Sucrose (a disaccharide of glucose and fructose) crystallized from sugar cane juice; chemically identical to beet sugar.
  Moderate
• 5 Whey Protein
  Protein fraction isolated from milk whey, the liquid by-product of cheese making, typically as concentrate or isolate powder.
  Low
• 6 Soy Protein Isolate
  Refined protein extracted from defatted soybean flakes, typically ≥90% protein content.
  Low
• 7 Cocoa Powder
  Cocoa powder is the dry, defatted solid of cacao beans.
  Safe
• 8 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 9 Dipotassium Phosphate
  Potassium phosphate dibasic (K2HPO4); inorganic salt used as buffer, emulsifier, and nutrient.
  Low
• 10 Acacia Gum
  Dried sap of the Acacia tree (Acacia senegal/seyal); a complex polysaccharide also called gum arabic.
  Low
• 11 Gellan Gum
  Gellan gum (E418), a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide produced by fermentation with Sphingomonas elodea.
  Low
• 12 Ascorbic Acid
  L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), a water-soluble vitamin and reducing agent.
  Low
• 13 Carrageenan
  Sulfated polysaccharide extracted from red seaweed (Rhodophyceae).
  Moderate
• 14 Vitamin A
  Fat-soluble vitamin (retinol, retinyl esters, or provitamin A carotenoids) essential for vision, immune function, and growth.
  Low
• 15 Thiamin
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) is an essential water-soluble B vitamin.
  Low
• 16 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 17 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 18 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 19 Pantothenic Acid
  Vitamin B5 - water-soluble vitamin essential for synthesis of coenzyme A and acyl carrier protein. Pale-yellow viscous liquid; commonly supp…
  Low
• 20 Calcium Pantothenate
  Calcium salt of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5); the most common supplemental form of B5.
  Low
• 21 Vitamin B6
  Pyridoxine (and related forms pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), a water-soluble B-vitamin essential for protein metabolism.
  Low
• 22 D-Biotin
  D-biotin (vitamin B7/H), a water-soluble vitamin essential for fatty acid and amino acid metabolism.
  Low
• 23 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 24 Vitamin B12
  Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low
• 25 Cholecalciferol
  Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D synthesized in skin from UVB exposure or obtained from animal sources.
  Low
• 26 Vitamin E
  Fat-soluble vitamin (alpha-tocopherol and related tocopherols/tocotrienols); essential nutrient and antioxidant.
  Low
• 27 Calcium
  An essential mineral nutrient; commonly added to foods as calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, calcium citrate, or calcium lactate.
  Low
• 28 Phosphorus
  Essential mineral nutrient typically present in foods as phosphate; listed as a nutrient on labels.
  Low
• 29 Magnesium
  Essential dietary mineral; in foods often added as fortificant (e.g., magnesium oxide, citrate, sulfate).
  Low
• 30 Chromium
  Trace mineral; nutritionally relevant form is trivalent chromium (Cr III), often as chromium picolinate or chromium chloride in supplements/…
  Low
• 31 Iodine
  An essential trace mineral required for thyroid hormone synthesis; commonly added to salt as potassium iodide or potassium iodate.
  Low
• 32 Iron
  Mineral element; essential micronutrient. In food, typically appears as ferrous sulfate, ferric orthophosphate, or reduced iron.
  Low
• 33 Zinc
  An essential mineral added to foods (often as zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, or zinc gluconate) for fortification.
  Low
• 34 Copper
  Copper as an essential trace mineral, used as nutrient (e.g., copper sulfate, gluconate).
  Low
• 35 Retinyl Palmitate
  Ester of retinol (vitamin A) and palmitic acid; preformed vitamin A.
  Low
• 36 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 37 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 38 Biotin Safe
• 39 Cyanocobalamin
  Synthetic form of vitamin B12 (cobalamin); essential micronutrient containing cobalt.
  Low
• 40 Dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
  Synthetic vitamin E (all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), an esterified, racemic form of alpha-tocopherol.
  Low
• 41 Tricalcium Phosphate
  Calcium phosphate compound (Ca3(PO4)2) used as anticaking agent, calcium fortificant, and pH regulator.
  Low
• 42 Monomagnesium Phosphate
  Monomagnesium phosphate (Mg(H2PO4)2·nH2O), an inorganic phosphate salt of magnesium. Part of the E 343 magnesium phosphate family.
  Moderate
• 43 Chromium Chloride
  Inorganic trivalent chromium salt (CrCl3) used as a chromium source in foods and supplements.
  Low
• 44 Potassium Iodide
  Inorganic salt (KI) used to iodize salt and fortify foods; provides bioavailable iodine.
  Low
• 45 Ferric Orthophosphate
  Iron(III) phosphate (also called ferric phosphate); off-white powder used to fortify foods with iron.
  Low
• 46 Zinc Oxide
  Inorganic zinc compound (ZnO) used as a source of zinc nutrient in foods and supplements.
  Low
• 47 Copper Gluconate
  Copper salt of gluconic acid, used as a mineral fortificant.
  Low