Choline chloride
What the research shows
Unclear
the research on this page hasn’t settled it
What research says
Studies in people
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Open question
Exercise performance3
There are no definitive studies in people that show choline supplements improve exercise performance.
The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.
Products
The 6 most-scanned of 518 products on Open Food Facts that list choline chloride.
- CHOCOLATE Premier Protein Shake premier protein · 11 fl oz (325 ml) 7 additives
- Premier Protein Premier Protein 7 additives
- Original nutrition shake Ensure · 237 ml 5 additives
- Premier Protein Premier Protein 7 additives
- Original nutrition shake Ensure 6 additives
- 1 First Baby Milk Formula From Birth 2 additives
References
- 1Choline chloride: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
- 2Choline chloride. Wikipedia. Accessed September 29, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 3Kanter MM, Williams MH. Antioxidants, carnitine, and choline as putative ergogenic aids. Int J Sport Nutr. 1995;5 Suppl:S120-31. doi:10.1123/ijsn.5.s1.s120