PlainVitamins

Recovery Tropical Flavored

by Vega Sport · powder · 19 oz

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 38766 00902 5
  • DSLD label 282418
  • Serving 27 g (1 Scoop)
  • 20 servings

Recovery Tropical Flavored by Vega Sport lists 24 ingredients, 24 with an amount per serving of 27 g, such as 90 mcg RAE of vitamin A, 4.9 mg of thiamine, 5 mg of riboflavin and 5 mg NE of niacin, beside 6 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2023.

What is in Recovery Tropical Flavored?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 27 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).

Recovery Tropical Flavored: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 282418, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories90 Calories
Fat0.5 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 11,965 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.5 g

86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Total Carbohydrates16 g6%Carbohydrate in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 21,979 products16 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.16 g

Higher than 93% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Total Sugars16 gSugar in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 11,807 products16 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.16 g

Higher than 96% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g).

Added Sugars15 g30%
Protein4 gProtein in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 8,985 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.4 g

66% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Vitamin Aas Vitamin A Palmitate90 mcg RAE10%
Thiamineas Thiamine Hydrochloride4.9 mg408%Thiamin in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 9,830 products4.9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.5 mg to 25 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 1.2 mg4.9 mg

50% of 9,830 products listing thiamin give more (median 5 mg).

Riboflavin5 mg384%Riboflavin in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 9,824 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg5 mg

Higher than 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Niacinas Niacinamide5 mg NE31%Niacin in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 12,413 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13.2 mg to 48 mg, the median 20 mg.DV 16 mgUL 35 mg5 mg

89% of 12,413 products listing niacin give more (median 20 mg).

Folateas Folic Acid50 mcg DFE12%
Biotin5 mcg16%Biotin in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 9,447 products5 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mcg to 300 mcg, the median 200 mcg.DV 30 mcg5 mcg

99% of 9,447 products listing biotin give more (median 200 mcg).

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium D-Pantothenate4.8 mg96%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 10,060 products4.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg4.8 mg

86% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) give more (median 12 mg).

Magnesiumas Magnesium Citrate20 mg4%Magnesium in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 14,003 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30 mg to 200 mg, the median 86 mg.UL 350 mgDV 420 mg20 mg

83% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg).

Zincas Zinc Citrate4.8 mg43%Zinc in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 13,186 products4.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg4.8 mg

80% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg).

Chlorideas Sodium Chloride150 mg6%Chloride in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 1,476 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 183.5 mg, the median 75 mg.DV 2,300 mgUL 3,600 mg150 mg

Higher than 68% of 1,476 products listing chloride (median 75 mg).

Sodium135 mg5%Sodium in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 14,514 products135 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.135 mg

Higher than 73% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Potassium420 mg8%Potassium in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 11,614 products420 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg420 mg

Higher than 93% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Pea Proteinas Pisum sativum3,980 mgPea protein in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 79 products3.98 g per serving; the middle half of products list 6.59 g to 19.11 g, the median 14 g.3.98 g

80% of 79 products listing pea protein give more (median 14 g).

Pea Protein, Powder4,983 mg
Glucosamine Hydrochloride712 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 628 products0.712 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.712 g

77% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g).

Brown Rice Proteinas Oryza sativa540 mgRice Protein in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 62 products0.54 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.463 g to 7.69 g, the median 2.35 g.0.54 g

66% of 62 products listing rice protein give more (median 2.35 g).

Brown Rice Protein, Powder675 mg
L-Arginine407 mgArginine in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 1,455 products407 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 167 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.407 mg

60% of 1,455 products listing arginine give more (median 500 mg).

Devil's Claw root extract6:1 extract150 mgDevil's Claw in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 162 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30.25 mg to 507.5 mg, the median 122.5 mg.150 mg

Higher than 52% of 162 products listing Devil's claw (median 122.5 mg).

American Ginseng root extract100 mgAmerican Ginseng in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 235 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mg to 425 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

58% of 235 products listing american ginseng give more (median 200 mg).

Ginsenoside4%4 mgGinsenosides in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 54 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 7 mg to 30 mg, the median 11 mg.4 mg

87% of 54 products listing ginsenosides give more (median 11 mg).

Astragalus100 mgAstragalus in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 604 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 405 mg, the median 132.5 mg.100 mg

52% of 604 products listing astragalus give more (median 132.5 mg).

Turmeric Rhizome Extract53 mgTurmeric in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 2,369 products53 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.53 mg

70% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg).

Curcuminoids95%50 mgCurcuminoid in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 309 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.50 mg

63% of 309 products listing curcuminoid give more (median 100 mg).

Cayenne25 mgCapsicum in Recovery Tropical Flavored against 874 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 100 mg, the median 44.5 mg.25 mg

65% of 874 products listing capsicum give more (median 44.5 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 282418 (entered May 24, 2023), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 89% of the 12,413 products that print an amount of niacin list more than its 5 mg of niacin (median 20 mg).
  • 99% of the 9,447 products that print an amount of biotin list more than its 5 mcg of biotin (median 200 mcg).
  • Its 420 mg of potassium is higher than 93% of the 11,614 potassium products that print an amount; 743 list more.
  • 87% of the 54 products that print an amount of ginsenosides list more than its 4 mg of ginsenosides (median 11 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Recovery Tropical Flavored's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Post Workout Shake it! Mix one level scoop (27g) of Vega Sport Recovery in 1.5 cups (12 fl oz.) of ice cold water.
Warnings
Do not use if seal is broken.
Product contains silica packet to maintain product freshness. Do not consume.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free No artificial sweeteners
Storage
After opening, close lid tightly and store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 282418.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Brown Rice syrup solids, Natural Flavors, Potassium Citrate, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Stevia Leaf Extract, Beta-Carotene.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NSF Certified for Sport; Certified B Corporations. Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action), NSF Certified for Sport (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Recovery Tropical Flavored have?

One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2023.

  1. Label 282418 (current) Entered May 24, 2023 · on the market · 19 oz · UPC 8 38766 00902 5

DSLD also links this label to: Recovery Accelerator Apple Berry (flavor difference), Recovery Apple Berry Flavored (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 SEQUEL NATURALS LTD. (distributor), Burnaby, BC, Canada. All Vega Sport products.

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