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Essential Protein
Daily Shake 50+
The clean, traceable shake for healthy, active aging — with Calcium HMB to help support the maintenance of muscle mass, plus an excellent source of Protein, Calcium, and Choline.*
Per serving (32g):
20gProtein
0gSugar†
370mgCalcium
† Not a reduced calorie food
| Supplement Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Serving Size: 2 Scoops (32g) | ||
| Servings Per Container: 15 | ||
| Amount Per Serving | % DV | |
| Calories | 120 | |
| Total Fat | 2g | 3%† |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5g | 3%† |
| Total Carbohydrate | 5g | 2%† |
| Dietary Fiber | 3g | 10%† |
| Total Sugar | 0g | * |
| Protein | 20g | 33%† |
| Choline (as Choline bitartrate1) | 200mg | 36% |
| Calcium | 370mg | 28% |
| Iron | 3mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 220mg | 9% |
| Calcium β-Hydroxy β-Methylbutyrate (HMB) | 1.5g | * |
| L-Methionine | 493mg | * |
| † Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. | ||
| * Daily Value (DV) not established. | ||
| Other ingredients: Organic pea protein, Natural flavor, Organic coconut medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil, Xanthan gum, Sunflower lecithin**, Reb-M (from fermented sugarcane), Mixed tocopherols, Organic monk fruit (Luo han guo) extract. **Derived from Non-GMO Sunflower | ||
| 1Vitacholine™ Not a reduced calorie food | ||
| VitaCholine® is a registered trademark of Balchem Corporation | ||
Essential Protein is Informed Sport Certified
The mark signifies that it meets the high quality standards of even the world’s most elite athletes.
The mark signifies that it meets the high quality standards of even the world’s most elite athletes.
Each lot of Essential Protein is rigorously screened for over 250 banned substances in sport—including stimulants, narcotics, and diuretics. Our lot numbers are posted on informed-sport.com. Check it out— we are committed to empowering you to make informed decisions about your health.
A Daily Practice Built for Tomorrow
A proactive way to help support muscle maintenance.*
Helps Support Muscle Maintenance
1.5g Calcium HMB — a lesser-known, research-backed ingredient that helps support the maintenance of muscle mass as adults 50+ commonly experience a progressive loss of muscle mass over time.*
Bone & Brain Health
Rich in Calcium to support bone health, and an excellent source of Choline for brain support.*
Supports Satiety
20g plant-based protein to help support satiety, whenever it’s taken.*
Complete Amino Acid Profile
Each serving provides a complete amino acid profile, with 8g EAAs, and 4g BCAAs.
Protein, Reimagined
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Calcium HMB For Life After 50
We included Calcium HMB to help support the maintenance of lean muscle mass.*
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Flavor, Redefined
Layers of sweet vanilla, subtle nuances of caramel and hints of spice make Essential Protein fit to shake up your every day. It’s the first protein of its kind sweetened with a combination of fermented sugarcane (Reb-M) and monk fruit.
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Clean Formula, Sugar Free†
Essential Protein is soy-free, gluten-free, vegan-friendly, and it’s formulated without GMOs, stevia, sugar or sugar alcohols, and artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners.
†Not a reduced calorie food
†Not a reduced calorie food
Traceable Ingredients
Essential Protein is Made Traceable™ with a visible supply chain so you know what you’re putting in your body. Because not all ingredients are created equal.
Organic Pea Protein
Our high-quality, plant-based pea protein is derived from organic, non-GMO peas grown in the USA using regenerative farming practices.
- Source
- Organic yellow peas
- Supplier
- PURIS
- Function
- Helps build and maintain muscles*
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Turtle Lake, Wisconsin
Organic Pea Protein
Clean Source
Our pea protein is organic, soy-free, gluten free, vegan-friendly, and formulated with non-GMO ingredients. Plus, it provides an excellent source of protein.*
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Organic Pea Protein
Regeneratively-Farmed
By working with their network of hundreds of farmers on hundreds of thousands of acres PURIS ensures a system of farming principles and practices that can increase soil biodiversity, enrich soil, improve water-sheds, and enhance ecosystem services through the capture of carbon and nitrogen in the soil.
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Organic Pea Protein
Grown in the USA
Sourced from organic yellow field peas grown in the US, our peas never leave our borders from seed to finished powder.
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Handcrafted Vanilla Flavor
The delicious handcrafted flavor in Essential Protein includes a direct-from-farmer vanilla bean extract sustainably harvested in Madagascar.
