ProtoMeal Natural Chocolate Flavor by Protocol For Life Balance — Ingredients, Evidence & Safety

🟢 100/100

This product looks safe

No ingredients exceed tolerable upper intake levels
56% of ingredients have research evidence

A Label Compliance Grade

Product Label

Label for ProtoMeal Natural Chocolate Flavor

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Label Data

52 Gram(s) Serving Size

19 Servings

Other Combinations Product Type

56% Evidence Coverage

Supplement Facts — Evidence Check

Calories

200 {Calories}

Total Fat

5 Gram(s) (8% DV)

Cholesterol

5 mg (1% DV)

Total Carbohydrates

18 Gram(s) (6% DV)

Protein

20 Gram(s) (40% DV)

Vitamin A

3000 IU (60% DV)

Vitamin C

120 mg (200% DV)

Vitamin D3

400 IU (100% DV)

✅ Within RDA (0.7× RDA of 0.015 mg) 📚 604 studies (Tier A: 16, B: 251)

RDA 0.015mg This product: 0.01mg UL 0.1mg

Vitamin E

30 IU (100% DV)

✅ 1.3× RDA — within safe limits 📚 177 studies (Tier A: 3, B: 90)

RDA 15mg This product: 20.1mg UL 1000mg

Thiamin

1.5 mg (100% DV)

✅ 1.2× RDA — within safe limits 📚 76 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 33)

RDA 1.2mg This product: 1.5mg

Riboflavin

1.7 mg (100% DV)

✅ 1.3× RDA — within safe limits 📚 12 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 1)

RDA 1.3mg This product: 1.7mg

Niacin

20 mg (100% DV)

✅ 1.4× RDA — within safe limits 📚 193 studies (Tier A: 5, B: 63)

RDA 14mg This product: 20mg UL 35mg

Vitamin B6

1.7 mg (170% DV)

✅ 1.3× RDA — within safe limits 📚 113 studies (Tier A: 3, B: 35)

RDA 1.3mg This product: 1.7mg UL 100mg

Folate

400 mcg (100% DV)

✅ Within RDA (1.0× RDA of 0.4 mg) 📚 225 studies (Tier A: 10, B: 105)

RDA 0.4mg This product: 0.4mg UL 1.0mg

Vitamin B12

60 mcg (1000% DV)

📊 25.0× RDA — above typical dose 📚 138 studies (Tier A: 1, B: 44)

RDA 0.0024mg This product: 0.06mg

Biotin

300 mcg (100% DV)

📊 10.0× RDA — above typical dose 📚 26 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 11)

RDA 0.03mg This product: 0.3mg

Pantothenic Acid

10 mg (100% DV)

✅ 2.0× RDA — within safe limits 📚 1 studies — no high-quality reviews

RDA 5mg This product: 10mg

Calcium

200 mg (20% DV)

Iodine

150 mcg (100% DV)

✅ Within RDA (1.0× RDA of 0.15 mg) 📚 243 studies (Tier A: 4, B: 133)

RDA 0.15mg This product: 0.15mg UL 1.1mg

Magnesium

100 mg (25% DV)

📊 Market median: 4002.0mg (1 products) 📚 20 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 2)

This product: 100mg

Zinc

7.5 mg (50% DV)

✅ Within RDA (0.7× RDA of 11 mg) 📚 258 studies (Tier A: 6, B: 134)

RDA 11mg This product: 7.5mg UL 40mg

Selenium

70 mcg (100% DV)

✅ 1.3× RDA — within safe limits 📚 172 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 67)

RDA 0.055mg This product: 0.07mg UL 0.4mg

Copper

1 mg (50% DV)

✅ 1.1× RDA — within safe limits 📚 36 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 11)

RDA 0.9mg This product: 1mg UL 10mg

Manganese

1 mg (50% DV)

✅ Within RDA (0.4× RDA of 2.3 mg) 📚 8 studies — no high-quality reviews

RDA 2.3mg This product: 1mg UL 11mg

Chromium

120 mcg (100% DV)

📊 3.4× RDA — above typical dose 📚 197 studies (Tier A: 1, B: 55)

RDA 0.035mg This product: 0.12mg

Molybdenum

37.5 mcg (50% DV)

✅ Within RDA (0.8× RDA of 0.045 mg) 📚 2 studies — no high-quality reviews

RDA 0.045mg This product: 0.0375mg UL 2mg

Sodium

250 mcg (10% DV)

Potassium

500 mg (14% DV)

Organic Inulin

4.2 Gram(s)

📊 Market median: 100.0mg (1 products) 📚 42 studies (Tier A: 1, B: 15)

