Caution

Whey Protein

by Ghost

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0810028292567 · Ghost · Protein-supplement. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0810028292567 · Serving size 1 scoop (42.1 g)

The verdict

Whey Protein by Ghost scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 44-component record, beginning with Whey Protein, Whey Protein Isolate 90%, Whey Protein Concentrate 80%. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 44 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.

28292567 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Whey Protein label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Collagen Salted Caramel · ±0 BOOK-OFF …292567 · July 2026

12 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 28292567 · 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: Collagen Salted Caramel · Nearest score peer is Collagen Salted Caramel 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.

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. Whey Protein: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Whey Protein85/1002. Collagen Salted Caramel: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Collagen Salted Caramel85/1003. Pre-Kaged Sport: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Pre-Kaged Sport85/1004. Bacon Gouda: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Bacon Gouda85/1005. Protein Cookie Bites: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Protein Cookie Bites85/100
High-band neighbours for Whey Protein (85/100) outside Ghost.
Chart values as text

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

Whey Protein
85/100
Collagen Salted Caramel
85/100
Pre-Kaged Sport
85/100
Bacon Gouda
85/100
Protein Cookie Bites
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. Whey Protein 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

Whey Protein lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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%). Below this entry. 16–18: 12 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 8 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 6 products (3%). Below this entry. 22–24: 4 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 5 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 3 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 1 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 2 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 2 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 7 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 44 (97th 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.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 44 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Whey Protein
2
Whey Protein Isolate 90%
3
Whey Protein Concentrate 80%
4
Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolate
5
Nutter Butter® Cookies
6
Unbleached Enriched Flour
7
Wheat Flour
8
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
9
Reduced Iron
10
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
11
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
13
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
14
Peanut Butter
15
Peanuts
16
Corn Syrup Solids
17
Rapeseed
18
Cottonseed
19
Soybean Oils
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
22
Canola Oil
23
Whole Grain Wheat Flour
24
Palm Oil
25
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
26
Leavening
27
Baking Soda
28
Calcium Phosphate
29
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
30
Soy Lecithin
31
Artificial Flavor
32
Peanut Flour
33
Providing 1g Protein
34
Natural And Artificial Flavor
35
Cellulose Gum
36
Digestive Enzymes
37
Proteases
38
Bromelain
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
39
Lactase
40
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
41
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
42
Milk
43
Soy
44
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Whey Protein (Whey Protein Isolate 90%, Whey Protein Concentrate 80%, Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolate), Nutter Butter® Cookies (Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Peanut Butter (Peanuts, Corn Syrup Solids, Hydrogenated Rapeseed and/or Cottonseed and/or Soybean Oils, Salt, Peanut Oil), Canola Oil, Whole Grain Wheat Flour, Palm Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda and/or Calcium Phosphate), Cornstarch, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor), Peanut Flour (providing 1g Protein), Natural and Artificial Flavor, Salt, Cellulose Gum, Digestive Enzymes (Proteases, Bromelain, Lactase), Xanthan Gum, Sucralose, Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Peanuts

Other products containing Whey Protein Isolate 90%

Whey Protein Isolate 90% is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 15 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Protein-supplement

High-score cross-brand comparables for Whey Protein

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

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Whey Protein'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 Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Whey Protein'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 0810028292567: 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.