GNC Total Lean
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for GNC Total Lean, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
GNC Total Lean averages 67.1/100 across the 7 of 19 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 85.7% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 67.1/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 7 scored products
- 19
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 85.7%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- Dietary supplements
- leading Open Food Facts shelf (1 products in the top five)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Look for consistency across the range
The catalog shows a small but varied range led by LEAN SHAKE 25; LEAN SHAKE Burn Vanilla Caramel; Lean Shake 25. Across 19 tracked products, the mean is 67.1/100 and 85.7% carry a separately flagged ingredient. That is enough to compare formulations inside this captured range, but not enough to assume every current package matches. Start with the lowest-scoring product rows and confirm the ingredient panel when a specific additive matters.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 7 of 19 tracked GNC Total Lean records (36.8%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 12 cannot be screened, so the 67.1/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About GNC Total Lean
GNC Total Lean: 19 products tracked, 7 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 67.1/100, 85.7% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 36.8% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Shelf mix
Where GNC Total Lean shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, GNC Total Lean concentrates in Dietary supplements (1, 25% of this top-five); Meal-replacement-shake (1); Nutritional-shake (1); Snacks (1).
- Dietary supplements 1
- Meal-replacement-shake 1
- Nutritional-shake 1
- Snacks 1
Sucralose is the flagged ingredient GNC Total Lean uses most
Across the 7 GNC Total Lean products scored here, Sucralose appears in 6. Only 1,692 other brands here use it (4.8%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | GNC Total Lean products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sucralose | 6 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 5 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Carrageenan | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Blue 1 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 3 | 1 | FDA ban effective 2027-01-15 · Restricted: California (AB 418; effective 2027-01-01); Federal (FDA; effective 2027-01-15) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 7 concern-sorted GNC Total Lean records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (42 ingredients and 70/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 7
- Median label
- 42 ingredients
- Median score
- 70/100
The outlined point is LEAN SHAKE 25, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (5). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- LEAN SHAKE 25: 44 resolved ingredients, 15/100, 5 flagged.
- LEAN SHAKE Burn Vanilla Caramel: 58 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Lean Shake 25: 35 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- LEAN SHAKE Strawberry Banana: 71 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Lean Shake Burn Chocolate Mocha: 42 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Layered Lean Bar Peanut Butter Pie: 36 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Layered Lean Bar Coconut Caramel: 26 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by GNC Total Lean
Showing 19 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for GNC Total Lean: closest on tracked product count (19 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (67.1/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GNC Total Lean food safe? ▼
GNC Total Lean has an average safety score of 67/100 across the 7 of 19 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 85.7% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many GNC Total Lean products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 19 GNC Total Lean products. 7 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 12 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Which shelves dominate the GNC Total Lean catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, GNC Total Lean concentrates in Dietary supplements (1, 25% of this top-five); Meal-replacement-shake (1); Nutritional-shake (1); Snacks (1).
Does GNC Total Lean use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which GNC Total Lean items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this GNC Total Lean profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with LEAN SHAKE 25, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sucralose appears in 6 scored GNC Total Lean products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare GNC Total Lean's 67.1/100 average and 85.7% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