This product: 4.2mg

MCT Oil

3 Gram(s)

Coenzyme Q10

30 mg

📊 Market median: 100.0mg (283 products) 📚 142 studies (Tier A: 1, B: 64)

This product: 30mg UL 1200mg

Choline Bitartrate

25 mg

📊 Market median: 125.0mg (294 products) 📚 36 studies (Tier A: 1, B: 7)

RDA 550mg This product: 25mg UL 3500mg

Inositol

25 mg

📊 Market median: 550.0mg (217 products) 📚 29 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 5)

This product: 25mg

BioCore Edge

Other Ingredients

microfiltered Whey Protein isolate Cocoa powder Erythritol Sweet Whey Powder organic Brown Rice syrup natural Chocolate flavor natural Vanilla flavor Xanthan Gum Sea Salt organic Stevia extract

Label Claims — Verification

❓ All Other

❓ Structure/Function

All Other (97% of products) Structure/Function (90% of products) Nutrient (42% of products)

Target Groups

Adult (18 - 50 Years) Gluten Free

Product Information

📋 Directions for Use

SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, mix 2 level scoops (52 g) daily into 10-12 oz. of water, juice, or other liquid, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. This product is intended for use as a nutritional supplement.

⚠️ Warnings & Precautions

ProtoMeal(TM) is not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy protein, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.

CAUTIONS/INTERACTIONS: If you have sensitivity to dairy or any other ingredients, please check with your healthcare practitioner.

Contains milk. Vitamin E from soy oil. MCT Oil from coconut/palm kernel oil.

🧪 Formulation Notes

ProtoMeal(TM) Chocolate's ingredient profile also includes: ~ Aquamin(R) food-based mineral source supplying Calcium, Magnesium, and 74 other trace minerals ~ Chromium Chelavite(R), a highly bioavailable form of chromium to support healthy blood sugar levels ~ Inulin prebiotic, Probiotic bacteria, and plant-based Digestive Enzymes to support digestive health*

~With Microfiltered Whey Protein Isolate

~Gluten Free

Contains milk. Vitamin E from soy oil. MCT Oil from coconut/palm kernel oil.

ProtoMeal(TM) is not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy protein, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.

Additional Information

This formula also has co-enzyme B vitamins and chelated minerals, MCTs as a desirable lipid source, plant-based digestive enzymes, and live probiotic bacteria.

**At the time of manufacture

This product is sold by weight not volume.

Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Please Recycle.

CODE P5963 V4

Formulated by doctors and clinical scientists exclusively for licensed healthcare practitioners.

Comprehensive Nutritional Supplement

~Mixes Easily-Great Tasting!

GMP

Product Details

UPC / SKU 7 07359 15963 1

DSLD Entry Date 2014-02-26

Product Type Other Combinations

Form Powder

Brand Protocol For Life Balance

DSLD ID 30160

Data Updated 2026-04-11

Research Evidence

28 Research Sources

47 Avg Quality Score

11 Clinical Trial

8 Rct

2 Guideline

2 Meta Analysis

2 Regulatory Source

1 Systematic Review

1 Openfda Safety

B Greater Choline-Containing Compounds and Myo-inositol in Treatment-Resistant Versus Responsive Schizophrenia: A 1H-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Meta-analysis

Meta Analysis Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging 2024

PubMed DOI

B Integrating multi-structure covalent docking with machine-learning consensus scoring enhances potency ranking of human acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

Guideline Briefings in bioinformatics 2026

PubMed DOI

B Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for functional dyspepsia 2021.

Guideline Journal of gastroenterology 2022

PubMed DOI

B Scientific Opinion on health claims related to choline

Regulatory Source EFSA Journal 2011

DOI

C Effectiveness of nutritional interventions to prevent nonprogressive congenital and perinatal brain injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Meta Analysis Nutrition reviews 2022

PubMed DOI

C Two methods for assessment of choline status in a randomized crossover study with varying dietary choline intake in people: isotope dilution MS of plasma and in vivo single-voxel magnetic resonance spectroscopy of liver.

Rct The American journal of clinical nutrition

PubMed DOI

C Choline and betaine concentrations in plasma discriminate levels of dietary choline intake in healthy adults: analysis of a double-blind randomized crossover controlled feeding study.

Rct The American journal of clinical nutrition

PubMed DOI

C Nutrient-based therapies for bipolar disorder: a systematic review

Systematic Review Psychotherapy and psychosomatics 2013

PubMed DOI

C The association of betaine, homocysteine and related metabolites with cognitive function in Dutch elderly people

Rct The British journal of nutrition 2007

PubMed

C Differential metabolism of choline supplements in adult volunteers.

Rct European journal of nutrition

PubMed DOI

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