Nutritional drink mix

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Nutritional drink mix receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0042515435182
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
3 Tbsp (32 g)

What the Data Says About

Nutritional drink mix carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Nutritional drink mix 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 Nutritional drink mix
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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
Nonfat Milk
2
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Fiber Blend Of Psyllium Seed Husks
4
Defatted Oat Fiber And Xanthan Gum
5
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
6
Milk
7
Natural Flavor
8
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
9
Choline Bitartrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
150 Mg Per Serving
11
Inositol
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
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
13
L-carnitine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Listed
14
45 Mg Per Serving
15
Egg Albumen
16
Egg
17
Vitamin E Acetate
18
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
19
Electrolytic Iron
20
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Vitamin B12
24
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
25
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
26
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Vitamin D
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Pyridoxine Hcl
29
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Thiamin
31
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
32
Chromium Picolinate And Folic Acid

Full Ingredient List

Nonfat dried milk; fructose; fiber blend of psyllium seed husks, defatted oat fiber and xanthan gum; calcium caseinate (milk); natural flavor; magnesium oxide; choline bitartrate (150 mg per serving); inositol (150 mg per serving); ascorbic acid; l-carnitine (45 mg per serving); egg albumen (egg); vitamin e acetate; potassium chloride; electrolytic iron; zinc oxide; calcium pantothenate; niacinamide; vitamin b12; copper gluconate; potassium iodide; vitamin a palmitate; vitamin d; pyridoxine hcl; riboflavin; thiamin; biotin; chromium picolinate and folic acid.

Categories

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