Caution

BCAA Caribbean

by Nocco

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0850000429000 · Nocco · Dietary supplements. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0850000429000 · Serving size 355 ml (355 ml)

The verdict

BCAA Caribbean by Nocco 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 Carbonated Water, L-leucine, Citric Acid; 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
0850000429000
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.

00429000 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

BCAA Caribbean label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 14 ing. REG-PART 57% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 50% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH PROTEIN BAR SALTY · ±0 BOOK-OFF …429000 · July 2026

8 of 14 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 00429000 · 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: PROTEIN BAR SALTY PEANUT · Nearest score peer is PROTEIN BAR SALTY PEANUT 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. BCAA Caribbean: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. BCAA Caribbean85/1002. PROTEIN BAR SALTY PEANUT: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. PROTEIN BAR SALTY PEANUT85/1003. PROTEIN BAR CARAMEL + CASHEW: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. PROTEIN BAR CARAMEL + CAS…85/1004. Protein Bar White Chocolate Almond: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Protein Bar White Chocola…85/1005. PROTEIN BAR COOKIES & CREAM: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. PROTEIN BAR COOKIES & CRE…85/100
High-band neighbours for BCAA Caribbean (85/100) outside Nocco.
Chart values as text

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

BCAA Caribbean
85/100
PROTEIN BAR SALTY PEANUT
85/100
PROTEIN BAR CARAMEL + CASHEW
85/100
Protein Bar White Chocolate Almond
85/100
PROTEIN BAR COOKIES & CREAM
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 3,895 products we've scored in the Dietary supplements category, the average safety score is 93.5/100. BCAA Caribbean scores 8.5 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 93.5/100), 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 Dietary supplements products

BCAA Caribbean lists 14 ingredients on its label

14 50th percentile a longer ingredient list than 50% of the 2,658 products we track

0–2: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 102 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 197 products (7%). Below this entry. 6–8: 258 products (10%). Below this entry. 8–10: 249 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 252 products (9%). Below this entry. 12–14: 226 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 185 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 152 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 131 products (5%). Above this entry. 20–22: 127 products (5%). Above this entry. 22–24: 87 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 88 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 64 products (2%). Above this entry. 28–30: 57 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 39 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 33 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 41 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 47 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 36 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 255 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Dietary supplements 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

2,658 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 14 (50th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
32 products (1%)
2–4
102 products (4%)
4–6
197 products (7%)
6–8
258 products (10%)
8–10
249 products (9%)
10–12
252 products (9%)
12–14
226 products (9%)
14–16
185 products (7%)
16–18
152 products (6%)
18–20
131 products (5%)
20–22
127 products (5%)
22–24
87 products (3%)
24–26
88 products (3%)
26–28
64 products (2%)
28–30
57 products (2%)
30–32
39 products (1%)
32–34
33 products (1%)
34–36
41 products (2%)
36–38
47 products (2%)
38–40
36 products (1%)
40 and above
255 products (10%)

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 2,658 Dietary supplements 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

carbonated water, l-leucine, citric acid, natural grapefruit flavor, natural , artificial pineapple flavor, l-valine, l-isoleucine, caffeine, sucralose, beta carotene for color, niacin, vitamin B6, biotin, vitamin B12

Categories

Dietary supplements Bodybuilding supplements BCAA

High-score cross-brand comparables for BCAA Caribbean

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

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from BCAA Caribbean'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 BCAA Caribbean'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 0850000429000: 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.