Ensure
by Abbott
Scores 85/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with 1 flagged ingredient identified.
The verdict
Ensure by Abbott scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 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 44-component record, beginning with Water. Corn Maltodextrin, Sugar, 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.
- 85/100
- Caution safety score
- 1
- flagged ingredient of 44 analyzed
- Group 4
- Ultra-processed
- 0070074671086
- 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
60/100
Grade C+
Ingredient Safety
85/100
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.
74671086 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Ensure label screening desk
Ensure holds 85/100 with 1 flagged of 44 parsed ingredients (2% of the list). 22 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). See methodology for how the shelf-label bands are computed. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Crispy Oats & Nuts Snack Bars, Crispy Oats & Nuts · Nearest score peer is Crispy Oats & Nuts Snack Bars, Crispy Oats & Nuts 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
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. Ensure scores 5.5 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 90.5/100), 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 Beverages and beverages preparations products
Ensure lists 44 ingredients on its label
44 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 4,874 products we track
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
- 0–2
- 103 products (2%)
- 2–4
- 484 products (10%)
- 4–6
- 475 products (10%)
- 6–8
- 550 products (11%)
- 8–10
- 619 products (13%)
- 10–12
- 595 products (12%)
- 12–14
- 493 products (10%)
- 14–16
- 381 products (8%)
- 16–18
- 272 products (6%)
- 18–20
- 193 products (4%)
- 20–22
- 187 products (4%)
- 22–24
- 134 products (3%)
- 24–26
- 95 products (2%)
- 26–28
- 69 products (1%)
- 28–30
- 56 products (1%)
- 30–32
- 38 products (1%)
- 32–34
- 16 products (0%)
- 34–36
- 22 products (0%)
- 36–38
- 5 products (0%)
- 38–40
- 7 products (0%)
- 40 and above
- 80 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 4,874 Beverages and beverages preparations 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
Full Ingredient List
Water. corn maltodextrin, sugar, milk protein concentrate, blend of vegetable oils (canola, corn), soy protein isolate nonfat milk, less than 0.5% of: vitamins and minerals, natural and artificial flavor, cellulose gel, salt, cellulose gum, soy lecithin, monoglycerides, carraseenan, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose. vitamins and minerals: potassium citrate, magnesium phosphate, calcium carbonate, sodium citrate, calcium phosphate, choline chloride, ascorbic acid, potassium chloride, ferrous sulfate, ce-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, zinc sulfate, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine hydrochloride, copper sulfate, riboflavin, vitamin a palmitate, folic acid, chromium chloride, potassium iodide, sodium selenate, sodium molybdate, phylloquinone, biotin, vitamin d, vitamin b.
Other products containing Blend Of Vegetable Oils
Blend Of Vegetable Oils is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 102 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.
Categories
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High-score cross-brand comparables for Ensure
Neighbours outside Abbott with screening scores in the same high band as Ensure (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Abbott; these peers cross brands.
Same high-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (1 flagged of 44 on 0070074671086).
Long-label peers (21+ ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (44 on 0070074671086).
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Ensure'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 Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
- Compare Ensure'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 0070074671086: 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.