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Vital Aminos

Contains natural flavors

This drink mix provides 9 g of protein per 11.5 g serving, and the product description says it contains all nine essential amino acids plus four additional aminos. Natural flavors and rebaudioside A are listed; the ingredient list provided does not name the amino acids.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$49.99 lowest price at Momentous
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
40caloriesPer serving · 1 portion (11.5 g)
Protein
9g▲
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
—
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From Open Food Facts (by barcode)
Ingredients: Natural flavors, citric acid, malic acid, rebaudioside A, beta-carotene (color), silica, beet root (color)
68 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as beveragesMedium confidence · Scored on 6 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%82
Ingredients · counts 30%92
Processing · counts 10%25
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%35
Why it scores 68
Nutrition 82 · Compared with other drinks: more protein (9 g); no added sugar per 1 portion
Ingredients 92 · Silicon dioxide (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 25 · Amino-acid formula with flavors, sweetener, colors and silica
Sourcing 35 · Amino-acid formula; ingredient sourcing is not stated
Transparency 35 · The listed ingredients omit the amino acids described as the main ingredients
Natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for silicon dioxide, natural flavours
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Natural flavors Citric acid Malic acid Rebaudioside A Beta-carotene (color) Silica Beet root (color)
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 2 limited risk
Silicon dioxide (E551)Anti-caking agentLimited risk
Approved, but EFSA noted in 2018 that data on its nano-sized particles were too limited to set a safe intake.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Malic acid (E296)AcidNo risk
The natural acid in apples; considered safe.
Stevia (steviol glycosides) (E960)SweetenerNo risk
Plant-derived and considered safe by EFSA and the FDA at normal intakes.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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