Whey Protein Blend
by Elevation
Open Food Facts label for barcode 4061459816617 · Elevation · Protein-supplement. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.
The verdict
Whey Protein Blend by Elevation scores 70/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 27 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 27-component label is layered, beginning with Super Whey Protein Blend, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey 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.
- 70/100
- Caution safety score
- 2
- Few flagged · of 27 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
48/100
Grade D
Ingredient Safety
70/100
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.
59816617 · Open Food Facts · July 2026
Whey Protein Blend label screening desk
9 of 27 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Acesulfame Potassium). Source sheet 59816617 · 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: COCONUT HYDRATION + ELECTROLYTES MIX STICKS BLUE RASPBERRY · Nearest score peer is COCONUT HYDRATION + ELECTROLYTES MIX STICKS BLUE RASPBERRY 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.
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.
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
How It Compares to Its Category
Among the 183 products we've scored in the Protein-supplement category, the average safety score is 91.5/100. Whey Protein Blend scores 21.5 points below that category average (70/100 vs. 91.5/100), 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 Protein-supplement products
Whey Protein Blend lists 27 ingredients on its label
27 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% of the 173 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
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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 173 Protein-supplement 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 70/100 score is built
Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 27 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.
Full Ingredient List
SUPER WHEY PROTEIN BLEND (WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE), MALTODEXTRIN, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COOKIE CRUNCH PIECES (SUGAR, BROWN SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, DEGERMED CORN GRITS (HEAT TREATED), RICE FLOUR (HEAT TREATED), CORN STARCH, PALM OIL, CINNAMON), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SOY AND/OR SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, VITAMIN & MINERAL PREMIX (VITAMIN C AS ASCORBIC ACID, VITAMIN D3 AS CHOLECALCIFEROL, ZINC OXIDE, MALTODEXTRIN), CELLULOSE GUM, SALT, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, SILICON DIOXIDE
Categories
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Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Whey Protein Blend
Neighbours outside Elevation near Whey Protein Blend's mid-band score (70/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Elevation; these peers cross brands.
Same mid-band screening score
Nearest cross-brand products by screening score (2 flagged of 27 on 4061459816617).
Long-label peers (21+ ingredients)
Nearest cross-brand labels by linked ingredient count (27 on 4061459816617).
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Follow the flagged-label evidence
Acesulfame Potassium is the first flagged ingredient selected from Whey Protein Blend's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 27-ingredient record.
- Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Acesulfame Potassium. Open Acesulfame Potassium
- Compare Whey Protein Blend's 2 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 4061459816617: 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.