Parent's Choice · Energy, Protein and Muscle Recovery Drinks
Parent's Choice, Nutritional Shake, Chocolate
One bottle (240ml) serving of Parent's Choice, Nutritional Shake, Chocolate has 240 calories, 19g of sugars and 90mg of sodium, as submitted by PARENT'S CHOICE to USDA (FoodData Central 553571, record updated Jun 12, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 553571, available Apr 1, 2019; 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 PARENT'S CHOICE submitted to USDA, for the declared 240ml serving. They agree with USDA's live record (FoodData Central API, read Sep 29, 2026). Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 683744407030
- Category
- Energy, Protein and Muscle Recovery Drinks
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other energy, protein and muscle recovery drinks
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 80% of the 1,646 energy, protein and muscle recovery drinks products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 8% of them.
Where the calories come from: 53% carbohydrate, 35% fat and 12% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among energy, protein and muscle recovery drinks: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 7.9 g | 3.1 g | 80% |
| Sodium | 38 mg | 110 mg | 8% |
| Protein | 2.9 g | 9.7 g | 6% |
| Calories | 100 | 308 | 40% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,646 products, one per barcode.
Other shake in this aisle
701 of the 1,646 energy, protein and muscle recovery drinks products are named shake. Per 100 g their median is 61 calories, 80 mg of sodium and 6.2 g of protein; 12 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Banana Flavor Smoothie Greek Style Yogurt Protein Shake MUSCLE MILK | 30 mg | 52 |
| Strawberry Protein Shake ODWALLA | 30 mg | 71 |
| Protein Nutritional Shake, Vanilla FOUNDATION FITNESS | 14 mg | 48 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "shake", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, SUGAR (SUCROSE), MALTODEXTRIN (CORN), MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, HIGH-OLEIC (SAFFLOWER OR SUNFLOWER) OIL, SOY OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, LESS THAN 0.5% OF: SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SHORT CHAIN FRUCTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES (SCFOS*), DHA ALGAL OIL [A SOURCE OF DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID (DHA)], NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, ASCORBIC ACID, BIOTIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, COPPER SULFATE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, DEXTROSE, FD&C RED NO. 3, FERROUS SULFATE, FOLIC ACID, L-CARNITINE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, M-INOSITOL, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, NIACINAMIDE, PHYLLOQUINONE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, SALT (SODIUM CHLORIDE), SODIUM MOLYBDATE, PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN E ACETATE, ZINC SULFATE.
The statement lists 46 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Sugar (sucrose), Maltodextrin (corn). 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 Jun 12, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement PARENT'S CHOICE submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 553571).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Parent's Choice, Nutritional Shake, Chocolate?
240 per 1 bottle (240ml) serving, and 100 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Parent's Choice, Nutritional Shake, Chocolate?
90mg per serving (4% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record PARENT'S CHOICE submitted to USDA, last updated Jun 12, 2018. 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