Caution

C4 Ultimate

by Cellucor

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0842595133431 · Cellucor. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0842595133431 · Serving size 1 level scoop (20.3 g)

The verdict

C4 Ultimate by Cellucor scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 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 43-component record, beginning with Vitamin B6, As Pyridoxal-5-phosphate, Folate. 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 43 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0842595133431
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.

95133431 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

C4 Ultimate label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 70/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH C4 Performance Energy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …133431 · July 2026

8 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 95133431 · 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: C4 Performance Energy · Nearest score peer is C4 Performance Energy 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. C4 Ultimate: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. C4 Ultimate70/1002. C4 Performance Energy: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. C4 Performance Energy70/1003. PERFORMANCE ENERGY DRINK: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. PERFORMANCE ENERGY DRINK70/1004. EAA Essential Amino Acids: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. EAA Essential Amino Acids70/1005. C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY: 70/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY70/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for C4 Ultimate (70/100 on 43 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

C4 Ultimate
70/100
C4 Performance Energy
70/100
PERFORMANCE ENERGY DRINK
70/100
EAA Essential Amino Acids
70/100
C4 PERFORMANCE ENERGY
70/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

C4 Ultimate lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 43 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 43 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Vitamin B6
2
As Pyridoxal-5-phosphate
3
Folate
4
As 6s-5-methyltetrahydrofolate Calcium Salt
5
Vitamin B12
6
As Methylcobalamin
7
Calcium
8
Phosphorus
9
As Dipotassium Phosphate
10
Magnesium
11
As Magnesium Citrate
12
Chloride
13
From Unrefined Sea Salt
14
Sodium
15
Potassium
16
Carnosyn Beta-alanine
17
Velox Patented Performance Blend
18
L-citrulline
19
L-arginine
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
20
Betapower Betaine Anhydrous
21
Peptipump Bioactive Lentil Peptides
22
Creatine Nitrate
23
As No3-t
24
L-tyrosine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
25
Caffeine Anhydrous
26
Dynamine
27
As Methylliberine
28
Teacrine
29
As Theacrine
30
Toothed Clubmoss
31
Huperzia Serrata
32
Aerial Parts Extract
33
Std. 1% Huperzine A
34
Rauwolfia Vomitoria Root Bark Extract
35
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
36
Calcium Silicate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
GRAS
37
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
38
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
39
Artificial Flavors
40
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
41
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
42
Fd
43
C Red #40

Full Ingredient List

Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate), Folate (as 6S-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate calcium salt), Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin), Calcium, Phosphorus (as Dipotassium Phosphate), Magnesium (as Magnesium Citrate), Chloride (from Sea Salt), Sodium (from Sea Salt), Potassium (as Dipotassium Phosphate), CarnoSyn Beta-Alanine, Velox Patented Performance Blend (L-Citrulline, L-Arginine), BetaPower Betaine Anhydrous, PeptiPump Bioactive Lentil Peptides, Creatine Nitrate (as NO3-T), L-Tyrosine, Caffeine Anhydrous, Dynamine (as Methylliberine), TeaCrine (as Theacrine), Toothed Clubmoss (Huperzia serrata) aerial parts extract (std. 1% Huperzine A), Rauwolfia Vomitoria root bark extract, Citric Acid, Calcium Silicate, Malic Acid, Silicon Dioxide, Natural , Artificial Flavors, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, FD, C Red #40

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for C4 Ultimate

Neighbours outside Cellucor near C4 Ultimate's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cellucor; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from C4 Ultimate's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 43-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare C4 Ultimate'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 0842595133431: 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.