Concern

CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake

by MuscleMeds

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0891597004034 · MuscleMeds · Dietary supplements. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0891597004034 · Serving size 500 mL

The verdict

CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake by MuscleMeds scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 28 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 28-component label is layered, beginning with Filtered Water, Carnivor Bpi, Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 28 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0891597004034
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

47/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

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.

97004034 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-LAYERED 28 ing. REG-PART 43% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 19% LEAD-FLAG Acesulfame Potassium PHOTO-FINISH Lactose free ultra-filtered · ±0 BOOK-OFF …004034 · July 2026

12 of 28 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 97004034 · 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: Lactose free ultra-filtered milk, chocolate · Nearest score peer is Lactose free ultra-filtered milk, chocolate 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.

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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef …65/1002. Lactose free ultra-filtered milk, chocolate: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Lactose free ultra-filter…65/1003. STRAWBERRY 2% REDUCED FAT ultra-filtered milk: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. STRAWBERRY 2% REDUCED FAT…65/1004. CORE POWER High Protein Milk Shake Chocolate: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. CORE POWER High Protein M…65/1005. CORE POWER Elite Vanilla Complete Protein: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. CORE POWER Elite Vanilla …65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake (65/100 on 28 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake
65/100
Lactose free ultra-filtered milk, chocolate
65/100
STRAWBERRY 2% REDUCED FAT ultra-filtered milk
65/100
CORE POWER High Protein Milk Shake Chocolate
65/100
CORE POWER Elite Vanilla Complete Protein
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 3,895 products we've scored in the Dietary supplements category, the average safety score is 93.5/100. CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake scores 28.5 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 93.5/100), 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 Dietary supplements products

CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake lists 28 ingredients on its label

28 81st percentile a longer ingredient list than 81% of the 2,658 products we track

0–2: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 102 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 197 products (7%). Below this entry. 6–8: 258 products (10%). Below this entry. 8–10: 249 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 252 products (9%). Below this entry. 12–14: 226 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 185 products (7%). Below this entry. 16–18: 152 products (6%). Below this entry. 18–20: 131 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 127 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 87 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 88 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 64 products (2%). Below this entry. 28–30: 57 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 30–32: 39 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 33 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 41 products (2%). Above this entry. 36–38: 47 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 36 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 255 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Dietary supplements 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

2,658 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 28 (81st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
32 products (1%)
2–4
102 products (4%)
4–6
197 products (7%)
6–8
258 products (10%)
8–10
249 products (9%)
10–12
252 products (9%)
12–14
226 products (9%)
14–16
185 products (7%)
16–18
152 products (6%)
18–20
131 products (5%)
20–22
127 products (5%)
22–24
87 products (3%)
24–26
88 products (3%)
26–28
64 products (2%)
28–30
57 products (2%)
30–32
39 products (1%)
32–34
33 products (1%)
34–36
41 products (2%)
36–38
47 products (2%)
38–40
36 products (1%)
40 and above
255 products (10%)

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 2,658 Dietary supplements 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 28 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Filtered Water
2
Carnivor Bpi
3
Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate
4
Bcaas
5
L-leucine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
6
L-isoleucine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
7
L-valine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
8
Organic Cocoa
9
Gum Blend
10
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
11
Xanthan
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
Natural And Artificial Flavors
14
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
15
Sodium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
16
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
17
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
18
Antifoam
19
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
20
Mono-and Diesters Of Fats And Fatty Acids
21
Mono Glyceride Of Fatty Acid
22
Polyglycerol Oleate
23
Rdb Soybean Oil
24
Dimethylpolysiloxane
LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Prior Sanctioned
25
Hydrophobic Silica
26
Polysorbate 60k
27
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
28
Paraffin

Full Ingredient List

Filtered Water, CARNIVOR BPI (Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate, BCAAS (L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine)), Cocoa, Gum Blend (Cellulose, Xanthan, Carrageenan), Natural and Artificial Flavors, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Acesulfame Potassium, Sucralose, Antifoam (Propylene Glycol, Mono-and Diesters of Fats and Fatty Acids, Mono Glyceride of Fatty Acid, Polyglycerol Oleate, RDB Soybean Oil, Dimethylpolysiloxane, Hydrophobic Silica, Polysorbate 60K, Sorbitan Monostearate, Paraffin).

Categories

Dietary supplements Bodybuilding supplements Protein shakes

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake

Neighbours outside MuscleMeds near CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within MuscleMeds; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate Shake's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 28-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
  • Compare CARNIVOR Hydrolyzed Beef Protein Isolate 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 0891597004034: 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.