Caution

Genius Muscle Milk

by Muscle Milk

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0660726503478 · Muscle Milk · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0660726503478 · Serving size 2 scoops (70 g)

The verdict

Genius Muscle Milk by Muscle Milk scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 43-component record, beginning with Protein Blend, Calcium Sodium Caseinate, Milk 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.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 43 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0660726503478
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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

70/100

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.

26503478 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Genius Muscle Milk label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-PART 53% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Banana creme genuine · ±0 BOOK-OFF …503478 · July 2026

23 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 26503478 · 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: Banana creme genuine protein powder, banana creme · Nearest score peer is Banana creme genuine protein powder, banana creme 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

1. Genius Muscle Milk: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Genius Muscle Milk70/1002. Banana creme genuine protein powder, banana creme: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Banana creme genuine prot…70/1003. GENUINE PROTEIN POWDER VANILLA CREME: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. GENUINE PROTEIN POWDER VA…70/1004. protein bar, cookies 'n cream: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. protein bar, cookies 'n c…70/1005. protein bar, cookies 'n cream: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. protein bar, cookies 'n c…70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Genius Muscle Milk (70/100 on 43 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Genius Muscle Milk
70/100
Banana creme genuine protein powder, banana creme
70/100
GENUINE PROTEIN POWDER VANILLA CREME
70/100
protein bar, cookies 'n cream
70/100
protein bar, cookies 'n cream
70/100

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. Genius Muscle Milk scores 20.5 points below that category average (70/100 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

Genius Muscle Milk lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 4,874 products we track

0–2: 103 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 484 products (10%). Below this entry. 4–6: 475 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 550 products (11%). Below this entry. 8–10: 619 products (13%). Below this entry. 10–12: 595 products (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 493 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 381 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 272 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 193 products (4%). Below this entry. 20–22: 187 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 134 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 95 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 69 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 56 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 38 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 16 products (0%). Below this entry. 34–36: 22 products (0%). Below this entry. 36–38: 5 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 7 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 80 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Beverages and beverages preparations 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

4,874 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 43 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

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

How the 70/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 43 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Protein Blend
2
Calcium Sodium Caseinate
3
Milk Protein Isolate
4
Whey Protein Isolate
5
Whey Protein Hydrolysate
6
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
7
Lactoferrin
8
L-glutamine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
9
Taurine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe Listed
10
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
11
Soluble Corn Fiber
12
Sunflower Oil
13
Crystalline Fructose
14
Canola Oil
15
Medium Chain Triglycerides
16
Natural And Artificial Flavors
17
Dicalcium Phosphate
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
Inulin
Other
Safe
20
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
21
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
22
Potassium Bicarbonate
FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
23
Soy Lecithin
24
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
25
Dl-alpha Tocopheryl
26
Acetate
27
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
28
Ferrous Fumarate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
29
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
33
D-calcium Pantothenate
34
L-carnitine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Listed
35
Cholecalciferol
36
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Chromium Chloride
40
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
41
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
42
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
43
Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

Protein blend (calcium sodium caseinate, milk protein isolate, whey protein isolate, whey protein hydrolysate, whey protein concentrate, lactoferrin, l-glutamine, taurine), maltodextrin, soluble corn fiber, sunflower oil, crystalline fructose, canola oil, medium chain triglycerides, natural and artificial flavors, dicalcium phosphate, less than 1% of: potassium chloride, inulin, magnesium oxide, acesulfame potassium, potassium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, sucralose, dl-alpha tocopheryl, acetate, ascorbic acid, ferrous fumarate, vitamin a palmitate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, copper gluconate, d-calcium pantothenate, l-carnitine, cholecalciferol, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, chromium chloride, folic acid, biotin, potassium iodide, cyanocobalamin.

Other products containing Dl-alpha Tocopheryl

Dl-alpha Tocopheryl is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages Dietary supplements Bodybuilding supplements

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Genius Muscle Milk

Neighbours outside Muscle Milk near Genius Muscle Milk's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Muscle Milk; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Genius Muscle Milk'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 Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare Genius Muscle Milk's 2 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 0660726503478: 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.