Ka'Chava Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.7

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Evaluating 52 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many buyers expressed deep frustration regarding unhelpful customer service representatives, poor communication, and extremely high prices for single bags of protein powder. Purchasers frequently encountered troublesome delivery delays alongside unexpected automated subscription charges. Furthermore, several individuals noted poor product quality, including unpleasant chalky tastes and defective packaging seals. Though some customers experienced issues, a small group of reviewers were happy with the delicious flavors and convenient meal options. Other consumers additionally appreciated the helpful nutritional benefits, everyday convenience, and steady energy levels experienced during busy weeks.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I ordered one bag of chai protein, and one bag of strawberry protein. When attempting to open both bags, the tabs ripped off. I cut off the top carefully above the bag, zipper, and upon opening, the z... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

After the Consumer Reports came out indicating that plant proteins have a high concentration of lead, I reached out to Kachava to ask them for a toxicology report, the levels of lead in their pr... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was a customer since 2022, my last order took over two weeks to be delivered. $~70 something dollars for a single bag of protein powder to take two weeks is such a sad joke. Their customer serv... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I had high hopes for the Coconut Acai flavor after reading positive reviews, but unfortunately, it tastes like chalk; completely undrinkable. When I contacted customer service about an exchange, I was... See more


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  1. Fitness and Nutrition Service
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  3. Health Food Store
  4. Vitamin and Supplements Store

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Ka’Chava is an all-in-one shake to simplify your daily nutrition. It’s packed with protein, fiber, greens, superfoods, vitamins, minerals, probiotics, omegas, adaptogens and more, designed to fill nutrient gaps, support energy, focus, digestion, gut health, muscle strength and recovery, and control cravings. Ka’Chava is more than just a protein shake, a meal replacement, or a greens/superfood powder: it’s the best of all of them. While other products provide a single nutrient or incomplete blends, Ka’Chava takes a holistic approach, providing whole body nutrition in every serving. We believe that the best nutrition comes from whole foods, not nutrients taken in isolation. By providing your macronutrients together with micronutrients, you get better absorption and effectiveness due to the synergy of how each ingredient works together. Ka’Chava simplifies your life by combining everything in one shake, rather than needing to piece together your nutrition from multiple products. If you want the ease and convenience of having Ka’Chava sent to your door every month, subscribe to your favorite flavors at kachava.com.

Our Love-It Guarantee

Try any Ka’Chava product for 30 days. If you don’t love it, we’ll issue store credit to your account so you can try something else you may enjoy more!


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is so shady

This company is so shady. I put a review on their site with a bad rating and they deleted it. I received their product, did not open it and asked for a refund since it did not give my brother who has Brain Cancer enough protein. They said no and would not let me speak to a supervisor. Worst company, I will tell everyone I can to never order from this company.

24 July 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything they claim to be

I’ve seen the ads for years but wasn’t sure I wanted to commit to the subscription or the price. But groceries are pricy too so why not try? I’ve tried chocolate, vanilla, and coconut açaí. Happy with all of them. I often add frozen fruit and water before blending. My partner and I have both been enjoying these for about two months. No problems with the subscription service or shipping.

A lot of the poor reviews seem to be about administrative things. I haven’t had any problem with the administrative process. More importantly, I’m happy with the product. It’s everything it claims to be.

21 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Product!

I gotta say, I love this stuff. I was skeptical but it tastes delicious, better than the competition that I have purchased in the past (Huel and Soylent). Is it slightly more expensive? Sure, but I'll pay that for quality ingredients and having a product made in the USA.

19 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BEWARE! NO REFUNDS IF DOUBLE CHARGED!

I have used Ka’chava sporadically over the years and its seems to be a good meal replacement. Everyone has different tastes so not everyone will like the different flavors. I do prefer the chocolate one. However, I was recently double charged and asked for a refund and was denied. They offer store credit. This was not a situation where I didn’t like the flavor, I WAS DOUBLE CHARGED! Why would I want store credit?! I want my money back. And every which way, I’ve been told no. I understand every company has their own policies however there should be exceptions in cases similar to this. So just be aware, if an error is made, you are most definitely going to paying for it, LITERALLY!!! What a joke.

