Rich Chocolate Royale

by Slimfast

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Rich Chocolate Royale by Slimfast receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0008346018376
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Rich Chocolate Royale by Slimfast carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Rich Chocolate Royale is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Rich Chocolate Royale
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Sunflower Creamer
3
Sunflower Oil
4
Buttermilk
5
Disodium Phosphate
6
Natural Flavor
7
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
8
Alkalized Cocoa Powder
9
Cholecalciferol
10
Vitamin D3
11
Cyanocobalamin
12
Vitamin B12
13
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
14
Artificial Flavor
15
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
18
Aspartame. Chloride
19
Riboflavin Vitamin B2
20
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
21
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
22
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
23
Sodium Molybdate
24
Sodium Selenite
25
Phytonadione
26
Vitamin K1
27
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
28
D-calcium Pantothenate
29
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Vitamin B6
32
Thiamin Mononitrate
33
Vitamin B1
34
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Chromium
36
Milk And Soy

Full Ingredient List

SUGAR, SUNFLOWER CREAMER (SUNFLOWER OIL, BUTTERMILK, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SILICON DIOXIDE), ALKALIZED COCOA POWDER, CHOLECALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D3], CYANOCOBALAMIN [VITAMIN B12]), XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, LECITHIN, SALT, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, ASPARTAME. CHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN VITAMIN B2], BIOTIN, COPPER GLUCONATE, FOLIC ACID, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, SODIUM SELENITE, PHYTONADIONE [VITAMIN K1], POTASSIUM IODIDE, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE [VITAMIN B6], THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CHROMIUM CONTAINS MILK AND SOY.

Categories

Beverages Dried products Dried products to be rehydrated Dehydrated beverages

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial