Concern

100 calories protein nutrition shake

by Cytosport Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0876063005661 · Cytosport Inc. · Beverages. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0876063005661 · Serving size 8.25 OZA (244 ml)

The verdict

100 calories protein nutrition shake by Cytosport Inc. scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 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 42-component record, beginning with Water, Calcium Sodium Caseinate, Milk 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.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

65/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

63005661 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

100 calories protein nutrition shake label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-PART 52% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Muscle Milk Zero · ±0 BOOK-OFF …005661 · July 2026

22 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 63005661 · 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: Muscle Milk Zero · Nearest score peer is Muscle Milk Zero 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. 100 calories protein nutrition shake: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. 100 calories protein nutr…65/1002. Muscle Milk Zero: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Muscle Milk Zero65/1003. Non dairy mocha latte zero sugar: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Non dairy mocha latte zer…65/1004. Cafe Latte Coffee House: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cafe Latte Coffee House65/1005. Muscle milk: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Muscle milk65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for 100 calories protein nutrition shake (65/100 on 42 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

100 calories protein nutrition shake
65/100
Muscle Milk Zero
65/100
Non dairy mocha latte zero sugar
65/100
Cafe Latte Coffee House
65/100
Muscle milk
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 32,623 products we've scored in the Beverages category, the average safety score is 90.5/100. 100 calories protein nutrition shake scores 25.5 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 90.5/100), 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 Beverages products

100 calories protein nutrition shake lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% of the 16,917 products we track

0–2: 161 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,220 products (13%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,699 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,564 products (15%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,835 products (17%). Below this entry. 10–12: 2,099 products (12%). Below this entry. 12–14: 1,442 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 997 products (6%). Below this entry. 16–18: 595 products (4%). Below this entry. 18–20: 402 products (2%). Below this entry. 20–22: 347 products (2%). Below this entry. 22–24: 277 products (2%). Below this entry. 24–26: 256 products (2%). Below this entry. 26–28: 216 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 131 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 66 products (0%). Below this entry. 32–34: 51 products (0%). Below this entry. 34–36: 47 products (0%). Below this entry. 36–38: 43 products (0%). Below this entry. 38–40: 51 products (0%). Below this entry. 40–42: 418 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Beverages product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

16,917 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 42 (98th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
161 products (1%)
2–4
2,220 products (13%)
4–6
1,699 products (10%)
6–8
2,564 products (15%)
8–10
2,835 products (17%)
10–12
2,099 products (12%)
12–14
1,442 products (9%)
14–16
997 products (6%)
16–18
595 products (4%)
18–20
402 products (2%)
20–22
347 products (2%)
22–24
277 products (2%)
24–26
256 products (2%)
26–28
216 products (1%)
28–30
131 products (1%)
30–32
66 products (0%)
32–34
51 products (0%)
34–36
47 products (0%)
36–38
43 products (0%)
38–40
51 products (0%)
40 and above
418 products (2%)

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 16,917 Beverages 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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Calcium Sodium Caseinate
3
Milk Protein Isolate
4
Alkalized Cocoa Powder
5
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
6
Sunflower Oil
7
Natural And Artificial Flavors
8
Dipotassium Phosphate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
9
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
10
Soluble Corn Fiber
11
Cellulose Gum And Gel
12
Magnesium Phosphate
13
Soy Lecithin
14
Tricalcium Phosphate
15
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
16
Sodium Hexametaphosphate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
17
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
18
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
21
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
22
Canola Oil
23
Medium Chain Triglycerides
24
Ferric Pyrophosphate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Sodium Phosphate
26
Dicalcium Phosphate
27
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
28
Dl-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
29
D-calcium Pantothenate
30
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
33
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Chromium Chloride
38
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
39
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
40
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
41
Cholecalciferol
42
Cyanocobalamin

Full Ingredient List

Water, calcium sodium caseinate, milk protein isolate, alkalized cocoa powder, less than 1% of: maltodextrin, sunflower oil, natural and artificial flavors, dipotassium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, soluble corn fiber, cellulose gum and gel, magnesium phosphate, soy lecithin, tricalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, sodium hexametaphosphate, carrageenan, acesulfame potassium, salt, potassium citrate, ascorbic acid, canola oil, medium chain triglycerides, ferric pyrophosphate, sodium phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, sucralose, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, d-calcium pantothenate, niacinamide, zinc oxide, copper gluconate, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, chromium chloride, folic acid, biotin, potassium iodide, cholecalciferol, cyanocobalamin.

Categories

Beverages

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for 100 calories protein nutrition shake

Neighbours outside Cytosport Inc. near 100 calories protein nutrition shake's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Cytosport Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from 100 calories protein nutrition shake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare 100 calories protein nutrition 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 0876063005661: 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.