CACAO ESSENTIALS 100% PLANT BASED SHAKE

How it scored 82 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 22 listed

• 1 Almond Milk
  Plant-based beverage made by blending almonds with water and straining; commercial versions often add stabilizers, calcium, vitamins, and sw…
  Low
• 2 Pea Protein
  Plant protein isolated from yellow split peas (Pisum sativum) by wet or dry processing.
  Low
• 3 Coconut Sugar
  Sugar produced by evaporating sap from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) flower buds; primarily sucrose with small amounts of fructose, glucose,…
  Low
• 4 Cocoa Powder
  Cocoa powder is the dry, defatted solid of cacao beans.
  Safe
• 5 Date
  Sweet edible fruit of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera).
  Safe
• 6 Hemp Seed
  Seeds of Cannabis sativa (industrial hemp) - typically hulled, containing protein (~25%), fats rich in omega-3 and omega-6, and minerals. Hu…
  Safe
• 7 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
• 8 Acacia Gum
  Dried sap of the Acacia tree (Acacia senegal/seyal); a complex polysaccharide also called gum arabic.
  Low
• 9 Gellan Gum
  Gellan gum (E418), a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide produced by fermentation with Sphingomonas elodea.
  Low
• 10 Cinnamon
  Ground bark of trees in the Cinnamomum genus (typically C. verum or C. cassia).
  Safe
• 11 Sunflower Lecithin
  Sunflower lecithin is a phospholipid mixture extracted from sunflower seeds.
  Low
• 12 Maca
  Root of Lepidium meyenii, a Peruvian Andean plant in the cruciferous family; sold as flour or extract.
  Low
• 13 Vitamin And Mineral Blend
  A premix of vitamins and/or minerals added to food for nutritional fortification.
  Low
• 14 Guar Gum
  Polysaccharide (galactomannan) extracted from the seeds of the guar plant (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba). E-number E412.
  Low
• 15 Steviol Glycosides
  Sweet glycoside compounds (rebaudioside A, stevioside, etc.) extracted from leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, 200-300x sweeter than sucrose.
  Low
• 16 Ashwagandha
  Adaptogenic root extract from Withania somnifera (Indian ginseng), used in Ayurvedic medicine and dietary supplements.
  Moderate
• 17 Sea Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl) obtained by evaporating seawater. Chemically identical to mined/refined salt, with trace minerals depending on source…
  Low
• 18 Prebiotics
  Generic umbrella term for non-digestible food components (mainly fibers) that selectively stimulate beneficial gut bacteria — e.g., inulin, …
  Low
• 19 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 20 Almond
  Edible seed of the Prunus dulcis tree; tree nut.
  Low
• 21 Calcium Derived From Seaweed —
• 22 Vitamin D
  Fat-soluble vitamin (D2 ergocalciferol or D3 cholecalciferol) essential for calcium absorption and bone health.
  Low