- Source
- Vanilla beans WONF
- Supplier
- ADM / WILD Flavors
- Function
- Delicious flavor experience
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Erlanger, Kentucky
Handcrafted Vanilla Flavor
Handcrafted by Design
Our handcrafted flavor is curated by combining Madagascar vanilla extract with other aromatic components to create the final taste, aroma, and flavor. Vanilla orchids are hand-pollinated and ripe vanilla beans are cured and carefully selected each season for the right flavor balance in the extract.
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Handcrafted Vanilla Flavor
Tailor-Made Taste
We partnered with the highly skilled flavor creation team at ADM, an 85-year-old world-renowned flavor house, to develop a completely custom natural vanilla flavor characterized by layers of sweet vanilla notes, subtle nuances of caramel and hints of spice.
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Handcrafted Vanilla Flavor
Farmer to Flavor
Our handcrafted vanilla flavor contains vanilla extract which is made traceable™ from vanilla farms (in Madagascar) to cured beans (in Madagascar) to extract (in Erlanger, Kentucky). ADM’s unique approach cuts out the middle-men from the traditional vanilla supply chain and gives more ownership directly back to farmers in Madagascar.
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Fermented Sugarcane (Reb-M)
Fermented sugarcane (Reb-M), monk fruit, and our handcrafted vanilla flavor are combined to give Essential Protein its exceptional sugar-free† flavor experience without stevia or sugar alcohols.* †Not a reduced calorie food
- Source
- Fermented sugarcane
- Supplier
- Amyris
- Function
- Sugar-free sweetener†
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fermented Sugarcane (Reb-M)
How It's Made
Similar to kombucha or beer, sugarcane is combined with specialty yeast in a fermentation process that creates a novel sweetener—Reb-M with no stevia or petroleum processing.
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Fermented Sugarcane (Reb-M)
Combined With Monk Fruit
Essential Protein is the first protein of its kind sweetened with a combination of fermented sugarcane (Reb-M) and monk fruit.
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Fermented Sugarcane (Reb-M)
Clean Sensory Profile
It’s Non-GMO, zero calories per serving, and has a sensory profile similar to sucrose without the harsh aftertaste of other sweeteners.*
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- Source
- Synthesized
- Supplier
- TSI / Metabolic Technologies, LLC
- Function
- Muscle maintenance support*
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China
Essential Protein Daily Shake 50+ is complemented with Calcium HMB, a dietary ingredient shown to support the maintenance of lean muscle mass.*
- Source
- Synthesized
- Supplier
- Ajinomoto
- Function
- Essential amino acid
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Iwate, Japan
Our pea protein is complemented with L-Methionine to provide a complete amino acid profile.*
Ingredients: Organic pea protein, Natural flavor, Organic coconut medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil, Xanthan gum, Sunflower lecithin**, Reb-M (from fermented sugarcane), Mixed tocopherols, Organic monk fruit (Luo han guo) extract.
| Supplement Facts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Serving Size: 2 Scoops (32g) | ||
| Servings Per Container: 15 | ||
| Amount Per Serving | % DV | |
| Calories | 120 | |
| Total Fat | 2g | 3%† |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5g | 3%† |
| Total Carbohydrate | 5g | 2%† |
| Dietary Fiber | 3g | 10%† |
| Total Sugar | 0g | * |
| Protein | 20g | 33%† |
| Choline (as Choline bitartrate1) | 200mg | 36% |
| Calcium | 370mg | 28% |
| Iron | 3mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 220mg | 9% |
| Calcium β-Hydroxy β-Methylbutyrate (HMB) | 1.5g | * |
| L-Methionine | 493mg | * |
| † Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. | ||
| * Daily Value (DV) not established. | ||
| Other ingredients: Organic pea protein, Natural flavor, Organic coconut medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil, Xanthan gum, Sunflower lecithin**, Reb-M (from fermented sugarcane), Mixed tocopherols, Organic monk fruit (Luo han guo) extract. **Derived from Non-GMO Sunflower | ||
| 1Vitacholine™ Not a reduced calorie food | ||
| VitaCholine® is a registered trademark of Balchem Corporation | ||
How to Use
- 01 Start with 8-12 oz of any cold liquid
- 02 Add 1 serving of powder
- 03 Shake it like you mean it
For best results, use a shaker bottle or blender instead of stirring—Essential Protein requires agitation to break down.
We Want You to Ask Questions
Seriously. Our team of nutrition experts and scientists has answers.
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For best results, use a shaker bottle or blender instead of stirring.
