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Life's Basics, Meal Replacement Plant Protein Mix, Vanilla
One level scoop (53.6g) serving of Life's Basics, Meal Replacement Plant Protein Mix, Vanilla has 160 calories, 5g of sugars and 230mg of sodium, as submitted by Nutritional Specialties, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2489867, record updated Feb 3, 2022).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2489867, available Feb 16, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Nutritional Specialties, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 53.6g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 053232531217
- Category
- Meal Replacement Supplements
- Records
- 9 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other meal replacement supplements
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 90% of the 152 meal replacement supplements products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 66% of them.
Where the calories come from: 43% carbohydrate, 5% fat and 52% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among meal replacement supplements: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 9.3 g | 2.4 g | 90% |
| Sodium | 429 mg | 154 mg | 66% |
| Protein | 44.8 g | 22.8 g | 68% |
| Calories | 299 | 333 | 47% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 152 products, one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): PROTEIN BLEND (YELLOW PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE, HEMP SEED, RICE PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHOLE GRAIN CHIA SEED), NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, COCONUT WATER EXTRACT, CANE SUGAR, XYLITOL, FRUCTOSE, CHICORY ROOT INULIN, MAGNESIUM CARBONATE, FRUIT BLEND (GRAPE [FRUIT AND SEED EXTRACT], WILD BLUEBERRY [FRUIT EXTRACT], RASPBERRY [FRUIT AND SEED EXTRACT], CRANBERRY [FRUIT], PRUNE [FRUIT], TART CHERRY [FRUIT], WILD BILBERRY [FRUIT EXTRACT], STRAWBERRY [FRUIT]), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES, SEA SALT, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, TAPIOCA, ASCORBIC ACID, CHOLECALCIFEROL, D-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL SUCCINATE, PHYTONADIONE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, BETA CAROTENE, IRON AMINO ACID CHELATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, CALCIUM D-PANTOTHENATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, ZINC AMINO ACID CHELATE, SELENIUM AMINO ACID CHELATE, COPPER AMINO ACID CHELATE, MANGANESE CITRATE, CHROMIUM AMINO ACID CHELATE, MOLYBDENUM AMINO ACID CHELATE.
The statement lists 35 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Protein Blend (yellow Pea Protein Isolate, Hemp Seed, Rice Protein Concentrate. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Feb 3, 2022), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Nutritional Specialties, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2489867).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Life's Basics, Meal Replacement Plant Protein Mix, Vanilla?
160 per 1 level scoop (53.6g) serving, and 299 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Life's Basics, Meal Replacement Plant Protein Mix, Vanilla?
230mg per serving (10% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Nutritional Specialties, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Feb 3, 2022. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov