# Koia Cold Brew Coffee — TilliT proof check

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## Product

- **Brand:** Koia
- **Product:** Cold Brew Coffee
- **GTIN:** 20854092006143
- **Sold at:** drinkkoia.com
- **Product page:** https://drinkkoia.com/products/cold-brew-coffee-protein-shakes
- **Assessment ID:** pta_9eb57dd253fd4e87818b88442a1fd78f
- **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_9eb57dd253fd4e87818b88442a1fd78f

## Overall (safe to quote)

Cold Brew Coffee 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: Limited Public Support. 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:** Public evidence includes a product page stating the product contains rice, pea, and chickpea proteins with "no gluten," and a brand article noting a "Gluten-Free" label claim, though it does not name this specific product; no GFCO certification match for Koia was found in the sources checked. Batch-specific testing, certification, and product-level gluten measurements were not retrieved, so this assessment cannot independently confirm the claim today. FDA's gluten-free labeling rule (21 CFR 101.91) permits this voluntary claim without third-party certification, provided the product meets the legal definition of under 20 ppm gluten; 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 registry was checked; no other major gluten-free certifier registries (e.g. NSF, CSA, GIG, Coeliac UK) were searched for 'Koia', which is the realistic path to a stronger certification match.

### Allergen-Free

- **Status:** Preliminary — a person is still reviewing this (`preliminary`)
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Claims free of: dairy free, soy free”
- **Safe citation wording:** Preliminary — awaiting TilliT review: Claim supported. This kind of Allergen-Free claim can be made in the US without a third-party certificate. TilliT read the available ingredient statement and the applicable evidence and found nothing that contradicts it. This is not a statement that the product is third-party certified. The public-evidence score describes how much independent proof was found; it does not mean the product is not Allergen-Free. Specifically, 1 independent organisation published evidence relevant to this claim, and independent evidence names this exact product. Batch-specific public evidence was not retrieved in this assessment. 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:** 8/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “Cold Brew Coffee flavor? It’s creamy, caffeinated, plant-based, and probably better than that coffee you were about”
- **Safe citation wording:** Public evidence includes a product page describing the item as plant-based and a Koia brand FAQ stating all its products are 100% vegan, though the product page itself did not use the word "Vegan." Batch-specific public evidence and a Vegan Action (vegan.org) listing for Koia were not retrieved, and the ingredient list (lecithin, natural flavor, sugar) may warrant further verification. This reflects only what the cited public sources state and does not represent third-party certification or independent verification.
- **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:** 9/100
- **Claim observed on the page:** “NON GMO IN RETAIL STORES protein Cold Brew Coffee 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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## How to cite this

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_Generated 2026-10-27T13:41:45+00:00 from assessment pta_9eb57dd253fd4e87818b88442a1fd78f._