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Essential Protein
The Clean Label Project Certified protein made with organically farmed regenerative peas, that is raising the bar on heavy metal transparency.*††
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Help With the Heavy Lifting *
The building block for life that reaches beyond muscle.*
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 Build Strength
An excellent source of protein helps support strength after exercise.*
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.*
Organic Pea Protein
Regenerative Peas
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.
Organic Pea Protein
Grown in North America
Sourced from organic yellow field peas grown in North America, our peas never leave our borders from seed to finished powder.
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.
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.
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.
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
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Iwate, Japan
- 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.
- Source
- L- tartaric acid
- Supplier
- Balchem/Albion
- Function
- Essential nutrient & L-Methionine helper
- Final Location of Manufacturing
- Verona, Missouri
Choline is included in Essential Protein because it is an L-methionine helper and an essential nutrient that helps fill the dietary gap common across life stages.*
Ingredients: Organic pea protein, Natural flavour, Organic coconut medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil, Xanthan gum, Salt, Sunflower lecithin**, Reb-M (from fermented sugarcane), Mixed tocopherols, Organic monk fruit (Luo han guo) extract.
Raising the Bar on Heavy Metal Transparency
Clean Formula, Sugar Free†
†Not a reduced calorie food
Raising The Bar For Testing Standards
Flavour, Redefined
Frequent Questions
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](https://sport.wetestyoutrust.com/supplement-search/ritual/essential-protein-18).
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 colours, flavours, 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
Essential Protein provides a complete amino acid profile. The typical essential amino acid profile of Essential Protein Daily Shake 18+ per serving is below.
Amino Leucine 1785mg
Isoleucine 1063mg
Valine 1124mg
L-Methionine 493mg
Histidine 522mg
Lysine 1604mg
Phenylalanine 1013mg
Threonine 801mg
Tryptophan 207mg
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 18+ or Essential for Men 18+) to help fill gaps in the diet.*
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.*
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.
Articles from the Journal
Our Scientific Advisory Board
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
SVP 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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Stobie P.
Age 55+
2 months on Essential Protein Daily Shake 18+
I LOVE this!
13/05/2025
Yes, I'd tell a friend to take this product.
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Age 18 - 24
1 month on Essential Protein Daily Shake 18+
SO GOOD
24/02/2025
Yes, I'd tell a friend to take this product.
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Audrey R.
Age 25 - 34
9 months on Essential Protein Daily Shake 18+
The only protein powder I have ever enjoyed
28/01/2025
Yes, I'd tell a friend to take this product.
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Nadia R.
Age 35 - 44
5 months on Essential Protein Daily Shake 18+
Soooo yummy
07/11/2024
Yes, I'd tell a friend to take this product.
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4 months on Essential Protein Daily Shake 18+
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31/08/2024
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Clean Label Project Certified
This certification is considered one of the strictest for protecting consumers from harmful levels of contaminants for certain heavy metals and pesticides. This product won its purity award.
The Clean Label Project independently tests each lot of Essential Protein for over 200 environmental contaminants and harmful chemicals like heavy metals (including lead, mercury, and glyphosate), pesticide residues, plasticizers, and antibiotic residues. Our Protein line won their Purity Award which signifies the integrity of our ingredient supply chain and quality assurance systems.This certification is considered one of the strictest for protecting consumers from harmful levels of contaminants for certain heavy metals and pesticides. This product won its purity award.