Caution

Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake

by Pure Protein

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0749826000541 · Pure Protein · Protein-drink. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0749826000541 · Serving size 1 bottle (325.308 g)

The verdict

Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake by Pure Protein scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 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 44-component record, beginning with Water, Protein Blend, 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 44 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0749826000541
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.

26000541 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-PART 39% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 19% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Nature's Twist, Drink, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …000541 · July 2026

17 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 26000541 · 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: Nature's Twist, Drink, Peach · Nearest score peer is Nature's Twist, Drink, Peach 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.

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. Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Pure Protein Complete Pro…70/1002. Nature's Twist, Drink, Peach: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Nature's Twist, Drink, Pe…70/1003. Strawberry Lemon Drink: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Strawberry Lemon Drink70/1004. Orangeade: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Orangeade70/1005. Celebration Ice Cream Cake: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Celebration Ice Cream Cake70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake (70/100 on 44 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake
70/100
Nature's Twist, Drink, Peach
70/100
Strawberry Lemon Drink
70/100
Orangeade
70/100
Celebration Ice Cream Cake
70/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 49 products we've scored in the Protein-drink category, the average safety score is 82.1/100. Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake scores 12.1 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 82.1/100), 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-drink products

Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 81st percentile a longer ingredient list than 81% of the 43 products we track

6–8: 2 products (5%). Below this entry. 8–10: 7 products (16%). Below this entry. 10–12: 1 products (2%). Below this entry. 12–14: 3 products (7%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6 products (14%). Below this entry. 16–18: 7 products (16%). Below this entry. 18–20: 4 products (9%). Below this entry. 20–22: 1 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 2 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 1 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 1 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 8 products (19%). This entry sits in this band. This product 6 42 every published Protein-drink 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

43 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 44 (81st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

6–8
2 products (5%)
8–10
7 products (16%)
10–12
1 products (2%)
12–14
3 products (7%)
14–16
6 products (14%)
16–18
7 products (16%)
18–20
4 products (9%)
20–22
1 products (2%)
24–26
2 products (5%)
26–28
1 products (2%)
38–40
1 products (2%)
40 and above
8 products (19%)

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 43 Protein-drink 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 44 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Protein Blend
3
Milk Protein Isolate
4
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
6
Soluble Corn Fiber
7
Sunflower Oil
8
Natural And Artificial Flavors
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
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
11
Vitamin C
12
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
13
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
14
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
15
Potassium Phosphate
16
Zinc Amino Acid Chelate
17
Dl-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
18
Vitamin E
19
Sodium Selenite
20
Orthophosphate
21
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
22
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
24
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Vitamin B3
26
Copper Amino Acid Chelate
27
Calcium D-pantothenate
28
Pantothenic Acid
29
Chromium Chloride
30
Phytonadione
31
Vitamin K
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Sodium Molybdate
33
Cyanocobalamin
34
Vitamin B12
35
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
37
Vitamin B9
38
Vitamin D3
39
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
40
Vitamin B1
41
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Vitamin B6
43
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
44
Vitamin B2

Full Ingredient List

Water, Protein Blend (Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Calcium Caseinate), Soluble Corn Fiber, Sunflower Oil, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Salt, Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C), Lecithin, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Vitamin And Mineral Blend: Potassium Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Sodium Selenite, Orthophosphate, Biotin, Vitamin A Palmitate, Potassium Iodide, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium D-Pantothenate (Pantothenic Acid), Chromium Chloride, Phytonadione (Vitamin K), Sodium Molybdate, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12), Manganese Sulfate, Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin D3, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2).

Other products containing Orthophosphate

Orthophosphate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Protein-drink

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake

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

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 44-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare Pure Protein Complete Protein Shake'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 0749826000541: 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.