Why don't you have a chocolate flavor?Updated 4 hours ago

We often get requests for a chocolate version of mBIOTA Elemental, but there’s a key reason we don’t use cocoa: cocoa naturally contains dietary fiber.

Elemental diets are formulated so that all nutrients are provided in their simplest, fully absorbed forms - that means amino acids (not whole proteins), simple carbohydrates (not starches), and medium-chain fats, without any dietary fiber. This is crucial for people who rely on elemental nutrition for gut rest, malabsorption, or certain gastrointestinal conditions, because fiber can stimulate digestion and fermentation in the intestines.

Adding cocoa powder - even in small amounts for flavor - would introduce insoluble and soluble fiber, which would make the product no longer fully elemental. For that reason, we avoid cocoa and instead use flavor profiles that are compatible with a 100% elemental formula, ensuring it remains gentle, easily absorbed, and clinically appropriate.