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Build Chocolate

by Shaklee Performance · powder · 1.27 lbs

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 334641
  • Serving 29 to 43 g (2-3 scoops); amounts per 43 g
  • 13 servings

Build Chocolate by Shaklee Performance lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 43 g, such as 120 mg of calcium, 0.9 mg of iron, 120 mg of phosphorus and 180 mg of potassium, beside 8 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2025.

What is in Build Chocolate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 43 g. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Build Chocolate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 334641, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories170 Calories
Total Fat3 g4%Fat (unspecified) in Build Chocolate against 11,965 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat1.5 g8%Saturated fat in Build Chocolate against 5,234 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1.5 g

Higher than 66% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat (median 1 g).

Cholesterol90 mg30%Cholesterol in Build Chocolate against 5,275 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 45 mg, the median 15 mg.90 mg

Higher than 94% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol (median 15 mg).

Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in Build Chocolate against 21,979 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Total Sugars2 gSugar in Build Chocolate against 11,807 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Added Sugars0 g0%
Protein30 g60%Protein in Build Chocolate against 8,985 products30 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.30 g

Higher than 90% of 8,985 products listing protein (median 16 g).

Calcium120 mg9%Calcium in Build Chocolate against 17,831 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg120 mg

Higher than 51% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg).

Iron0.9 mg5%Iron in Build Chocolate against 6,910 products0.9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg0.9 mg

84% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg).

Phosphorus120 mg10%Phosphorus in Build Chocolate against 3,786 products120 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg120 mg

Higher than 62% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg).

Sodium165 mg7%Sodium in Build Chocolate against 14,514 products165 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.165 mg

Higher than 79% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Potassium180 mg4%Potassium in Build Chocolate against 11,614 products180 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg180 mg

Higher than 73% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Leucine4.5 gLeucine in Build Chocolate against 2,056 products4.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.4.5 g

Higher than 87% of 2,056 products listing leucine (median 2.5 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 334641 (entered September 25, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Mix 2 or 3 scoops in 6–8 fl. oz. of cold water or your favorite beverage. For best results take within 30 minutes after workout.
2 scoops + 6 oz. 20 g protein 3 scoops + 8 oz. 30 g protein
Warnings
Contains milk.
Manufactured in a facility that may also process peanuts, tree nuts, milk, egg, soy, wheat, shellfish, and fish.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO GF (Gluten free)
Storage
Replace lid tightly on canister and store in a cool, dry place.
Product sold by weight only, not by volume. Settling will occur during shipping and handling.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 334641.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Whey Protein concentrate, Whey Protein Isolate, Cocoa, natural Chocolate flavor, Rebaudioside A.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): BSCG Third party certified Drug free; Star-D Kosher Dairy. Listed with: BSCG Certified Drug Free (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Build Chocolate have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 22, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 334641 (current) Entered September 25, 2025 · on the market · 1.27 lbs
  2. Label 301154 Entered November 22, 2023 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 1 pound

DSLD also links this label to: Build Natural Chocolate Flavored (image difference, same product), Build Vanilla (flavor difference).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Shaklee Corporation (distributor), Pleasanton, CA. All Shaklee Performance products.

Where next?