Caution

Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup

by PEScience

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0040232199134 · PEScience · Dietary supplements. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0040232199134 · Serving size 32.5 g

The verdict

Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup by PEScience scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 13 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 13-component label led by Select Protein Blend, Milk Protein Isolate, Comprised Of Casein Protein And Whey Protein; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 13 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0040232199134
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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

32199134 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 13 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-LONG Len top 55% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Select protein chocolate · ±0 BOOK-OFF …199134 · July 2026

4 of 13 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 32199134 · 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: Select protein chocolate frosted cupcake · Nearest score peer is Select protein chocolate frosted cupcake 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.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Select Protein Chocolate …70/1002. Select protein chocolate frosted cupcake: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Select protein chocolate …70/1003. Protein 4 Oats Peanut Butter & Honey: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Protein 4 Oats Peanut But…70/1004. Italian Style Meatballs In Sauce: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Italian Style Meatballs I…70/1005. Italian Style Bolognese Meat Sauce: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Italian Style Bolognese M…70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup (70/100 on 13 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
70/100
Select protein chocolate frosted cupcake
70/100
Protein 4 Oats Peanut Butter & Honey
70/100
Italian Style Meatballs In Sauce
70/100
Italian Style Bolognese Meat Sauce
70/100

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. Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup scores 23.5 points below that category average (70/100 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

Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup lists 13 ingredients on its label

13 45th percentile a longer ingredient list than 45% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 14–16: 185 products (7%). Above this entry. 16–18: 152 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 131 products (5%). Above this entry. 20–22: 127 products (5%). Above this entry. 22–24: 87 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 88 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 64 products (2%). Above this entry. 28–30: 57 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 39 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 33 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 41 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 47 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 36 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 255 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Dietary supplements product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

2,658 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 13 (45th 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.

Full Ingredient List

Select Protein Blend (Milk Protein Isolate [comprised of casein protein and whey protein], Whey Protein Concentrate 80%., Leucine Peptides), Natural and Artificial Flavors, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Cocoa Powder (alkali processed), Guar Gum, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium.

Other products containing Comprised Of Casein Protein And Whey Protein

Comprised Of Casein Protein And Whey Protein is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 5 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Dietary supplements Bodybuilding supplements Protein powders

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup

Neighbours outside PEScience near Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within PEScience; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 13-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare Select Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup'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 0040232199134: 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.