Concern

Mint Cookie Protein Shake

by Transform HQ

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0850002451795 · Transform HQ · Protein. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0850002451795 · Serving size 45g

The verdict

Mint Cookie Protein Shake by Transform HQ scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 45-component record, beginning with Whey Protein Isolate, Instantized Whey Protein Concentrate, Cookie Meal. 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 45 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

45/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

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.

02451795 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mint Cookie Protein Shake label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-SPARSE 20% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Chewy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …451795 · July 2026

9 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 02451795 · 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: Chewy · Nearest score peer is Chewy at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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. Mint Cookie Protein Shake: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Mint Cookie Protein Shake65/1002. Chewy: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Chewy65/1003. Premier Protein: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Premier Protein65/1004. DIET WILD CHERRY: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. DIET WILD CHERRY65/1005. Diet pepsi caffeine free: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Diet pepsi caffeine free65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Mint Cookie Protein Shake (65/100 on 45 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Mint Cookie Protein Shake
65/100
Chewy
65/100
Premier Protein
65/100
DIET WILD CHERRY
65/100
Diet pepsi caffeine free
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 39 products we've scored in the Protein category, the average safety score is 91.4/100. Mint Cookie Protein Shake scores 26.4 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 91.4/100), 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 every product we publish

Mint Cookie Protein Shake lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 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: 45 (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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 45 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Whey Protein Isolate
2
Instantized Whey Protein Concentrate
3
Cookie Meal
4
Suntower Oil Creamer
5
Vitafiber®
6
Prebiotic Soluble Fiber
7
Micellar Casein
8
Natural And Artificial Flavors
9
Gam Blend
10
Cellulose Gum
11
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
12
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
13
Organic Mct Oil Powder
14
Medium Chain Triglycerides Soluble Tapioca Fiber
15
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
16
Sunflower Lecithin
17
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
18
Himalayan Rock Salt
19
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
20
Fd&c Blue #1 Lake
21
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
22
Vitamin E
23
D-alpha Tocopheryl Acid Succinate
24
Fd&c Yellow #5 Lake
25
Vitamin B3
26
As Niacinamide
27
Vitamin B5
28
D-calcium Panthoten - Ate
29
Vitamin D3
30
Cholecalciferol
31
Vitamin B6
32
Pyridoxine Hci
33
Vitamin B2
34
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Thiamin
36
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Vitamin B12
38
Methylcobalamin
39
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
40
Vitamin B9
41
Soy
42
Shellfish
43
Peanuts
44
Tree Nuts And Wheat. Consumers With Food Allergies And Food Sensitivities
45
Please Reache Ingredient Statement Carefully

Full Ingredient List

Whey Protein Isolate, Instantized Whey Protein Concentrate, Cookie Meal, Suntower Oil Creamer, VitaFiber® (prebiotic soluble fiber), Micellar Casein, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Gam Blend (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan gum, Carrageenan), MCT Oil Powder (Medium Chain Triglycerides Soluble Tapioca Fiber, Sodium Caseinate, Sunflower Lecithin, Silicon Dioxide), Himalayan Rock Salt, Sucralose, FD&C Blue #1 Lake, Acesulfame Potassium, Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acid Succinate), FD&C Yellow #5 Lake, Vitamin B3 (as Niacinamide), Vitamin B5 (D-Calcium Panthoten - ate), Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine HCI), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Thiamin (Thiamine Mononitrate), Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9). Contains: Milk and Wheat. ALLERGEN INFORMATION: Manufactured in a facility that also processes milk, soy, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts and wheat. Consumers with food allergies and food sensitivities, please reache Ingredient statement carefully.

Categories

Protein

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Mint Cookie Protein Shake

Neighbours outside Transform HQ near Mint Cookie Protein Shake's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Transform HQ; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Mint Cookie Protein Shake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 45-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare Mint Cookie Protein Shake's 3 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 0850002451795: 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.