Concern

MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake

by Abbott

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070074681702 · Abbott · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070074681702

The verdict

MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake by Abbott scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 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 42-component record, beginning with Water, Milk Protein Concentrate, Calcium Caseinate. 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 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

65/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

74681702 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-PART 52% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH protein smart · ±0 BOOK-OFF …681702 · July 2026

22 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 74681702 · 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: protein smart · Nearest score peer is protein smart 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. MAX PROTIEN nutrition sha…65/1002. protein smart: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. protein smart65/1003. Butter Pecan Original Nutrition Shake, Butter Pecan: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Butter Pecan Original Nut…65/1004. Max Protein Nutrition Shake Milk Chocolate: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Max Protein Nutrition Sha…65/1005. Max Protein: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Max Protein65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake (65/100 on 42 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake
65/100
protein smart
65/100
Butter Pecan Original Nutrition Shake, Butter Pecan
65/100
Max Protein Nutrition Shake Milk Chocolate
65/100
Max Protein
65/100

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. MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake scores 25.5 points below that category average (65/100 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 products

MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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: 42 (98th 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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Milk Protein Concentrate
3
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
4
Soluble Corn Fiber
5
Natural And Artificial Flavor
6
Vitamins And Minerals
7
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
8
Short-chain Fructooligosaccharides
9
Cellulose Gel
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Cellulose Gum
12
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
13
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
14
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
15
Soy Lecithin
16
Magnesium Phosphate
17
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
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
Potassium Phosphate
20
Sodium Phosphate
21
Sodium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
22
Potassium Hydroxide
FORMULATION AID, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
23
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
24
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Dl-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
26
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Copper Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
29
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
32
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Sodium Molybdate
35
Chromium Chloride
36
Phylloquinone
37
Sodium Selenate
38
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
40
Cyanocobalamin
41
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
42
Vitamin D3

Full Ingredient List

water, milk protein concentrate, calcium caseinate, soluble corn fiber, natural and artificial flavor, vitamins and minerals, high oleic sunflower oil, short-chain fructooligosaccharides, cellulose gel, salt, cellulose gum, carrageenan, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, and soy lecithin, magnesium phosphate, sodium ascorbate, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sodium chloride, potassium hydroxide, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, copper sulfate, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, riboflavin, vitamin A palmitate, sodium molybdate, chromium chloride, phylloquinone, sodium selenate, manganese sulfate, potassium iodide, sodium selenate, cyanocobalamin, biotin, vitamin D3

Categories

Beverages

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake

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

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from MAX PROTIEN nutrition shake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare MAX PROTIEN nutrition 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 0070074681702: 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.