10 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I've been using it for almost a year…

I've been using it for almost a year now, though not consistently, so when I do use it, my energy and especially my brain clarity are dramatically boosted. I'm not losing weight but I feel great when I take it! Minus 1 star for the price, even though it's great, it's just a little pricey at about $5 per serving. Still, good enough that I'll keep it!

26 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible taste

I don't understand who all these people are that claim this product tastes great.
I ordered a bag of the chocolate flavor and made my first shake today.
This shake tastes like wood and chalk mixed together. It barely tastes like chocolate and gives me a bad aftertaste that lingers for an hour. I had to force myself to drink it all.
My expectations weren't very high, I certainly wasn't expecting an amazing chocolate milkshake, but this is really bad, especially considering the high price.
I will not have the rest of the bag and am asking for a refund.

14 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Having an allergic reaction

I bought 2 large bags and got a 5 bag sampler. I tried the chocolate flavor in the morning and matcha tonight for a late night snack. Early I thought I’d been bitten by something with a single hive. Going to bed, I woke up to use the bathroom and realize I’ve broken out in hives on my back and butt. It’s too bad cause I was excited to try something super healthy. Now I have 2 large bags and 3 sample packs to get rid of.

31 May 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

end I believe I have been using Katchava…

I believe I have been using Katchava for about a year now, and after reading someone’s review here about losing his free bag of Katchava because he changed the flavor, I had a similar experience just this last month with them and I was so angry! I had a coupon on my account for 15 and another one for 10 . I had of course used the one for 15, but when I changed the delivery date my 15 disappeared! I explained that to the customer service guy over and over and over again! He kept saying I had already used the 15 on a previous order. I finally asked him to tell me what order I used it on because he said he was looking right at it. I pulled it up on my account also and he told me I used it in February, I couldn’t find any coupon used in February, I saw the coupon in January and I saw other coupons for previous months but nothing in February. So he offered to give me a 15 coupon but told me my 10 coupon would not be valid after! I told him no deal, give me what I had, all of it or cancel my account. But he went right ahead and charged it without paying any attention to what I was telling him!! And added insult to injury by telling me he was just adding 5 to my 10 coupon!
Unbelievable. Also, I was still pretty angry because they advertised on their site you would get a lot of extra points on your birthday, but they don’t tell you that you must register your birthday to receive them and there is nothing they can do about it, but you can wait until next year! Was that supposed to somehow be consoling? Wasn’t for me, and this incident just was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
I am really sick with a bad cold in my chest and head so I am guesstimating the date of experience, it was definitely towards the end of March 24 though

27 March 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Received "OLD PRODUCTS"

Spoke with customer service reps today (2 via phone & one via human chat) after opening a bag of this product--the bags(3)were purchased mid November 2023 and showed an Expiration Date of March 2024!! For real??? This is unacceptable. Admit I didn't check the expiration dates upon receipt of product believing that Kachava was on the "up and up." Deceptive is more descriptive of this business. These are "old products" sent to me in November. Told by "customer service reps" that the 30 day guarantee had past and as such nothing could be done. This complaint is NOT about a 30 day guarantee, rather it is about receiving 3 bags of product in November 2023 that would expire in March 2024= OLD PRODUCT!!!! This blatantly deceptive and very poor business acumen sending "old product" to someone who has been a loyal customer for past several years. Their customer service is profoundly POOR. Past,current & future customers need to look at product expiration dates & realize that Kachava is not reliable or honest. In a word, this is a deceptive business. Their responses(written chat notes were copied) said nothing addressing my query. Shameful for a product that costs $69.99/bag. Do NOT do business with Kachava.

18 February 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The poorest customer service EVER

The poorest customer service EVER! I own a pharmacy and wanted to try Ka’Chava for myself to see if I would recommend it. I ordered 3 bags and the charge processed on my credit card. Four days later I received an email stating I was getting a refund and my order was cancelled because payment could not be verified! It was already paid for 100%!!! I emailed 4 times and called customer service twice. NO ONE WAS HELPFUL!!! They told me I should not try to order again because they would not process the order? WHAT? I guess they don’t want to sell their product and I and happy to tell everyone DO NOT BUY THEIR PRODUCT OR ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!

6 February 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The problem I encountered with kachava…poor customer service

The problem I encountered with kachava was with their customer service. I was billed right when I placed the order and now it has been two weeks and no product. They have totally given me the runaround. There were so many ways they could have done little things to keep my confidence but none were offered. Just empty promises. I was on a subscription and turned on several people to the product. Giving Lyfe product a try. Cheaper with same advantages.

