Monster Food Chocolate
by CytoSport · powder · 5.77 lbs
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 60726 77091 7
- DSLD label 12807
- Serving 130.8 to 218 g (3-5 heaping scoops); amounts per 218 g
- 12 servings
Monster Food Chocolate by CytoSport lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 218 g, such as 350 mg of calcium and 320 mg of potassium, beside 8 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 1, 2012.
What is in Monster Food Chocolate?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 218 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 860 Calories | ||
| Calories from FatCalories (Form: from Fat) | 100 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 11 g | 17% | Higher than 97% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 22 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g | 44% | Higher than 96% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 18 g. |
| Cholesterol | 155 mg | 51% | Higher than 98% of 5,275 products listing cholesterol (median 15 mg). Per day at the most servings: 310 mg. |
| Total Carbohydrates | 141 g | 47% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for carbohydrate, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Dietary Fiber | less than 1 g | 2% | |
| Sugar | 9 g | Higher than 92% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 18 g. | |
| Protein | 51 g | 102% | Higher than 97% of 8,985 products listing protein (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 102 g. |
| Calcium | 350 mg | 35% | Higher than 81% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 700 mg. |
| Sodium | 470 mg | 20% | Higher than 97% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 940 mg. |
| Potassium | 320 mg | 33% | Higher than 90% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 640 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12807 (entered October 1, 2012), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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 2 servings 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Monster Food VanillaCytoSport same ingredients
- Weight Gainer Double ChocolateGNC Pro Performance same ingredients
- Grow S'MoresCore Nutritionals same ingredients
- Grow Peanut Butter Oatmeal CookieCore Nutritionals same ingredients
- Grass-Fed Whey Protein ChocolateEXOS Performance Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
- Grass-Fed Whey Protein VanillaEXOS Performance Nutrition · off the market same ingredients
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 for Use If you weigh between 100-160 lbs., shake or blend 3 heaping scoops of Monster Food with 16-20 oz. cold water. Drink one shake immediately after your workout and another shake one hour before bed. If you weigh between 160-240 lbs., shake or blend 4 heaping scoops of Monster Food with 16-20 oz. cold water. Drink one shake immediately after your workout and another shake one hour before bed. If you weigh between 240+ lbs., shake or blend 5 heaping scoops of Monster Food with 16-20 oz. cold water. Drink one shake immediately after your workout and another shake one hour before bed. Mix one scoop with 6-8 oz. water or milk.
- Warnings
- ALLERGEN STATEMENT: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS INGREDIENTS DERIVED FROM MILK AND SOY. THIS PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT PROCESSES MILK, SOY, WHEAT AND EGGS.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- >No aspartame.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 12807.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Whey Protein concentrate, COCOA POWDER, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Natural and Artificial flavors, Salt, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Sucralose, Soy Lecithin.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): MADE IN USA.
How many labels does Monster Food Chocolate have?
One label is on file, entered on October 1, 2012.
- Label 12807 (current) Entered October 1, 2012 · on the market · 5.77 lbs · UPC 6 60726 77091 7
DSLD also links this label to: Monster Food 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 CytoSport (manufacturer), Benicia, CA. All CytoSport products.