PRO Advanced Nutrition Muscle Milk Slammin' Strawberry Protein Shake

by Muscle Milk

65
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

PRO Advanced Nutrition Muscle Milk Slammin' Strawberry Protein Shake by Muscle Milk receives a safety score of 65/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0876063001182
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
330 ml (330 ml)

What the Data Says About

PRO Advanced Nutrition Muscle Milk Slammin' Strawberry Protein Shake by Muscle Milk carries a composite safety score of 65/100, which we classify as "Concern" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, PRO Advanced Nutrition Muscle Milk Slammin' Strawberry Protein Shake is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for PRO Advanced Nutrition Muscle Milk Slammin' Strawberry Protein Shake
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 65/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Milk Protein Isolate
3
Calcium Caseinate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Approved
4
Milk
5
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
6
Less Than 1% Of: Resistant Maltodektrin Fbersol - 2
7
Natural And Artificial Flavors. Sunflower Oil
8
Inulin
Other
Safe
9
Cellulose Gel
10
Tripotassium Phosphate
11
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
12
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
13
Sodium Hexametaphopshate
14
Cellulose Gum
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
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
17
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
18
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
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
Beta Carotene
21
Added For Color
22
Sodium Citrate
23
Ferric Pyrophosphate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Dl-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
25
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
26
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
27
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
29
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
30
Niacinamide Copper Gluconate
31
Cholecalciferol
32
Calcium Phosphate
33
Calcium D-pantothenate
34
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Cyanocobalamin
38
Chromium Chloride
39
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
40
Ingredients Derived From Milk. Produced For Cytosport
41
Inc. Walnut Creek
42
Ca 94597 ©2019 Cytosport
43
Ud Recto Lable

Full Ingredient List

WATER, MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM CASEINATE (MILK), SODIUM CASEINATE (MILK), LESS THAN 1% OF: RESISTANT MALTODEKTRIN FBERSOL - 2), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS. SUNFLOWER OIL, INULIN, CELLULOSE GEL, TRIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOPSHATE, CELLULOSE GUM, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, ASCORBIC ACID, BETA CAROTENE (ADDED FOR COLOR), SODIUM CITRATE, FERRIC PYROPHOSPHATE, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, FOLIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, ZINC OXIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, NIACINAMIDE COPPER GLUCONATE, CHOLECALCIFEROL, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM D-PANTOTHENATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, BIOTIN. CONTAINS INGREDIENTS DERIVED FROM MILK. PRODUCED FOR CYTOSPORT, INC. WALNUT CREEK, CA 94597 ©2019 CYTOSPORT, INC. CONSUMER INFORMATION CALL 1-888-298-6629 OR VISIT MUSCLEMILK.COM GLUTEN FREE (UD RECTO LABLE

Categories

Dietary supplements Bodybuilding supplements Protein shakes

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial