Ritual Essential Protein Daily Shake for Pregnancy & Postpartum
Ritual Essential Protein Daily Shake for Pregnancy & Postpartum Ritual Essential Protein Daily Shake for Pregnancy & Postpartum Ritual Essential Protein Daily Shake for Pregnancy & Postpartum Ritual Essential Protein Daily Shake for Pregnancy & Postpartum Ritual Essential Protein Daily Shake for Pregnancy & Postpartum

Daily Shake Pregnancy & Postpartum

Vanilla Essential Protein
The Clean Label Project Certified protein designed for the new nutrient demands of body building.*
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Supplement Facts
North American Grown Peas
Complete Amino Acid Profile
Gluten & Major Allergen Free
Made Traceable®
Non GMO
Third Party Tested

(for heavy metals and microbes)

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 5 tablespoons or 1/3 cup (about 31 g)
Servings Per Container: 15
Amount Per Serving%DV*
Calories
120
Total Fat
3g 4%†
Saturated Fat
1g 5%†
Total Carbohydrate
3g 1%†
Dietary Fiber
2g 7%†
Total Sugar
0g **
Protein
20g 23%†
Choline (as Choline bitartrate1)
250mg 45%
Calcium
120mg 9%
Iron
3mg 11%
Sodium
210mg 9%
L-Methionine
400mg **
*% DV for Pregnant/Lactating Women.**Daily Value (DV) not established.†Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet.

Other Ingredients: Organic pea protein, natural flavor, xanthan gum, coconut medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil, sunflower lecithin**, rebaudioside-m, mixed tocopherols, organic monk fruit (luo han gum) extract. **Derived from Non-GMO Sunflower

¹Vitashine™ lichen

Not a reduced calorie food

VitaCholine® is a registered trademark of Balchem Corporation

How to Use

Add 1/3 cup of powder to 8-12 oz of any cold liquid and shake. For best results, use a shaker bottle or blender instead of stirring.
Handcrafted Vanilla Flavor (with other natural flavors)—The delicious handcrafted flavor in Essential Protein includes a direct-from-farmer vanilla bean extract sustainably harvested in Madagascar.

Certificate of Traceability

Your product passed our rigorous traceability and sustainability standards, from ingredients sourcing to third-party testing to independent certifications.
We third-party test every product lot for heavy metals to ensure our high standards and compliance with state and federal regulations.
Tested for
  • Arsenic
    < 0.015 ppm
  • Cadmium
    0.03 ppm
  • Lead
    < 0.01 ppm
  • Mercury
    <0.01 ppm
Release details
202508010002
Lot Number
October 08, 2025
Quality Release Date
Your product has been independently certified for quality and purity.
Clean Label Project Purity Award
Independent testing for over 200 environmental contaminants and harmful chemicals like heavy metals, pesticide residues, glyphosate, plasticizers, and antibiotic residues.
ClimeCo Certified
We've offset the total carbon of this product through renewable energy investments. While we know offsetting the carbon from our products will not solve the climate crisis, there is still value in renewable energy investments while decarbonizing our supply chain.
NSF Contents Certified
NSF is a 3rd party certification that confirms that what’s on the label matches what’s in the bottle. In addition, testing is conducted to confirm that there are no unacceptable levels of contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, known adulterants and herbicides in the product.
Certified B Corporation
As a Certified B Corporation we've been comprehensively evaluated based on Ritual's impact on customers, workers, governance, community, and the environment.
The product carbon footprint for each bottle of product measures everything from the individual ingredients, production, transportation, packaging, consumer use and what happens to the bottle when you're done with your Ritual.
  • 0.471kg of CO2e
    total emissions calculated
Carbon Footprint Provided by PlanetFWD
Materials are selected with sustainability top of mind, while always working to protect the integrity of your product.
38% of Packaging
from recycled materials
Based on a Ritual internal Life Cycle Assessment
Your product is formulated with traceable ingredients selected by our team of world-class scientists. See our doses per serving, supplier names, and final place of manufacturing firsthand.
  • Pea Protein 20 g
    PURIS — Dawson, Minnesota/Turtle Lake, Wisconsin
  • L-Methionine 493 mg
    Ajinomoto — Iwate, Japan
  • Choline 250 mg
    Balchem — Verona, Missouri
  • Rebaudioside-M
    PureCircle — Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • Handcrafted Vanilla Flavor
    ADM / WILD Flavors — Erlanger, Kentucky
We third-party test every product for major US food allergens to verify that they are not in your product.
Tested for
  • Gluten
  • Egg
  • Wheat
  • Soy
  • Tree Nuts
  • Peanuts
  • Fish
  • Shellfish
  • Milk
  • Sesame
We third-party test every product lot for microbes to assure strict safety standards.
Tested for
  • Total Aerobic Count
  • Yeast and Mold
  • Salmonella
  • E. Coli
  • S. Aureus
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For the Real Body Builders™

