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Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake

by Special K

Open Food Facts label for barcode 03805707 · Special K · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 03805707 · Serving size 1 BOTTLE (296 ml)

The verdict

Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake by Special K scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 5 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 45-component record, beginning with Water, Nonfat Milk, Soy Protein Isolate. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
5
Many flagged · of 45 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
03805707
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

3/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

03805707 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 5 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-PART 51% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Polydextrose PHOTO-FINISH froot loops · ±0 BOOK-OFF …805707 · July 2026

23 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polydextrose). Source sheet 03805707 · 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: froot loops · Nearest score peer is froot loops 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 lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Kellogg’s special K Rich …0/1002. froot loops: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. froot loops0/1003. m&m PEANUT: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. m&m PEANUT0/1004. M&M's Milk Chocolate: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. M&M's Milk Chocolate0/1005. Peanut: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Peanut0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake (0/100 on 45 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake
0/100
froot loops
0/100
m&m PEANUT
0/100
M&M's Milk Chocolate
0/100
Peanut
0/100

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. Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake scores 90.5 points below that category average (0/100 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

Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 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: 45 (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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (5 flagged of 45 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Nonfat Milk
3
Soy Protein Isolate
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Or Less Of Canola Oil
6
Polydextrose
FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back Approved
7
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
8
Natural And Artificial Flavors
9
Gellan Gum
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
10
Cellulose Gum
11
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
12
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
13
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
14
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
15
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
16
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
17
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
18
Magnesium Phosphate
19
Tricalcium Phosphate
20
Vitamin C
21
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
22
Vitamin E
23
Alpha Tocopherol Acetate
24
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Iron
27
Ferric Pyrophosphate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Vitamin D3
31
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Vitamin K
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Vitamin B1
34
Thiamin Hydrochloride
35
Vitamin B6
36
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Vitamin B2
38
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
40
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
41
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
42
Chromium Chloride
43
Sodium Molybdate
44
Sodium Selenite
45
Vitamin B12

Full Ingredient List

Water, nonfat milk, soy protein isolate, sugar, contains 2% or less of canola oil, polydextrose, cocoa processed with alkali, natural and artificial flavors, gellan gum, cellulose gum, potassium citrate, dipotassium phosphate, yellow 6, yellow 5, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, red 3, blue 1. vitamins and minerals: magnesium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), vitamin e (alpha tocopherol acetate), vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, iron (ferric pyrophosphate), calcium pantothenate, zinc sulfate, vitamin d3, manganese sulfate, vitamin k, vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), potassium iodide, folic acid, biotin, chromium chloride, sodium molybdate, sodium selenite, vitamin b12.

Categories

Beverages

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake

Neighbours outside Special K in the same lower screening band as Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Special K; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polydextrose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 45-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polydextrose. Open Polydextrose
  • Compare Kellogg’s special K Rich Chocolate Protien Shake's 5 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 03805707: 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.