Why Are Vitamin Isolates Missing On The New Shakeology Labels?

A few days ago I had an interesting question about the vitamin isolates on the Shakeology label. The question was “I noticed that the new label does not include the vitamin isolates. This would be a plus if it were true. Isolates aren’’t good in the long run. Isolates are much less effective when taken out of the food. Why are the vitamin isolates (which were on the old label) not included on the new label??”

Got Some Answers – Shakeology Label Nutrition Facts

This is a great question and one that I dove into directly to the Shakeology masters themselves to get answers. They really took their time and made sure to really give me an in depth explanation. I sent them some Q&A to get the best reply to this reader who asked the question and I was really impressed with how they handled educating myself about the reason of the nutrition labeling for the vitamin isolates in Shakeology.

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Old label(left) New label (right) – Shakeology Nutrition Facts

First, I should let you know that the shakeology label for the the non vegan have the vitamin isolates. Vitamin isolates are the vitamin A, C, D listed on food items that list the amount per serving and the % daily value.

Here is what Shakeology said:

“All four formulas have vitamins and minerals that come from whole foods. Chocolate and Greenberry are fortified with added vitamins and minerals, which are listed on the left side of the label. Also, there are a multitude of vitamins and minerals in our Vegan formulations. But because they are derived exclusively from whole foods, and not fortified with controlled levels of vitamin and mineral isolates, these amounts of vitamins and minerals will vary naturally. Think of it like this; four oranges from the same tree will have different levels of vitamin C. For this reason, we are not able to specify vitamin and mineral amounts on the Vegan Shakeology labels.

One is not better than the other. Some people favor vitamins and minerals coming only from whole foods, while others believe that their bodies need extra vitamin & mineral fortification. It’s really up to you and what you feel your body needs. Many consumers find that a whole food source of nutrition is preferable to isolated vitamins and minerals, but Beachbody simply cannot legally make a potency claim on the label since levels vary from bag to bag, batch to batch. You’ll know the nutritional value by how you feel and how your health improves.

Shakeology is dietary supplement in a food form, and since our vegan formulas are not fortified, the levels of any one nutrient should not be an issue for anyone or for a pregnant woman. Pregnant women need to careful about levels of Vitamin A (10,000 IU is the upper limit), but the amounts we have at unfortified levels are similar to those found in unfortified foods and in fruits and vegetables. Accordingly, pregnant women should consider their intake of vegan Shakeology as part of their normal diet, but should not rely solely on Shakeology to meet the needs of pregnancy for nutrients like, iron, folate, Vitamin A, or calcium.”

What a great explanation. To be totally honest with you, this subject really didn’t even hit me until one of my reader’s posted this in my comment section of one of my articles. Another reason why I love comments. It really brings our community deeper in understanding different aspects of nutrition that we wouldn’t have thought of ourselves.

Four Different Formulas – Shakeology Label Nutrition Facts

Currently, there are four formulas of Shakeology:

  • Chocolate Superfood Formula (Include Vitamin Isolates Labeling)
  • Greenberry (Include Vitamin Isolates Labeling)
  • Chocolate Vegan (No Vitamin Isolates Labeling)
  • Tropical Strawberry Vegan (No Vitamin Isolates Labeling)
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Darin Olien, naturalist and Shakeology formulator, with Cacao Pods in Indonesia

So basically, the vegan bags don’t have the vitamin isolates listed because it’s not fortified like the non vegan formulas are. Shakeology is nature in a bag. It’s an all natural supplement that gives a consumer the convenience of taking advantage of a variety of vitamins and minerals from the finest super foods gathered from around the world with the highest standards.

Summary – Shakeology Nutrition Label Facts For Vitamin Isolates

As stated above, the levels of each fruit for example on the same tree won’t have the same levels of vitamins in them. It’s just natural. This is why the vegan shakeology label doesn’t specify the exact levels of vitamin isolates such as the non vegan bags. They come straight from whole foods the way they are and not fortified, meaning in this case “adding vitamins” to foods which can set them at a desired level of vitamin isolates.

Each flavor is formulated differently than the other. I hope that this has cleared up any questions about the vitamin isolates on the shakeology nutrition facts label.

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