Muscle Milk
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Muscle Milk, 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
Muscle Milk averages 73.8/100 across the 68 of 159 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 86.8% 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.
- 73.8/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 68 scored products
- 159
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 86.8%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 100%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
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 159 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Vanilla Protein; muscle milk; Protein Shake; 86.8% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 73.8/100. 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 68 of 159 tracked Muscle Milk records (42.8%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 91 cannot be screened, so the 73.8/100 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 Muscle Milk
Muscle Milk: 159 products tracked, 68 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 73.8/100, 86.8% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 42.8% 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 →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Muscle Milk's 86.8% flagged share is 68.8 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Muscle Milk processing intensity
Muscle Milk's NOVA-classified set is 67 products: 100% ultra-processed (Group 4, 67 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 67. That ultra-processed share sits 21.7 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
- G1
- 0
- G2
- 0
- G3
- 0
- G4 ultra
- 67 (100%)
Shelf mix
Where Muscle Milk shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Muscle Milk concentrates in Beverages (28, 41% of this top-five); Dietary supplements (28); Beverages and beverages preparations (7); Dairies (3); Protein-drink (2).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverages | 28 | 66.6/100 | 100% |
| Dietary supplements | 18 | 80.3/100 | 66.7% |
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 7 | 71.4/100 | 85.7% |
| Dairies | 2 | 82.5/100 | 100% |
| Protein-drink | 2 | 72.5/100 | 100% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Muscle Milk's 86.8% flagged share is measured across 68 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Muscle Milk flagged share vs large-brand cohort
86.8% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
87% 36th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 36% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (73.8/100) summarizes 68 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Muscle Milk product score distribution
Brand average 73.8/100 across 68 scored products
74 61st percentile sits above 61% of the 68 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (1%)
- 60–70
- 33 scored products (49%)
- 70–80
- 15 scored products (22%)
- 80–90
- 6 scored products (9%)
- 90–100
- 4 scored products (6%)
- 100 and above
- 9 scored products (13%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sucralose is the flagged ingredient Muscle Milk uses most
Across the 68 Muscle Milk products scored here, Sucralose appears in 55. 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 | Muscle Milk products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sucralose | 55 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 48 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Carrageenan | 41 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Titanium Dioxide | 2 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
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 50 concern-sorted Muscle Milk 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 (27 ingredients and 65/100) 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
- 50
- Median label
- 27 ingredients
- Median score
- 65/100
The outlined point is Vanilla Protein, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (4). 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
- Vanilla Protein: 26 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 4 flagged.
- muscle milk: 24 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 42 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- MM ZERO: 22 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Chocolate peanut butter: 39 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Genuine Muscle Milk Zero Sugar: 27 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 24 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- PROTEIN SHAKE: 27 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- PROTEIN SHAKE: 27 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 25 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Muscle Milk 11oz Cookie 'N Creme: 25 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Chocolate: 27 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Low-Fat Protein Powder, Chocolate: 29 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Original Non Dairy Protein Shake: 43 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Non- Dairy protien shake: 44 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- PRO Advanced Nutrition Muscle Milk Slammin' Strawberry Protein Shake: 42 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 25 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Non Dairy Protein Shake, Cookies 'N Creme: 25 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 27 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Genuine Non Dairy Protein Shake, Chocolate Caramel Kick: 28 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 32 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 39 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 40 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- PRO Advanced Nutrition Protein Shake: 39 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Muscle Milk: 44 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 38 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Muscle Milk Zero: 25 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Non dairy mocha latte zero sugar: 28 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Cafe Latte Coffee House: 28 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Muscle milk: 44 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Muscle milk light readytodrink shake chocolate: 38 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- PRO Muscle Milk Protein Shake: 36 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Knockout Chocolate: 42 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Genuine: 24 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Cake Batter Genuine Protein Powder, Cake Batter: 25 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- protein powder: 26 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Protein powder: 25 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Genuine Protein Powder: 25 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Genuine Protein Powder: 26 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Strawberries N Creme protein powder: 28 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- GENUINE PROTEIN POWDER STRAWBERRIES 'N CRÈME: 27 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Muscle milk: 25 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Genius Muscle Milk: 43 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Muscle Millk Coffee House: 26 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Cookies ‘N Crème Protein Powder: 25 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Muscle Milk: 25 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- PRO SERIES PROTEIN POWDER SUPPLEMENT: 43 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Protein Powder Supplement: 24 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Muscle milk, smoothie yogurt protein shake, strawberry banana: 18 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Protein Shake: 25 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
Products by Muscle Milk
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 109 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Muscle Milk: closest on tracked product count (159 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (73.8/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
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 Muscle Milk food safe? ▼
Muscle Milk has an average safety score of 74/100 across the 68 of 159 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 86.8% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Muscle Milk products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 159 Muscle Milk products. 68 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 91 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Muscle Milk catalog? ▼
Muscle Milk has 67 NOVA-classified products; 100% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 67 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Muscle Milk catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Muscle Milk concentrates in Beverages (28, 41% of this top-five); Dietary supplements (28); Beverages and beverages preparations (7); Dairies (3); Protein-drink (2).
Does Muscle Milk use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Muscle Milk 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 Muscle Milk 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 Vanilla Protein, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (4) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sucralose appears in 55 scored Muscle Milk products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Muscle Milk's 73.8/100 average and 86.8% 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.
