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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.*
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| 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 flavour, 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.
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 Form Lean Muscle
20g of protein to stimulate muscle protein synthesis and help form lean muscle.*
Supports Muscle Recovery
A rich source of protein to support muscle recovery.*
Helps Support Muscle Maintenance
1.5g Calcium HMB to help support the maintenance of muscle mass — after 50, it’s estimated adults may lose up to 2% of total muscle mass each year.*
Complete Amino Acid Profile
Each serving provides a complete amino acid profile, with 8g EAAs, and 4g BCAAs.*
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
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
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Turtle Lake, Wisconsin / Dawson, Minnesota
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 Flavour
The delicious handcrafted flavour in Essential Protein includes a direct-from-farmer vanilla bean extract sustainably harvested in Madagascar.
- Source
- Vanilla beans WONF
- Supplier
- ADM / WILD Flavours
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Erlanger, Kentucky
Handcrafted Vanilla Flavour
Handcrafted by Design
Our handcrafted flavour is curated by combining Madagascar vanilla extract with other aromatic components to create the final taste, aroma, and flavour. Vanilla orchids are hand-pollinated and ripe vanilla beans are cured and carefully selected each season for the right flavour balance in the extract.
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Handcrafted Vanilla Flavour
Tailor-Made Taste
We partnered with the highly skilled flavour creation team at ADM, an 85-year-old world-renowned flavour house, to develop a completely custom natural vanilla flavour characterized by layers of sweet vanilla notes, subtle nuances of caramel and hints of spice.
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Handcrafted Vanilla Flavour
Farmer to Flavour
Our handcrafted vanilla flavour 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 flavour are combined to give Essential Protein its exceptional sugar-free† flavour experience without stevia or sugar alcohols.* †Not a reduced calorie food
- Source
- Fermented sugarcane
- Supplier
- Amyris
- 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
- Metabolite of the essential amino acid Leucine
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China
After 50, it’s estimated adults may lose up to 2% of total muscle mass each year. We partner with TSI / Metabolic Technologies, LLC to deliver Calcium HMB in every serving of Essential Protein Daily Shake 50+, for muscle maintenance support.*
- Source
- Synthesized
- Supplier
- Ajinomoto
- Function
- Essential amino acid
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Iwate, Japan
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.
Ingredients: Organic pea protein, Natural flavour, 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 flavour, 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.
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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Flavour, 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, major allergens, stevia, sugar or sugar alcohols, and artificial colours, flavours, or sweeteners.
†Not a reduced calorie food
†Not a reduced calorie food
We Want You to Ask Questions
Seriously. Our team of supplement experts and scientists has answers.
It’s your Ritual: we’ll send you an email each month, a few days before we charge you and ship your next bag. You’re free to rush or delay an order, or cancel your subscription, at any time, right from your account page. You’re in control.
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
Leucine 1785mg
Isoleucine 1063mg
Valine 1124mg
L-Methionine 493mg
Histidine 522mg
Lysine 1604mg
Phenylalanine 1013mg
Threonine 801mg
Tryptophan 207mg
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.
Essential Reading
We're committed to evidence-based products and always question the status quo.
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. 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. Dyan Hes, MD
Medical Director, Gramercy Pediatrics
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Deborah G.
Age 55+
1 month on Essential Protein Daily Shake 50+
No gas!!
24/04/2024
I have tried many brands and it always gave me gas and constipation.. not this product. My only complaint is there is only 15 servings..why not 30since it is mailed every 30days.. are we suppose to cut the 2 scoop serving in half?
Love the product
Yes, I'd tell a friend to take this product.
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Bill H.
Age 55+
7 months on Essential Protein Daily Shake 50+
Not sure how effective
24/03/2024
y Chris Carmichael and Jim Rutberg (updated March 2024)
Reviewed by Stephanie Howe, PhD (March 2024)
Myths abound in all areas of training and nutrition. There are many misconceptions about the role of protein in recovery, the amount of protein endu…
Read More.Yes, I'd tell a friend to take this product.
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Jodi B.
Age 55+
2 months on Essential Protein Daily Shake 50+
Love it
07/03/2024
This tastes so good to me. I make smoothies and add spinach or kale and it is still delicious.
Yes, I'd tell a friend to take this product.
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Marlene Y.
Age 55+
1 month on Essential Protein Daily Shake 50+
Absolutely delicious
15/12/2023
Very smooth and velvety ! Turns my veggie smoothie into a winner- slight vanilla/coconut taste and doesn’t leave me hungry. Will be ordering more
Yes, I'd tell a friend to take this product.
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Rick G.
1 month on Essential Protein Daily Shake 50+
Great taste
23/09/2023
I’ve tried dozens of protein, powders: vegan, whey, pea, p90x guy, yada yada yada and the all had a bad aftertaste. If it doesn’t taste good, I’m not gonna use it. This is actually delicious….
Yes, I'd tell a friend to take this product.
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