Caution

100% Whey Protein Thin Mints

by Optimum Nutrition

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0748927069679 · Optimum Nutrition · Protein-supplement. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0748927069679 · Serving size 1 scoop (32 g)

The verdict

100% Whey Protein Thin Mints by Optimum Nutrition scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 14 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. This is a focused 14-component label led by Protein Blend, Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 14 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

27069679 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

100% Whey Protein Thin Mints label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 14 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-MID Len top 40% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Deliciously spicy german · ±0 BOOK-OFF …069679 · July 2026

4 of 14 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 27069679 · 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: Deliciously spicy german brand smoked sausage · Nearest score peer is Deliciously spicy german brand smoked sausage 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.

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.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. 100% Whey Protein Thin Mints: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. 100% Whey Protein Thin Mi…85/1002. Deliciously spicy german brand smoked sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Deliciously spicy german …85/1003. Ahold, german brand bologna: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Ahold, german brand bolog…85/1004. Gabriela, Premium Popcorn Kettle Corn: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Gabriela, Premium Popcorn…85/1005. Jones dairy farm, dainty ham with natural juices: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Jones dairy farm, dainty …85/100
High-band neighbours for 100% Whey Protein Thin Mints (85/100) outside Optimum Nutrition.
Chart values as text

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

100% Whey Protein Thin Mints
85/100
Deliciously spicy german brand smoked sausage
85/100
Ahold, german brand bologna
85/100
Gabriela, Premium Popcorn Kettle Corn
85/100
Jones dairy farm, dainty ham with natural juices
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 183 products we've scored in the Protein-supplement category, the average safety score is 91.5/100. 100% Whey Protein Thin Mints scores 6.5 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 91.5/100), 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 Protein-supplement products

100% Whey Protein Thin Mints lists 14 ingredients on its label

14 60th percentile a longer ingredient list than 60% of the 173 products we track

0–2: 1 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 4 products (2%). Below this entry. 4–6: 10 products (6%). Below this entry. 6–8: 28 products (16%). Below this entry. 8–10: 20 products (12%). Below this entry. 10–12: 22 products (13%). Below this entry. 12–14: 18 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 18 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 12 products (7%). Above this entry. 18–20: 8 products (5%). Above this entry. 20–22: 6 products (3%). Above this entry. 22–24: 4 products (2%). Above this entry. 24–26: 5 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 3 products (2%). Above this entry. 28–30: 1 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 2 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 1 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 1 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 2 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 7 products (4%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Protein-supplement 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

173 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 14 (60th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
1 products (1%)
2–4
4 products (2%)
4–6
10 products (6%)
6–8
28 products (16%)
8–10
20 products (12%)
10–12
22 products (13%)
12–14
18 products (10%)
14–16
18 products (10%)
16–18
12 products (7%)
18–20
8 products (5%)
20–22
6 products (3%)
22–24
4 products (2%)
24–26
5 products (3%)
26–28
3 products (2%)
28–30
1 products (1%)
30–32
2 products (1%)
34–36
1 products (1%)
36–38
1 products (1%)
38–40
2 products (1%)
40 and above
7 products (4%)

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 173 Protein-supplement products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

Protein Blend (Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Hydrolyzed Whey Protein), Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sunflower and/or Soy Lecithin, Gum Blend (Guar Gum, Gum Acacía, Xanthan Gum), Salt, Sucralose

Categories

Protein-supplement

High-score cross-brand comparables for 100% Whey Protein Thin Mints

Neighbours outside Optimum Nutrition with screening scores in the same high band as 100% Whey Protein Thin Mints (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Optimum Nutrition; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from 100% Whey Protein Thin Mints's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 14-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare 100% Whey Protein Thin Mints's 1 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 0748927069679: 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.