Caution

Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix

by Ghost

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0810085817093 · Ghost · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0810085817093 · Serving size 1 portion (32 g)

The verdict

Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix by Ghost 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 Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Concentrate, Cocoa Powder, Natural And Artificial Flavor; 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
0810085817093
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

85817093 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 14 ing. REG-PART 43% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 23% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Energy Pomegranate Blueberry · ±0 BOOK-OFF …817093 · July 2026

6 of 14 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 85817093 · 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: Energy Pomegranate Blueberry · Nearest score peer is Energy Pomegranate Blueberry 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.

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. Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Chocolate Peppermint High…85/1002. Energy Pomegranate Blueberry: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Energy Pomegranate Bluebe…85/1003. Peach Rings: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Peach Rings85/1004. Premium Chicken Salad: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Premium Chicken Salad85/1005. Protein bar cookies and cream: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Protein bar cookies and c…85/100
High-band neighbours for Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix (85/100) outside Ghost.
Chart values as text

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

Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix
85/100
Energy Pomegranate Blueberry
85/100
Peach Rings
85/100
Premium Chicken Salad
85/100
Protein bar cookies and cream
85/100

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. Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix scores 5.5 points below that category average (85/100 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 products

Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix lists 14 ingredients on its label

14 77th percentile a longer ingredient list than 77% of the 16,917 products we track

0–2: 161 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,220 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,699 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,564 products (15%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,835 products (17%). Below this entry. 10–12: 2,099 products (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,442 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 997 products (6%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 595 products (4%). Above this entry. 18–20: 402 products (2%). Above this entry. 20–22: 347 products (2%). Above this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Above this entry. 24–26: 256 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 216 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 131 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 66 products (0%). Above this entry. 32–34: 51 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 47 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 43 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 51 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 418 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Beverages 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

16,917 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 14 (77th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
161 products (1%)
2–4
2,220 products (13%)
4–6
1,699 products (10%)
6–8
2,564 products (15%)
8–10
2,835 products (17%)
10–12
2,099 products (12%)
12–14
1,442 products (9%)
14–16
997 products (6%)
16–18
595 products (4%)
18–20
402 products (2%)
20–22
347 products (2%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
256 products (2%)
26–28
216 products (1%)
28–30
131 products (1%)
30–32
66 products (0%)
32–34
51 products (0%)
34–36
47 products (0%)
36–38
43 products (0%)
38–40
51 products (0%)
40 and above
418 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 16,917 Beverages 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

Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Concentrate, Cocoa Powder, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sunflower Creamer (Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Sodium Caseinate, Mono - and Diglycerides, Dipotassium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Silicoaluminate, Tocopherols), Salt, Sucralose

Categories

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix

Neighbours outside Ghost with screening scores in the same high band as Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix (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 Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix'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 Chocolate Peppermint High Protein Hot Cocoa Mix'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 0810085817093: 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.