Caution

Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix

by Huel

Open Food Facts label for barcode 5060495112058 Β· Huel Β· Powdered-meal-replacement. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 5060495112058 Β· Serving size 2 scoops (100 g)

The verdict

Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix by Huel scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 38 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 38-component record, beginning with Oats, Pea Protein, Flaxseed. 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 Β· of 38 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
5060495112058
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.

95112058 Β· Open Food Facts Β· July 2026

Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 38 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 8% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Master Of Mixes, Β· Β±0 BOOK-OFF …112058 Β· July 2026

11 of 38 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 95112058 Β· Open Food Facts Β· 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 Β· Read with nearest score peer: Master Of Mixes, Lite Sweet M' Sour Mixer Β· Nearest score peer is Master Of Mixes, Lite Sweet M' Sour Mixer 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix: 85/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #11. Chocolate Nutritional Dri…85/1002. Master Of Mixes, Lite Sweet M' Sour Mixer: 85/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #22. Master Of Mixes, Lite Swe…85/1003. Master Of Mixes, Lite Sweet N'sour Real Lemon Juice: 85/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #33. Master Of Mixes, Lite Swe…85/1004. Daiquiri/margarita mixers: 85/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #44. Daiquiri/margarita mixers85/1005. Mixes: 85/100 Β· 100% of the leader Β· rank #55. Mixes85/100
High-band neighbours for Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix (85/100) outside Huel.
Chart values as text

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

Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix
85/100
Master Of Mixes, Lite Sweet M' Sour Mixer
85/100
Master Of Mixes, Lite Sweet N'sour Real Lemon Juice
85/100
Daiquiri/margarita mixers
85/100
Mixes
85/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix lists 38 ingredients on its label

38 92nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 92% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 38 (92nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists Β· 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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 38 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Oats
2
Pea Protein
3
Flaxseed
4
Organic Brown Rice Protein
5
Cocoa Powder
6
Natural And Artificial Flavors
7
Sunflower Oil Powder
8
Medium-chain Iriglyceride Powder
9
From Coconut
10
Acacia Gum
11
Guar Gum
12
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
13
Steviol Glycosides
14
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
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
Potassium Phosphate
17
Calcium Carbonate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
18
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
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
L-choline Bitartrate
21
Menaquinone-7
22
Lutein
23
Lycopene
24
Retinol Acetate
25
D-alpha Tocopherol Acetate
26
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
27
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Calcium D-pantothenate
29
Cholecalciferol
30
Ergocalciferol
31
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
32
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
33
Cyanocobalamin
34
L-methylfolate Calcium
35
Chromium Picolinate
36
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
37
Tree Nuts
38
Organic Coconut

Full Ingredient List

Oats, Pea Protein, Flaxseed, Brown Rice Protein, Cocoa Powder, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sunflower Oil Powder, Medium-Chain Iriglyceride Powder (from Coconut), Acacia Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Steviol Glycosides, Sucralose, Potassium Chloride, Potassium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Maltodextrin, Ascorbic Acid, L-Choline Bitartrate, Menaquinone-7, Lutein, Lycopene, Retinol Acetate, D-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate, Potassium iodide, Niacinamide, Calcium D-Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol, Ergocalciferol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Cyanocobalamin, L-Methylfolate Calcium, Chromium Picolinate, Biotin. CONTAINS: TREE NUTS (COCONUT).

Categories

Powdered-meal-replacement

High-score cross-brand comparables for Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix

Neighbours outside Huel with screening scores in the same high band as Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Huel; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sucralose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 38-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Chocolate Nutritional Drink Mix'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 5060495112058: 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.