Caution

Protein Powder Supplement

by Muscle Milk

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0660726534212 · Muscle Milk · Dietary supplements. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0660726534212 · Serving size 2 scoops (82 g)

The verdict

Protein Powder Supplement by Muscle Milk scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 24 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 24-component label is layered, beginning with Milk Protein Isolate, Calcium Caseinate, Maltodextrin. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

70/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 24 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0660726534212
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.

26534212 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Protein Powder Supplement label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-LAYERED 24 ing. REG-PART 42% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 25% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH protein bar, cookies · ±0 BOOK-OFF …534212 · July 2026

10 of 24 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 26534212 · 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 bar, cookies 'n cream · Nearest score peer is protein bar, cookies 'n cream 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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Protein Powder Supplement: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Protein Powder Supplement70/1002. protein bar, cookies 'n cream: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. protein bar, cookies 'n c…70/1003. protein bar, cookies 'n cream: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. protein bar, cookies 'n c…70/1004. Banana creme genuine protein powder, banana creme: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Banana creme genuine prot…70/1005. GENUINE PROTEIN POWDER VANILLA CREME: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. GENUINE PROTEIN POWDER VA…70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Protein Powder Supplement (70/100 on 24 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Protein Powder Supplement
70/100
protein bar, cookies 'n cream
70/100
protein bar, cookies 'n cream
70/100
Banana creme genuine protein powder, banana creme
70/100
GENUINE PROTEIN POWDER VANILLA CREME
70/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 3,895 products we've scored in the Dietary supplements category, the average safety score is 93.5/100. Protein Powder Supplement scores 23.5 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 93.5/100), 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 Dietary supplements products

Protein Powder Supplement lists 24 ingredients on its label

24 75th percentile a longer ingredient list than 75% of the 2,658 products we track

0–2: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 102 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 197 products (7%). Below this entry. 6–8: 258 products (10%). Below this entry. 8–10: 249 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 252 products (9%). Below this entry. 12–14: 226 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 185 products (7%). Below this entry. 16–18: 152 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 131 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 127 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 87 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 88 products (3%). This entry sits in this band. 26–28: 64 products (2%). Above this entry. 28–30: 57 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 39 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 33 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 41 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 47 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 36 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 255 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Dietary supplements 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

2,658 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 24 (75th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
32 products (1%)
2–4
102 products (4%)
4–6
197 products (7%)
6–8
258 products (10%)
8–10
249 products (9%)
10–12
252 products (9%)
12–14
226 products (9%)
14–16
185 products (7%)
16–18
152 products (6%)
18–20
131 products (5%)
20–22
127 products (5%)
22–24
87 products (3%)
24–26
88 products (3%)
26–28
64 products (2%)
28–30
57 products (2%)
30–32
39 products (1%)
32–34
33 products (1%)
34–36
41 products (2%)
36–38
47 products (2%)
38–40
36 products (1%)
40 and above
255 products (10%)

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 2,658 Dietary supplements 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 24 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Milk Protein Isolate
2
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
3
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
4
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Alkalized Cocoa Powder
6
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
7
Non-dairy Creamer
8
Sunflower Oil
9
Milk Derivative
10
Mono-and Diglycerides
11
Tocopherols
ANTIOXIDANT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Protect Flavor
13
Natural And Artificial Flavor
14
Soluble Corn Fiber
15
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
16
Medium Chain Triglycerides
17
Whey Protein Isolate
18
Canola Oil
19
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
20
Potassium Bicarbonate
FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
21
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
22
Lactoferrin
23
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
24
Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Concentrate

Full Ingredient List

MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM CASEINATE, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM CASEINATE, ALKALIZED COCOA POWDER, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, NON-DAIRY CREAMER (SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM CASEINATE [MILK DERIVATIVE], MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, TOCOPHEROLS [PROTECT FLAVOR]), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CANOLA OIL, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, LACTOFERRIN, SUCRALOSE, HYDROLYZED WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE.

Categories

Dietary supplements Bodybuilding supplements Protein powders

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Protein Powder Supplement

Neighbours outside Muscle Milk near Protein Powder Supplement'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 Protein Powder Supplement's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 24-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare Protein Powder Supplement'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 0660726534212: 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.