Added support for mom and baby when it matters most.*
 Supports Heightened Nutrient Demands During Pregnancy and Lactation Each serving provides 250mg of essential Choline and 20g of plant-based protein to help support the increased nutrient demands during pregnancy and lactation.*
Supports Baby’s Neurodevelopment Provides an excellent source of Choline, which the American Academy of Pediatrics considers a key nutrient that supports the baby’s neurodevelopment during pregnancy.*
Bone Health Rich in protein to help support bone health.*
Helps Build Lean Muscle Protein helps stimulate muscle protein synthesis to help build lean muscle mass.*
NON-GMO
VEGAN
NO SYNTHETIC COLORANTS
TRACEABLE NUTRIENTS
THIRD-PARTY TESTED (FOR MICROBES AND HEAVY METALS)

Traceable Ingredients

Ritual products are Made Traceable®, and our visible supply chain tells you what you're putting into your body, where it comes from, and why.

  • Organic Pea Protein

    We work with PURIS to provide high-quality, plant-based pea protein derived from non-GMO, regeneratively-farmed yellow peas grown in the USA.
    Source
    Organic yellow peas
    Supplier
    PURIS
    Function
    Nutrient
    Final Location of Manufacturing
    Turtle Lake, Wisconsin / Dawson, Minnesota

  • 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

  • Choline Bitartrate

    Our Choline is made using nature-identical tartrate.
    Source
    L- tartaric acid
    Supplier
    Balchem
    Function
    Nutrient
    Final Location of Manufacturing
    Marano Ticino, Italy

  • L-Methionine

    We add L-Methionine to our pea protein to provide a complete amino acid profile. Each serving of our protein has 8g EAAs and 4g BCAAs.
    Source
    Synthesized
    Supplier
    Ajinomoto
    Function
    Essential amino acid
    Final Location of Manufacturing
    Iwate, Japan

Raising the Bar on Heavy Metal Transparency

  1. High Safety Standards for Mom and Baby

    Your health and safety are top priority. We test every lot of Essential Protein for heavy metals and share the results for one of our latest released lots on our Certificate of Traceability. Our protein is third-party certified with the Clean Label Project and won their Purity Award.2

  2. Essential Choline For Pregnancy

    Provides 250mg of Choline per serving to help support the increased dietary demands during pregnancy and lactation.*

  3. 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

  4. Smooth, Creamy Taste

    Layers of sweet vanilla, 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 stevia leaf extract (Reb-M) and monk fruit.

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Frequent Questions

Essential Protein for Pregnancy & Postpartum is a Clean Label Project Certified, plant-based protein that’s been rigorously tested for heavy metals. It’s formulated with an excellent source of Choline to help support new nutrient needs during pregnancy, postpartum, and lactation.*

Our protein is sourced from regenerative-farmed peas grown exclusively in North America to lower the risk of high levels of heavy metal contamination and reduce our products' carbon footprint. We partner with our Supplier PURIS, who works with their network of hundreds of farmers on hundreds of thousands of acres to ensure 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.

1-Month Subscription: Enjoy automatic delivery of a 15 day supply every 30 days with free shipping for convenient, consistent replenishment. All subscriptions renew automatically, but you’re always in control. You can pause, skip, change your delivery date, or cancel anytime from your Account Page.