At Ritual we believe in a food-first approach. We suggest you drink Essential Protein as part of a balanced diet. Aim to meet most of your nutrient needs through the food you eat, and take a quality protein (like Essential Protein) and a quality multivitamin (like Essential for Women 50+ or Essential for Men 50+) to help fill gaps in the diet.*
Essential Protein provides a complete amino acid profile. The typical essential amino acid profile of Essential Protein Daily Shake 50+ per serving is below.
Leucine 1785mg
Isoleucine 1063mg
Valine 1124mg
L-Methionine 493mg
Histidine 522mg
Lysine 1604mg
Phenylalanine 1013mg
Threonine 801mg
Tryptophan 207mg
To calculate our BCAAs at 4g, we combined Isoleucine, Valine, and Leucine, and rounded up.
Leucine 1785mg
Isoleucine 1063mg
Valine 1124mg
L-Methionine 493mg
Histidine 522mg
Lysine 1604mg
Phenylalanine 1013mg
Threonine 801mg
Tryptophan 207mg
To calculate our BCAAs at 4g, we combined Isoleucine, Valine, and Leucine, and rounded up.
We go above and beyond when it comes to testing because we believe you deserve to know what you’re putting in your body and why. Testing every lot of protein isn’t a requirement, but at Ritual we think it should be. That’s why we not only do our own rigorous testing on each lot, but we also partner with Informed Sport to certify Essential Protein.
The Informed Sport mark signifies that Essential Protein meets the high quality standards of even the world’s most elite athletes. Essential Protein has undergone a rigorous screening for over 250 banned substances in sport and meets the strictest standards for quality control in manufacturing. You can even find your lot number on the informed sport website.
Additionally, our protein is tested for identity, purity, strength, and composition, so we can be sure that what’s on the label is what’s in the product. We also complete third-party testing to help ensure our products are compliant with regulations and guidelines for heavy metals, microbes and major allergens and to help assure the quality and safety of our products.
The Informed Sport mark signifies that Essential Protein meets the high quality standards of even the world’s most elite athletes. Essential Protein has undergone a rigorous screening for over 250 banned substances in sport and meets the strictest standards for quality control in manufacturing. You can even find your lot number on the informed sport website.
Additionally, our protein is tested for identity, purity, strength, and composition, so we can be sure that what’s on the label is what’s in the product. We also complete third-party testing to help ensure our products are compliant with regulations and guidelines for heavy metals, microbes and major allergens and to help assure the quality and safety of our products.
Essential Protein is soy-free, gluten free, vegan-friendly and formulated with non-GMO ingredients. It’s formulated without major allergens, sugar†, stevia or sugar alcohols, and artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners. And it’s the first protein of its kind sweetened with a combination of fermented sugarcane (Reb-M) and monk fruit.*
†Not a reduced calorie food
†Not a reduced calorie food
Yes, our protein is delivered in BPA-free packaging, so you can feel confident when it matters most.
In order for a product to be considered in the 'organic' category, it must contain at least 95% organic ingredients and the remaining 5% must be either organically produced (unless commercially unavailable) or allowed based on the national list. Essential Protein is not organic because our novel formulation contains some ingredients that are not on the national list, like L-Methionine to provide a complete amino acid profile. We believe these ingredients are worth it.
We do recommend taking both a Ritual multivitamin and Essential Protein together—in fact our plant-based protein was formulated with our multivitamins in mind.*
More questions? Find answers on our FAQs page.
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Meet Our In-House Scientists and Expert Council
We work with a lot of exceptional and thoughtful people—like the scientists, nutritionists, and medical doctors on our Scientific Advisory Board, who help guide our product innovation and clinical research.
Dr. Nima Alamdari, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer (Prev. Harvard Faculty)
Dr. Marie Caudill, PhD, RD
Professor, Cornell University (Nutritional Sciences)
Dr. Jason Rothbart, MD, FACOG
Physician, Cedars-Sinai (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD, CCN, CNS
Research and Technical Fellow
Dr. Mastaneh Sharafi, PhD, RD
VP of Scientific Affairs at Ritual (Nutritional Sciences)
Dr. Robin Berzin, MD
Doctor & CEO, Parsley Health (Functional Medicine)
Dr. Jordan Shlain, MD
Physician & Founder, Private Medical (Primary Care)
Dr. Michelle Davenport
Registered Dietitian & Nutritionist
Dr. Blanche Ip, PhD
Assistant Professor, Brown University (Nutritional Biochemistry)
Dr. Dyan Hes, MD
Medical Director, Gramercy Pediatrics