Avoid

Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana

by Special K

Open Food Facts label for barcode 03806706 · Special K · Dairies. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 03806706 · Serving size 1 Bottle (296 ml)

The verdict

Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana by Special K scores 20/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 4 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 43-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.

20/100
Avoid safety score
4
Many flagged · of 43 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

23/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

20/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

03806706 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 20/100 FLAG-MANY 4 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-PART 47% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH Pineapple · ±0 BOOK-OFF …806706 · July 2026

20 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 03806706 · 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: Pineapple · Nearest score peer is Pineapple 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.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Strawberry Banana Flavore…20/1002. Pineapple: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Pineapple20/1003. Hawaiian Punch Drink Mix: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Hawaiian Punch Drink Mix20/1004. Liquid Water Enhancer: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Liquid Water Enhancer20/1005. Hershey's Fat Free Caramel Sundae Syrup: 20/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Hershey's Fat Free Carame…20/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana (20/100 on 43 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana
20/100
Pineapple
20/100
Hawaiian Punch Drink Mix
20/100
Liquid Water Enhancer
20/100
Hershey's Fat Free Caramel Sundae Syrup
20/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 23,001 products we've scored in the Dairies category, the average safety score is 97.8/100. Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana scores 77.8 points below that category average (20/100 vs. 97.8/100), 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 Dairies products

Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 120 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,805 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,714 products (22%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,694 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,996 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1,884 products (9%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,734 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,639 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 1,261 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 841 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 481 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 303 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 228 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 151 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 122 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 115 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 81 products (0%). Below this entry. 34–36: 57 products (0%). Below this entry. 36–38: 45 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 33 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 134 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Dairies 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

21,438 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 43 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
120 products (1%)
2–4
2,805 products (13%)
4–6
4,714 products (22%)
6–8
2,694 products (13%)
8–10
1,996 products (9%)
10–12
1,884 products (9%)
12–14
1,734 products (8%)
14–16
1,639 products (8%)
16–18
1,261 products (6%)
18–20
841 products (4%)
20–22
481 products (2%)
22–24
303 products (1%)
24–26
228 products (1%)
26–28
151 products (1%)
28–30
122 products (1%)
30–32
115 products (1%)
32–34
81 products (0%)
34–36
57 products (0%)
36–38
45 products (0%)
38–40
33 products (0%)
40 and above
134 products (1%)

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 21,438 Dairies 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 20/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (4 flagged of 43 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 Polydextrose
6
Canola Oil
7
Natural And Artificial Flavors
8
Gellan Gum
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
9
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
10
Cellulose Gum
11
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
12
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
13
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
14
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
15
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
16
Magnesium Phosphate
17
Tricalcium Phosphate
18
Vitamin C
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
Vitamin E
21
Alpha Tocopherol Acetate
22
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Iron
25
Ferric Pyrophosphate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Calcium Pantothenate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Zinc Sulfate
MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Vitamin D3
29
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Vitamin K1
31
Vitamin B1
32
Thiamin Hydrochloride
33
Vitamin B6
34
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Vitamin B2
36
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
38
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
39
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
40
Chromium Chloride
41
Sodium Molybdate
42
Sodium Selenite
43
Vitamin B12

Full Ingredient List

Water, Nonfat Milk, Soy Protein Isolate, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of Polydextrose, Canola Oil, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Gellan Gum, Potassium Citrate, Cellulose Gum, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Red 3, Yellow 6, 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 K1, 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

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Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana

Neighbours outside Special K in the same lower screening band as Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana (20/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Special K; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 43-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Strawberry Banana Flavored Protein Shake, Strawberry Banana's 4 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 03806706: 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.