We go above and beyond when it comes to third-party testing because we believe you deserve to know what you’re putting in your body and why. That’s why we not only do our own testing, but we also achieved Clean Label Project certification.

The Clean Label Project certification is considered one of the strictest for protecting consumers from harmful contaminants. CLP independently tests for hundreds of environmental contaminants and harmful chemicals like heavy metals (including lead, mercury, and glyphosate), pesticide residues, plasticizers, and antibiotic residues.

Additionally, our protein is tested for identity, purity, 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.

We're always looking for ways to be more sustainable, and we found that by removing the scoop from our packaging we could reduce Essential Protein's carbon footprint by 22% while also eliminating plastic.† Instead of the scoop, you can use 5 tablespoons or ⅓ cup per serving. This is just one of the ways we are working towards our goal of 100% sustainable packaging by 2025.

†Based on Ritual internal 2024 LCA

Our bag is made with 45% PCR (Post Consumer Recycled Material) and produces 84% fewer carbon emissions than plastic tubs.†

†Based on Ritual internal 2024 LCA
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Our Scientific Advisory Board

Expert Panel Kat

Katerina Schneider

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Expert Panel Serena

Serena Williams

Women’s Health Advisor
Expert Panel Nima

Dr. Nima Alamdari

PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
Expert Panel Mastaneh

Dr. Mastaneh Sharafi

PhD, RD
SVP, Science and Innovation
Expert Panel Marie

Dr. Marie Caudill

PhD, RD
Professor, Cornell University
Expert Panel Jason

Dr. Jason Rothbart

MD, FACOG
Physician, Cedars-Sinai

Transparency, Backed by Reviews

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Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
Based on 32 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 14 Total 4 star reviews: 4 Total 3 star reviews: 5 Total 2 star reviews: 4 Total 1 star reviews: 5
56%would recommend this product
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32 reviews
  • Shay M.
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    3 months ago
    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    Love Ritual for their supplements, but not their protein

    The vanilla protein powder does not have a good taste.

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  • Danielle G.
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    Verified Buyer
    3 months ago
    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    Shake

    The taste is not good very chalky

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    Ritual
    3 months ago

    We're so sorry to hear that you're not loving the taste of Essential Protein! For best results, we suggest using 8-12 oz of a cold liquid along with a shaker bottle or blender to ensure optimal consistency. We hope this helps!

  • Auriana T.
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    Verified Buyer
    4 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3rd pregnancy using Ritual protein!

    I started this protein back in my 1st pregnancy, about 4 years ago and haven’t stopped since! It took me a little while to get used to the flavor, but now I love it. As a vegetarian (formerly plant-based but began eating dairy again during pregnancy/breastfeeding), it’s important for me to have a good protein powder and I didn’t trust some of the other stuff I had been using for years when I became pregnant with my first. My babies have all been so healthy and my labs are always great (even B Vitamins) for each of my now 3 pregnancies using this protein (currently pregnant with #3). I haven’t stopped for the last 4 years because I’ve pretty much gone from pregnancy to breastfeeding to pregnancy back-to-back. I even mix this with milk for my 3-year old and my 15 month old before bedtime. Highly recommend for something that feels safe, easy to digest and has proven (along with the prenatal) to keep me healthy through these important years.

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  • Erin B.
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    11 months ago
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    15 servings per bag

    I really love this protein powder for postpartum. My only complaint is there are 15 servings per bag. I didn’t originally read the label, so I was surprised when I received the package. I assumed something on a monthly subscription would be closer to 30 servings. Otherwise, I like having this as part of my daily protein intake for nursing.

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    Ritual
    11 months ago

    Hi Erin!Thanks so much for sharing your feedback. We're so glad to hear Essential Protein has been a helpful part of your postpartum routine!

    Each pouch contains 15 servings and is designed to offer flexibility based on how often you choose to use it. Many customers incorporate it a few times a week or on more active days, but if you're looking to make it part of your daily routine (especially while nursing), you're absolutely welcome to adjust your subscription to include 2 pouches per month.

  • Jordan K.
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    11 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Love

    So good!! I used the normal powder pre pregnancy. I add frozen fruit yogurt and chia seeds to it and tastes great.

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