Caution

Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate

by Slimfast

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0008346780525 · Slimfast · Dietary supplements. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0008346780525 · Serving size 1 bottle (325 ml) (325 ml)

The verdict

Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate by Slimfast scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 44-component record, beginning with Water, Milk Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 44 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0008346780525
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

57/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

46780525 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-PART 43% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 7% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Caramel Latte · ±0 BOOK-OFF …780525 · July 2026

19 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 46780525 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Caramel Latte · Nearest score peer is Caramel Latte at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score is not defined for this product's category. The model excludes certain categories by design — among them plain waters, herbs, teas and coffees, and some single-ingredient products — rather than attempting a grade and failing. No nutritional band therefore accompanies the additive screen on this page, and its absence is a property of the category rather than a finding about this particular label. The registry screen below is unaffected by the exclusion and covers additive ratings as normal.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Rich Chocolate Meal Repla…80/1002. Caramel Latte: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Caramel Latte80/1003. Advanced Nutrition Creamy Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Advanced Nutrition Creamy…80/1004. Slim Fast, Protein Meal Bars, Chocolate Fudge Brownie: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Slim Fast, Protein Meal B…80/1005. Ristorante, Thin Crust Pizza With Pepperoni, Mozzarella, Pesto: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Ristorante, Thin Crust Pi…80/100
High-band neighbours for Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate (80/100) outside Slimfast.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate
80/100
Caramel Latte
80/100
Advanced Nutrition Creamy Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake
80/100
Slim Fast, Protein Meal Bars, Chocolate Fudge Brownie
80/100
Ristorante, Thin Crust Pizza With Pepperoni, Mozzarella, Pesto
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 3,895 products we've scored in the Dietary supplements category, the average safety score is 93.5/100. Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate scores 13.5 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 93.5/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Dietary supplements products

Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 93rd percentile a longer ingredient list than 93% of the 2,658 products we track

0–2: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 102 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 197 products (7%). Below this entry. 6–8: 258 products (10%). Below this entry. 8–10: 249 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 252 products (9%). Below this entry. 12–14: 226 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 185 products (7%). Below this entry. 16–18: 152 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 131 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 127 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 87 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 88 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 64 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 57 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 39 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 33 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 41 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 47 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 36 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 255 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Dietary supplements product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more 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

2,658 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 44 (93rd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
32 products (1%)
2–4
102 products (4%)
4–6
197 products (7%)
6–8
258 products (10%)
8–10
249 products (9%)
10–12
252 products (9%)
12–14
226 products (9%)
14–16
185 products (7%)
16–18
152 products (6%)
18–20
131 products (5%)
20–22
127 products (5%)
22–24
87 products (3%)
24–26
88 products (3%)
26–28
64 products (2%)
28–30
57 products (2%)
30–32
39 products (1%)
32–34
33 products (1%)
34–36
41 products (2%)
36–38
47 products (2%)
38–40
36 products (1%)
40 and above
255 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 2,658 Dietary supplements products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 44 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Milk Protein Concentrate
3
Canola Oil
4
Organic Cocoa
5
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
6
Cellulose Gel
7
Cellulose Gum
8
Potassium Phosphate
9
Mono And Diglycerides
10
Natural Flavors
11
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Soy Lecithin
14
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
15
Gellan Gum
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
16
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
17
Caffeine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
18
Magnesium Phosphate
19
Calcium Phosphate
20
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
21
Calcium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT
GRAS
22
Zinc Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Sodium Selenite
24
D-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
25
Vitamin E
26
Ferric Orthophosphate
27
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
28
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
29
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Phytonadione
31
Vitamin K1
32
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Cholecalciferol
34
Vitamin D3
35
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Cyanocobalamin
37
Vitamin B12
38
Calcium D-pantothenate
39
Sodium Molybdate
40
Chromium Chloride
41
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
42
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
43
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Water, Milk Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Maltodextrin, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Potassium Phosphate, Mono And Diglycerides, Natural Flavors, Potassium Citrate, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sucralose, Gellan Gum, Carrageenan, Caffeine, Vitamins And Minerals: Magnesium Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, Calcium Ascorbate, Zinc Gluconate, Sodium Selenite, D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Ferric Orthophosphate, Folic Acid, Potassium Iodide, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vitamin K1), Vitamin A Palmitate, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Manganese Sulfate, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12), Calcium D-Pantothenate, Sodium Molybdate, Chromium Chloride, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin

Categories

Dietary supplements

High-score cross-brand comparables for Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate

Neighbours outside Slimfast with screening scores in the same high band as Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Slimfast; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 44-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Rich Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake, Rich Chocolate's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0008346780525: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.