6 February 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer Service is Horrendous

Customer service is horrendous. They cancelled my subscription because of a fraud alert and I had to resubmit my credit card info via an emailed AMEX statement as proof that I have funding available. Two weeks later I get an email saying the reorder and the subscription have been cancelled, again. I can't get a return phone call, only sorry after sorry. I've spent over $10K over 5 years for health reasons and they are unwilling to open a new account with a different payment source. I've lost all the points and now have to resort to replacing this product to support my health. Thanx Kachava. You're business sense leaves something to be desired!

30 January 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I really liked it

I really liked it. It gave me clean energy and it's a good way to get extra plant protein in your diet. You don't need to add milk or anything.

It's thick, creamy, tasty. I enjoyed it. Shared it with my family to help them get their vitamins and veggies in.

17 January 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I've tried to order 3 times and each…

I've tried to order 3 times and each time the order gets cancelled because "they can't verify my payment method" which is ridiculous. This last time I used my credit card (not PayPal) and still, it was rejected. There's no way forward to escalate the issue above the email representative and even a request for additional follow up was ignored. Just so annoyed.

25 January 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Kachava customer service is the worst

Kachava customer service is the worst. They won’t honor their own promotion. I received a email telling me that because I subscribe I will get a free bag of kachava. I thought that was pretty cool. Before my subscription order shipped I decided to change the flavor because the matcha flavor was terrible and I didn’t want another bag of that &@$&! Apparently when I changed the flavor the free bag that was in the cart didn’t reload? Not sure what happened I certainly wouldn’t cancel a free bag. When my subscription arrived my free bag was not in the shipment. When I contacted kachava they told me that the promotion had expired? I tried to explain that my subscription had the free bag in it prior to the promotion exp date. Did not make sense the are the ones that added it to my cart. I even sent a screenshot. They told me there was nothing they could do? They would honor their promotion? All I wanted was them to honor it. Then I got a very condescending email and that was it. These guys are terrible the better learn how to treat customers better or they will loose out to their competitors.

21 December 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not Good

I'm not a fan of meal replacement products because no matter what they claim, it's still processed "food". However, I was made to take two, full-sized bags of the vanilla flavor as I was exiting The Detroit Free Press Marathon Expo in October (Saturday the 14th). They were literally forcing everyone to take them.

The first thing I noticed when I opened it is that it smelled horrible with zero hint of vanilla. I followed the mixing directions, took two sips and poured it down the drain. The texture was a combination of foamy, chalky and gritty. On top of that, it had no real flavor.

Last week, I decided to try it again with frozen blueberries. Still awful. However, I did manage to drink half of it this time before pouring it out. The remaining powder was eventually sprinkled across our compost pile.

My advice - just eat real food and avoid products that claim to contain "super foods" because there is no such thing. It's just made-up marketing lingo.

14 October 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Thank you reviewers for saving me the trouble!

This is my experience..discovered this company is an LLC, first red flag. This means that while they are deceptively charging customers, the amount of financial damage even in a class action suit.. has a cap. I believe this cap also carries to any damages recovered medically. They are unregulated, uncertified and not inspected! You can't even be certain of what you may be putting in your body!

1 December 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Still haven’t received product

Still haven’t received product. Paid for it 11/25/2023. Promised delivery by today 11/30/2023. No product. After calling to question what is going on , was told that they have until 12/06/2023 to deliver what I paid for weeks earlier. I really don’t trust this company.

30 November 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love kachava

Reading these reviews I’m extremely surprised! I’ve been drinking Machiavelli daily for over two years now. In my search for the highest nutritional and functional meal replacement I have found them to be reasonable in price and great in taste and nutritional pack compared to other companies. I have personally found their online site to be extremely user friendly. I’ve had mishaps where I ordered the wrong thing and called to cancel. They were absolutely incredible to work with, fast and easy. I have canceled my subscription due to life challenges. I have searched for another less expensive but comparative replacement and cannot find one. I have renewed my subscription. Both processes are simple and quick.

I love the taste, I love the nutritional content, the ease of building the drink. I could not speak more highly. I really don’t know how these other reviews are possible with my experience.

24 November 2023
Unprompted review

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