Caution

Cacao ready-to-drink meal

by Soylent

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0858369006504 · Soylent · Meals. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0858369006504 · Serving size 1 BOTTLE (330 ml)

The verdict

Cacao ready-to-drink meal by Soylent scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 40 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 40-component record, beginning with Filtered Water, Maltodextrin, Soy Protein Isolate. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 40 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0858369006504
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.

69006504 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cacao ready-to-drink meal label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 40 ing. REG-PART 48% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-MID Len top 28% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Cinnamon Mints · ±0 BOOK-OFF …006504 · July 2026

19 of 40 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 69006504 · 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: Cinnamon Mints · Nearest score peer is Cinnamon Mints 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.

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. Cacao ready-to-drink meal: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cacao ready-to-drink meal85/1002. Cinnamon Mints: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cinnamon Mints85/1003. Maple View Farms, Spicy Chicken Sandwich: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Maple View Farms, Spicy C…85/1004. Protein2o: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Protein2o85/1005. Wicklein, Brown Gingerbread: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Wicklein, Brown Gingerbre…85/100
High-band neighbours for Cacao ready-to-drink meal (85/100) outside Soylent.
Chart values as text

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

Cacao ready-to-drink meal
85/100
Cinnamon Mints
85/100
Maple View Farms, Spicy Chicken Sandwich
85/100
Protein2o
85/100
Wicklein, Brown Gingerbread
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Cacao ready-to-drink meal scores 8.6 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 93.6/100), 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 Meals products

Cacao ready-to-drink meal lists 40 ingredients on its label

40 72nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 72% of the 11,283 products we track

0–2: 12 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 83 products (1%). Below this entry. 4–6: 127 products (1%). Below this entry. 6–8: 209 products (2%). Below this entry. 8–10: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 10–12: 315 products (3%). Below this entry. 12–14: 412 products (4%). Below this entry. 14–16: 477 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 18–20: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 545 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 550 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 552 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 574 products (5%). Below this entry. 30–32: 517 products (5%). Below this entry. 32–34: 466 products (4%). Below this entry. 34–36: 451 products (4%). Below this entry. 36–38: 443 products (4%). Below this entry. 38–40: 388 products (3%). Below this entry. 40–42: 3,204 products (28%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Meals 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

11,283 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 40 (72nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
12 products (0%)
2–4
83 products (1%)
4–6
127 products (1%)
6–8
209 products (2%)
8–10
312 products (3%)
10–12
315 products (3%)
12–14
412 products (4%)
14–16
477 products (4%)
16–18
542 products (5%)
18–20
552 products (5%)
20–22
545 products (5%)
22–24
550 products (5%)
24–26
552 products (5%)
26–28
552 products (5%)
28–30
574 products (5%)
30–32
517 products (5%)
32–34
466 products (4%)
34–36
451 products (4%)
36–38
443 products (4%)
38–40
388 products (3%)
40 and above
3,204 products (28%)

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 11,283 Meals products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 40 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Filtered Water
2
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
3
Soy Protein Isolate
4
Refined High Oleic Sunflower Oil
5
Isomaltulose
6
Alkalized Cocoa Powder
7
Canola Oil
8
Natural And Artificial Flavors
9
Vitamin And Mineral Premix
10
Soluble Corn Fiber
11
Soy Lecithin
12
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
13
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
14
Gellan Gum
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
15
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
16
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
17
Magnesium Phosphate
18
Tricalcium Phosphate
19
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
20
Choline Chloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Dl-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
22
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Ferrous Bisglycinate Chelate
24
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
D-calcium Pantothenate
26
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
27
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Thiamine Hydrochloride
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Chromium Chloride
33
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
34
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
35
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
36
Sodium Molybdate
37
Sodium Selenite
38
Vitamin K1
39
Cyanocobalamin
40
Ergocalciferol

Full Ingredient List

filtered water, maltodextrin, soy protein isolate, high oleic sunflower oil, isomaltulose, alkalized cocoa powder, canola oil, natural and artificial flavors, vitamin and mineral premix, soluble corn fiber, soy lecithin, cellulose, salt, gellan gum, sucralose, vitamin and mineral premix: potassium chloride, magnesium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, ascorbic acid, choline chloride, dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, ferrous bisglycinate chelate, zinc oxide, d-calcium pantothenate, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, thiamine hydrochloride, manganese sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, chromium chloride, biotin, potassium iodide, folic acid, sodium molybdate, sodium selenite, vitamin k1, cyanocobalamin, ergocalciferol,

Categories

Meals Meal replacements

High-score cross-brand comparables for Cacao ready-to-drink meal

Neighbours outside Soylent with screening scores in the same high band as Cacao ready-to-drink meal (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Soylent; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cacao ready-to-drink meal's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 40-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Cacao ready-to-drink meal'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 0858369006504: 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.