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Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry

by CytoSport · powder · 21.2 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 60726 80270 0
  • DSLD label 50339
  • Serving 20 g (1 scoop)
  • 30 servings

Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry by CytoSport lists 12 ingredients, 12 with an amount per serving of 20 g, such as 250 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of vitamin B6, 60 mcg of vitamin B12 and 40 mg of calcium, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2015.

What is in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 20 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).

Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 50339, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Total Carbohydrates8 g3%Carbohydrate in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 21,979 products8 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.8 g

Higher than 82% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber3 g12%Fiber in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 6,987 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 63% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g).

Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid250 mg420%Vitamin C in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 18,583 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg250 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin B6as Pyridoxal 5-PhosphateVitamin B6 (Form: as Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate)5 mg250%Vitamin B6 in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 15,277 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg5 mg

51% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg).

Vitamin B12as CyanocobalaminVitamin B12 (Form: as Cyanocobalamin)60 mcg1,000%Vitamin B12 in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 14,425 products60 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg60 mcg

Higher than 58% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg).

Calcium40 mg4%Calcium in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 17,831 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg40 mg

79% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Sodium10 mg1%Sodium in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 14,514 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.10 mg

78% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Potassium100 mg3%Potassium in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 11,614 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg100 mg

Higher than 51% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Betaine Anhydrous2 gBetaine Anhydrous in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 860 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 52% of 860 products listing betaine anhydrous (median 1.5 g).

Caffeineas Caffeine Anhydrous, Purenergy Caffeine Pterostilbene CocrystalCaffeine (Form: from Caffeine Anhydrous, and Purenergy Caffeine Pterostilbene Cocrystal)150 mgCaffeine in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 3,358 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 275 mg, the median 200 mg.150 mg

57% of 3,358 products listing caffeine give more (median 200 mg).

CarnoSynas Beta-Alanine2 gBeta-Alanine in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 1,778 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1.6 g to 3.2 g, the median 2 g.2 g

47% of 1,778 products listing beta-alanine give more (median 2 g).

Glucuronolactone300 mgGlucuronolactone in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 60 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 325 mg, the median 200 mg.300 mg

Higher than 55% of 60 products listing glucuronolactone (median 200 mg).

L-Citrulline3 gCitrulline in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 1,209 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 5 g, the median 3 g.3 g

40% of 1,209 products listing citrulline give more (median 3 g).

L-Leucine2 gLeucine in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 2,056 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 3.5 g, the median 2.5 g.2 g

58% of 2,056 products listing leucine give more (median 2.5 g).

Taurine500 mgTaurine in Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry against 2,337 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

45% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 50339 (entered September 25, 2015), 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 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 & USE Mix 1 scoop (20g) with 8 fl-oz of water. MONSTER INITIATE Supplement Mix can be used before and during workouts. Mix 1 scoop (20g) Into 8 fl-oz water {CONTAINER} {SCOOP} X1 (20g) 8FL-OZ OF WATER
Allergens and what it does not contain
FREE OF BANNED SUBSTANCES
GLUTEN FREE

Source: label statements in DSLD label 50339.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: soluble Corn Fiber, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial flavors, Malic Acid, Potassium Citrate, Tricalcium Phosphate, Fruit and Vegetable extract, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Sodium Citrate, Silicon Dioxide, Dimethylpolysiloxane, Carmine powder.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NSF Certified for Sport www.nsf.org; CYTOSPORT MONSTER SERIES; PLEASE RECYCLE. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP), NSF Certified for Sport (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Monster Initiate Blue Raspberry have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2015.

  1. Label 50339 (current) Entered September 25, 2015 · on the market · 21.2 oz. · UPC 6 60726 80270 0

DSLD also links this label to: Monster Initiate Grape (flavor difference), Monster Initiate Fruit Punch (flavor difference), Monster Initiate Sour Apple (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, Inc. (distributor), Benicia, CA. All CytoSport products.

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