Concern

Meal replacement shake

by Slimfast

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0008346957545 · Slimfast · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0008346957545 · Serving size 325mL

The verdict

Meal replacement shake by Slimfast scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 39 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 39-component record, beginning with Filtered Water, Protein Blend, Milk Protein Concentrate. 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 39 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0008346957545
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

47/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

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.

46957545 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Meal replacement shake label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 39 ing. REG-PART 36% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 30% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Dr instant dessert · ±0 BOOK-OFF …957545 · July 2026

14 of 39 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 46957545 · 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: Dr instant dessert mix creme caramel with caramel sauce · Nearest score peer is Dr instant dessert mix creme caramel with caramel sauce at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. Meal replacement shake: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Meal replacement shake65/1002. Dr instant dessert mix creme caramel with caramel sauce: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Dr instant dessert mix cr…65/1003. Dr oetker mousse suprm dark choc tr: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Dr oetker mousse suprm da…65/1004. Mrs-Fil-A Dipping Sauce: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Mrs-Fil-A Dipping Sauce65/1005. Croissant Breakfast Sandwich: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Croissant Breakfast Sandw…65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Meal replacement shake (65/100 on 39 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Meal replacement shake
65/100
Dr instant dessert mix creme caramel with caramel sauce
65/100
Dr oetker mousse suprm dark choc tr
65/100
Mrs-Fil-A Dipping Sauce
65/100
Croissant Breakfast Sandwich
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Meal replacement shake scores 28.6 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Meal replacement shake lists 39 ingredients on its label

39 70th percentile a longer ingredient list than 70% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 39 (70th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals 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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 39 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Filtered Water
2
Protein Blend
3
Milk Protein Concentrate
4
Soy Protein Isolate
5
Canola
6
Sunflower Oil
7
Soluble Corn Fiber
8
Natural Flavor
9
Vitamin And Mineral Blend
10
Magnesium Phosphate
11
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
12
Ferric Orthophosphate
13
Zinc Aspartate
14
Dl-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
15
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
16
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
17
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Phytymenadione
20
Copper Amino Acid Chelate
21
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Cholecalciferol
23
Sodium Selenite
24
Calcium D-pantothenate
25
Sodium Molybdate
26
Chromium Chloride
27
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
28
Cyanocobalamin
29
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Cellulose Gel And Gum
33
Potassium Phosphate And Sodium Hexametaphosphate
34
Heavy Cream
35
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
36
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
37
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
38
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
39
Milk And Soy

Full Ingredient List

Filtered water, protein blend (milk protein concentrate, soy protein isolate), canola and/or sunflower oil, soluble corn fiber, natural flavor, vitamin and mineral blend (magnesium phosphate, sodium ascorbate, ferric orthophosphate, zinc aspartate, DL-alpha tocopheryl acetate, folic acid, potassium iodide, niacinamide, vitamin A palmitate, phytymenadione, copper amino acid chelate, manganese sulfate, cholecalciferol, sodium selenite, calcium D-pantothenate, sodium molybdate, chromium chloride, biotin, cyanocobalamin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin), cellulose gel and gum, potassium phosphate and sodium hexametaphosphate, heavy cream, salt, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, carrageenan. Contains milk and soy.

Other products containing Potassium Phosphate And Sodium Hexametaphosphate

Potassium Phosphate And Sodium Hexametaphosphate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Meals Meal replacements

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Meal replacement shake

Neighbours outside Slimfast near Meal replacement shake's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Slimfast; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Meal replacement shake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 39-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare Meal replacement shake's 3 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 0008346957545: 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.