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.
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
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
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
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
- 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.
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
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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.
Same mid-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (3 flagged of 45 on 0850002451795).
Long-label peers (21+ ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (45 on 0850002451795).
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.