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Boost Rich Chocolate

by Nestlé

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041679822203 · Nestlé · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041679822203 · Serving size 1 BOTTLE (237 ml)

The verdict

Boost Rich Chocolate by Nestlé scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 47 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 47-component record, beginning with Water, Corn Syrup, Sugar. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 47 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

79822203 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Boost Rich Chocolate label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 47 ing. REG-PART 55% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH flavored Nutritional Drink · ±0 BOOK-OFF …822203 · July 2026

26 of 47 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 79822203 · 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: flavored Nutritional Drink · Nearest score peer is flavored Nutritional Drink at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. Boost Rich Chocolate: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Boost Rich Chocolate95/1002. flavored Nutritional Drink: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. flavored Nutritional Drink95/1003. Boost Balanced Nutritional Drink Rich Chocolate: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Boost Balanced Nutritiona…95/1004. Balanced Nutritional Drink: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Balanced Nutritional Drink95/1005. High protein complete nutritional drink rich chocolate: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. High protein complete nut…95/100
High-band neighbours for Boost Rich Chocolate (95/100) outside Nestlé.
Chart values as text

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

Boost Rich Chocolate
95/100
flavored Nutritional Drink
95/100
Boost Balanced Nutritional Drink Rich Chocolate
95/100
Balanced Nutritional Drink
95/100
High protein complete nutritional drink rich chocolate
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 32,623 products we've scored in the Beverages category, the average safety score is 90.5/100. Boost Rich Chocolate scores 4.5 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 90.5/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Beverages products

Boost Rich Chocolate lists 47 ingredients on its label

47 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 16,917 products we track

0–2: 161 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,220 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,699 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,564 products (15%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,835 products (17%). Below this entry. 10–12: 2,099 products (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,442 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 997 products (6%). Below this entry. 16–18: 595 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 402 products (2%). Below this entry. 20–22: 347 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 256 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 216 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 131 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 66 products (0%). Below this entry. 32–34: 51 products (0%). Below this entry. 34–36: 47 products (0%). Below this entry. 36–38: 43 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 51 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 418 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Beverages 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

16,917 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 47 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
161 products (1%)
2–4
2,220 products (13%)
4–6
1,699 products (10%)
6–8
2,564 products (15%)
8–10
2,835 products (17%)
10–12
2,099 products (12%)
12–14
1,442 products (9%)
14–16
997 products (6%)
16–18
595 products (4%)
18–20
402 products (2%)
20–22
347 products (2%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
256 products (2%)
26–28
216 products (1%)
28–30
131 products (1%)
30–32
66 products (0%)
32–34
51 products (0%)
34–36
47 products (0%)
36–38
43 products (0%)
38–40
51 products (0%)
40 and above
418 products (2%)

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 16,917 Beverages 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 47 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Milk Protein Concentrate
5
Vegetable Oil
6
Canola
7
High Oleic Sunflower
8
Corn
9
Less Than 2% Of Cocoa Processed With Alkali
10
Soy Protein Isolate
11
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
12
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
14
Magnesium Chloride
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
15
Calcium Phosphate
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Cellulose Gel And Gum
18
Magnesium Phosphate
19
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
20
Choline Bitartrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Dl-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
22
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
23
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
24
Stevia Leaf Extract
25
Sweetener
26
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
27
Ferric Pyrophosphate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Natural And Artificial Flavor
29
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Copper Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
34
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
37
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
40
Chromium Chloride
41
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
42
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
43
Vitamin K1
44
Sodium Selenite
45
Sodium Molybdate
46
Vitamin D3
47
Vitamin B12

Full Ingredient List

Water, corn syrup, sugar, milk protein concentrate, vegetable oil (canola, high oleic sunflower, corn), and less than 2% of cocoa processed with alkali, soy protein isolate, calcium caseinate, sodium caseinate, potassium citrate, magnesium chloride, calcium phosphate, salt, cellulose gel and gum, magnesium phosphate, sodium ascorbate, choline bitartrate, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, ascorbic acid, carrageenan, stevia leaf extract (sweetener), potassium chloride, ferric pyrophosphate, natural and artificial flavor, zinc sulfate, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine hydrochloride, beta-carotene, vitamin a palmitate, riboflavin, folic acid, chromium chloride, biotin, potassium iodide, vitamin k1, sodium selenite, sodium molybdate, vitamin d3, vitamin b12

Categories

Beverages

High-score cross-brand comparables for Boost Rich Chocolate

Neighbours outside Nestlé with screening scores in the same high band as Boost Rich Chocolate (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Nestlé; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Boost Rich Chocolate's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 47-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Boost Rich Chocolate's 1 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 0041679822203: 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.