# Koia Koia Cacao Bean Protein Shake — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Koia
- **Product:** Koia Cacao Bean Protein Shake
- **GTIN:** 854092006491
- **Sold at:** drinkkoia.com
- **Product page:** https://drinkkoia.com/products/cacao-bean-protein-shakes
- **Assessment ID:** pta_56962c1a6fe54bfaab92adec7b970178
- **Assessed:** 2026-10-27
- **Last reviewed:** n/a
- **Review mode:** Not final · review pending  
  ⚠️ At least one claim here is **preliminary** — a person is still reviewing it; see the per-claim status.
- **Methodology version:** 2026.10.4
- **Canonical page:** https://tillit.world/p/pta_56962c1a6fe54bfaab92adec7b970178

## Overall (safe to quote)

Koia Cacao Bean Protein Shake by Koia — public trust assessment of 4 observed badge claim(s): Vegan: Limited Public Support; Non-GMO: Limited Public Support; Gluten-Free: Limited Public Support; Allergen-Free: Conflicting Public Evidence. These statuses reflect publicly available evidence only, not a review of the seller's own certificates or documents.

## Claims checked

### Gluten-Free

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 14/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “pea, and chickpea proteins – no dairy, no gluten, no soy, vegan, kosher & non-GMO. Gut Healthy”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a gluten-free claim, and a brand-level help article lists 'Gluten-Free' among Koia's label attributes, though it does not name this product; no independent product-level testing or certification was retrieved, and no match for Koia was found on the public GFCO certified products page. Under FDA's gluten-free labeling rule (21 CFR 101.91), this claim is voluntary and requires no third-party certification, but the product must meet the legal definition of under 20 ppm gluten. This reflects a gap in retrieved public evidence, not a finding that the label lacks support; for medical use, rely on the current package and your clinician's guidance.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-26
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 7 checks.
- **Limitation:** Self-review note: Only GFCO's certified-products page was checked; no other major gluten-free certifier registries (e.g. NSF, SCS, GIG, CSA, Coeliac UK) were searched for this brand, which is the only remaining public path to a stronger certification match.

### Allergen-Free

- **Status:** Conflict detected — review pending (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Claims free of: dairy free, soy free”
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: Public sources conflict about this product's Allergen-Free claim. This is based on https://drinkkoia.com/pages/faqs. The claim should not be relied upon without further review. Specifically, public sources conflict about this claim, so it should not be relied on without further review. Note: the ingredient list includes tree nut, almond, which may warrant further verification for a Allergen-Free claim. This claim can legally be self-declared in the US, with no required independent testing.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-26
- **Limitation:** This is a claim about specific allergens (dairy-free, soy-free), not a blanket allergen-free claim — it says nothing about allergens it does not name.
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 8 checks.

### Vegan

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 9/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Protein Shakes vegan? Yes. Koia Protein Shakes are 100% vegan and made with plant-based ingredients. What fiber”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page states a vegan claim and Koia's brand FAQ describes all products as 100% vegan, though neither source names the Cacao Bean Protein Shake specifically; no third-party vegan certification for Koia was found on the Vegan Action page, and batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved. The ingredient statement lists lecithin, natural flavor, and sugar, which may warrant further verification. This reflects only what the cited public sources state and does not represent independent verification of the claim.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-26
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 6 checks.

### Non-GMO

- **Status:** Limited Public Support (`public_corroboration_weak`)
- **Evidence strength:** 8/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “NON GMO IN RETAIL STORES protein Cacao Bean Get it delivered”
- **Safe citation wording:** The product page displays a Non-GMO claim with limited public support. Public evidence found is brand-level, company-level, product-level. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. Separately, the ingredient list includes pea, rice — the Non-GMO Project's own Monitored-Risk list (a real but lower signal than its High-Risk list, per the Project's own standard), included here for shoppers who want it, not as a contradiction of this claim. No independent certifier record was found backing this claim; genuine claims of this kind are conventionally backed by one. Non-GMO is accurate for this product, but none of its listed ingredients (e.g. corn, soy, canola, sugar beet, alfalfa, papaya, eggplant, pineapple, zucchini, potato, or animal-derived inputs such as meat, dairy, or egg) are among the crop types or inputs with a commercially available genetically modified/GMO-fed counterpart (TilliT uses the US list, which approves more such crops than most markets) — so this claim may not be a meaningful distinction for this specific product.
- **Re-verification due:** 2026-11-26
- **Limitation:** Not TilliT verified; assessment uses public sources only.
- **Limitation:** Evidence plan executed: 6 checks.

## Not claimed on this page

Organic, Fair Trade.

## Machine-readable versions

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_Generated 2026-10-27T10:16:55+00:00 from assessment pta_56962c1a6fe54bfaab92adec7b970178._