Quest
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Quest, 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
Quest averages 89.0/100 across the 204 of 541 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 63.2% 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.
- 89.0/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 204 scored products
- 541
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 63.2%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 99.5%
- 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 541 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins Peanut Butter Coated Candies; Tortilla Style Protein Chips Hot & Spicy; Tortilla Style Protein Chips Hot & Spicy Flavor; 63.2% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 89.0/100. 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 204 of 541 tracked Quest records (37.7%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 337 cannot be screened, so the 89.0/100 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 Quest
Quest: 541 products tracked, 204 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 89.0/100, 63.2% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 37.7% 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), Quest's 63.2% flagged share is 45.2 points above that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Quest processing intensity
Quest's NOVA-classified set is 204 products: 99.5% ultra-processed (Group 4, 203 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 203. That ultra-processed share sits 21.2 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Quest shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Quest concentrates in Snacks (99, 62% of this top-five); Dietary supplements (40); Beverages (14); Meals (4); Plant-based foods and beverages (3).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snacks | 94 | 90.2/100 | 52.1% |
| Dietary supplements | 35 | 88/100 | 80% |
| Beverages | 14 | 84.6/100 | 92.9% |
| Meals | 4 | 96.3/100 | 25% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 3 | 75/100 | 33.3% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Quest's 63.2% flagged share is measured across 204 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.
Quest flagged share vs large-brand cohort
63.2% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
63% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% 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 (89.0/100) summarizes 204 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.
Quest product score distribution
Brand average 89.0/100 across 204 scored products
89 32nd percentile sits above 32% of the 204 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
- 0–10
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 20–30
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 50–60
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 70–80
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 80–90
- 121 scored products (59%)
- 90–100
- 3 scored products (1%)
- 100 and above
- 75 scored products (37%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sucralose is the flagged ingredient Quest uses most
Across the 204 Quest products scored here, Sucralose appears in 121. 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 | Quest products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sucralose | 121 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Carrageenan | 21 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 5 | 4 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Yellow 6 | 4 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Red 40 | 3 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Blue 2 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
| Caramel Coloring | 1 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Sodium Nitrite | 1 | Preservative with a recorded concern |
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 Quest 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 (19.5 ingredients and 85/100) 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
- 19.5 ingredients
- Median score
- 85/100
The outlined point is Peanut Butter Coated Candies, 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
- Peanut Butter Coated Candies: 24 resolved ingredients, 0/100, 5 flagged.
- Tortilla Style Protein Chips Hot & Spicy: 42 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tortilla Style Protein Chips Hot & Spicy Flavor: 38 resolved ingredients, 25/100, 3 flagged.
- Tortilla Style Protein Chips Nacho Cheese Flavor: 38 resolved ingredients, 50/100, 2 flagged.
- Protein Bar - Birthday Cake flavor: 28 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Hero Protein Bar: 20 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Protein Powder: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Protein powder: 13 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Great For Shakes Baking & Cooking: 11 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Cinnamon crunch protein powder: 21 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Protein bar: 20 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Protein Bar: 21 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Vanilla Milkshake: 12 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Quest Protein Powder - Vanilla: 14 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Hero Protein Bar: 19 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Crispy Protein Bar: 20 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Cookies & Cream Crispy Protein Bar: 21 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Cookies and crème protein bar: 21 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- CRISPY COOKIES & CREAM FLAVORED PROTEIN BAR: 21 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Gooey caramel candy bites: 23 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- crispy blueberry cobbler: 23 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- CRISPY PROTEIN BAR: 27 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Quest protein bar: 22 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Bake Shop Frosted Cookies Birthday Cake: 15 resolved ingredients, 75/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Bar Cookies & Cream: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate Brownie: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate Brownie: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- PROTEIN COOKIE: 25 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate Milkshake: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- QUEST PROTEIN SHAKE: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Frosted Cookies: 37 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cookies & Cream Protein Bar: 29 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- quest frosted cookies bday cake: 34 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Mint Chocolate Chunk: 20 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Protein Cookie: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Quest Protein Cookie bar: 11 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH: 17 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cookies & Cream Protein Bar: 24 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Quest white chocolate raspberry protein bar: 16 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate Brownie Protein Bar: 18 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate brownie flavor protein bars: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Chocolate Milkshake Flavor Protein Powder: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Peanut butter supreme protein bar, peanut butter supreme: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Apple Pie: 12 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Protein bar: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Protein powder: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Quest Protein Bar: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- S'MORES: 20 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Mint Chocolate Chunk Protein Bar: 23 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Quest
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 491 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 Quest: closest on tracked product count (541 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (89/100 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 Quest food safe? ▼
Quest has an average safety score of 89/100 across the 204 of 541 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 63.2% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Quest products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 541 Quest products. 204 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 337 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Quest catalog? ▼
Quest has 204 NOVA-classified products; 99.5% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 203 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Quest catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Quest concentrates in Snacks (99, 62% of this top-five); Dietary supplements (40); Beverages (14); Meals (4); Plant-based foods and beverages (3).
Does Quest use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Quest 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 Quest 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 Peanut Butter Coated Candies, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (5) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sucralose appears in 121 scored Quest products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Quest's 89.0/100 average and 63.2% 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.
