Elixir MRE Nourish review

A plant based meal replacement sold direct from the brand in Greenberry and Chocolate, built from organic hemp protein, ancient whole grains, greens, algae, and a botanical herb blend. The supplement facts sheet states a 28 gram serving with 118 calories, 15 g protein, 8.5 g fiber, and 0.3 g sugar, and the brand publishes the exact amount of every ingredient in that 28 gram serving.

The label serving is Powder, 28 g (1 oz) serving. Sold as a 20-serving bag / 20-serving container, 560 g total.

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Full per ingredient amounts. The brand publishes the amount of every ingredient in the 28 g serving, not blend totals. Organic hemp protein cake 11.2 g, organic amaranth flour 3.734 g, organic quinoa flour 3.733 g, organic millet flour 3.733 g, organic stevia 1.4 g, spirulina 538 mg, wheat grass juice powder 418 mg, barley grass juice powder 359 mg, moringa leaf 179 mg, alfalfa leaf 150 mg, chlorella 150 mg, maca root 120 mg, lecithin 102 mg, acerola cherry extract 78 mg, cranberry 69 mg, ginger root 60 mg, turmeric root 60 mg, dandelion root 51 mg, astragalus root 51 mg, slippery elm bark 42 mg, parsley leaf 36 mg, ashwagandha root 36 mg, hawthorn berry 30 mg, matcha green tea 30 mg, licorice root 24 mg, cumin 21 mg, rosemary leaf 21 mg, horsetail herb 15 mg, ginkgo leaf 15 mg, white willow bark 15 mg, and sea kelp 1.53 g, totaling 28.000 g. No proprietary blends remain.

We keep organic certification, supplier documentation and finished product testing as separate fields. Where a manufacturer states something we cannot confirm from a primary source, we record it as a claim rather than a verified fact.

Certified organic: Certified organic

• Supplier certificates of analysis: The brand reports vendor certificates or batch documentation for incoming ingredients. We have not seen those documents, so we record this as a supplier claim rather than a verified result.
• Incoming ingredient testing: Not publicly verified. No published document from an identifiable source.
• Finished product third party testing: The brand states that supplier quality-assurance programs use independent ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratories for applicable raw-material and finished-product testing, including microbiological analysis, nutritional analysis, heavy metals, pesticides, and allergens.

These three layers are reported separately on purpose. A supplier document or an incoming ingredient check is not the same thing as an independent test of the finished product.

At the listed price of $45.00 for 20 servings, this works out to $2.25 per serving on the listed price, 20 serving bag basis. Promotions and subscription pricing change often.

Macros, micronutrients, and per ingredient amounts are all published, so the label is fully disclosed. The brand states that supplier quality-assurance programs use independent ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratories for applicable raw-material and finished-product testing, including microbiological analysis, nutritional analysis, heavy metals, pesticides, and allergens. We have not seen a named laboratory certificate or measured batch report.

• GreensYes
• Meal replacementYes
• High plant proteinYes
• Daily nutritionYes
• Gut and digestionYes
• Functional herbsYes

• Ingredient quality18%9.1 / 10

  Weighted across the ingredient attributes: certified organic (10), named whole food ingredients (10), every ingredient named with its own amount (10). Organic certification carries the most weight, then whole food sourcing, then named amounts and freedom from artificial additives. Attributes we could not publicly verify are held at the neutral baseline of 5.0 out of 10 rather than left out, so an unverified attribute earns no credit.

• Nutrient density15%9.9 / 10

  Measured per 100 g of powder from the published panel, so this records substance inside the grams rather than the amount of powder. Weighted across protein, fiber, low sugar and the origin of the micronutrients, with essential fats counted where the panel states them. The panel does not reach the meal substance threshold we apply to every product, 200 calories with at least 15 g of protein, so no meal completeness credit is given. No therapeutic or medicinal benefit is assumed.

• Label transparency14%10.0 / 10

  Label disclosure recorded as full per ingredient amounts, which scores 10 out of 10 on this criterion.

• Value per gram18%9.2 / 10

  $0.08 per gram of powder, scaled against the 8 products with both a verified price and a verified serving weight.

• Product per dollar5%6.0 / 10

  12.4 g of product per dollar, from the listed price and the total container weight, scaled against the 8 products where both are verified.

• Serving grams delivered5%3.0 / 10

  28 g delivered per label serving, scaled inside the meal replacements group so scoops are compared with scoops and meals with meals. Quantity alone is not treated as nutrition: the 3.0 quantity score is adjusted by the measured nutrient density of 9.9 out of 10, giving 3.0. This measures quantity delivered only; cost is handled by value per gram and ingredient sourcing by ingredient quality.

• Price per serving5%7.5 / 10

  $2.25 per label serving, scaled against the 11 products in the database with a verified price. A labeled serving is not a standard unit, which is why this criterion carries only 5% of the rubric.

• Testing and certifications10%10.0 / 10

  Finished product third party testing published: The brand states that supplier quality-assurance programs use independent ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratories for applicable raw-material and finished-product testing, including microbiological analysis, nutritional analysis, heavy metals, pesticides, and allergens..

• Packaging protection10%10.0 / 10

  High barrier, amber or dark glass, foil laminate, or high barrier mylar with oxygen or moisture control. Sold in a resealable opaque multi layer foil laminate stand up pouch, recorded from the physical bag provided to us. The opaque laminate blocks light and the resealable seal limits oxygen and moisture exposure between servings. No oxygen absorber or desiccant is present in the bag, and the laminate is not curbside recyclable.

How this figure is calculated. Each criterion is multiplied by its rubric weight and the total is divided by the full 100 points of the rubric. A criterion we could publicly verify earns the points its evidence supports. A criterion we could not verify is held at the neutral baseline of 5.0 out of 10 and still occupies its full weight, so unverified evidence can never be excluded from the division and cannot earn the credit a verified strength earns.

For Elixir MRE Nourish the verified criteria contribute 9.1 x 18 + 9.9 x 15 + 10.0 x 14 + 9.2 x 18 + 6.0 x 5 + 3.0 x 5 + 7.5 x 5 + 10.0 x 10 + 10.0 x 10 = 900.4 points. The total divided by 100 gives 9.0 out of 10.

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