Herbalife
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Herbalife, 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
Herbalife averages 88.8/100 across the 4 of 34 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 50.0% 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.
- 88.8/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 4 scored products
- 34
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 50.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- Dietary supplements
- leading Open Food Facts shelf (7 products in the top five)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 34 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Formula 1 healthy meal; herbalife active fiber complex select; Dulce de lecha; 50.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 88.8/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 4 of 34 tracked Herbalife records (11.8%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 30 cannot be screened, so the 88.8/100 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 Herbalife
Herbalife: 34 products tracked, 4 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 88.8/100, 50.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 11.8% 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 Herbalife shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Herbalife concentrates in Dietary supplements (7, 58% of this top-five); Protien (2); Beverages and beverages preparations (1); Canned foods (1); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
- Dietary supplements 7
- Protien 2
- Beverages and beverages preparations 1
- Canned foods 1
- Plant-based foods and beverages 1
Acesulfame Potassium is the flagged ingredient Herbalife uses most
Across the 4 Herbalife products scored here, Acesulfame Potassium appears in 1. Only 929 other brands here use it (2.6%), 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 | Herbalife products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Acesulfame Potassium | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Carrageenan | 1 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Trans Fat | 1 | FDA ban effective 2018-06-18 · Restricted: Federal (FDA banned) |
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 4 concern-sorted Herbalife 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 (17 ingredients and 90/100) 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
- 4
- Median label
- 17 ingredients
- Median score
- 90/100
The outlined point is Formula 1 healthy meal, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (2). 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
- Formula 1 healthy meal: 58 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- herbalife active fiber complex select: 15 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Dulce de lecha: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
- Beverge mix: 17 resolved ingredients, 100/100, 0 flagged.
Products by Herbalife
Showing 34 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first).
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Herbalife: closest on tracked product count (34 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (88.8/100 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 Herbalife food safe? ▼
Herbalife has an average safety score of 89/100 across the 4 of 34 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 50.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Herbalife products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 34 Herbalife products. 4 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 30 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
Which shelves dominate the Herbalife catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Herbalife concentrates in Dietary supplements (7, 58% of this top-five); Protien (2); Beverages and beverages preparations (1); Canned foods (1); Plant-based foods and beverages (1).
Does Herbalife use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Herbalife 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 Herbalife 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 Formula 1 healthy meal, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (2) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Acesulfame Potassium appears in 1 scored Herbalife products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Herbalife's 88.8/100 average and 50.0% 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.
