Caution

Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder

by Huel

Open Food Facts label for barcode 5060495117558 · Huel · Dietary supplements. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 5060495117558 · Serving size 29g

The verdict

Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder by Huel scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 37 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 37-component record, beginning with Pea Protein, Faba Pea Protein Isolate, Natural Flavors. 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 · of 37 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

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.

95117558 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 37 ing. REG-PART 38% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 12% LEAD-FLAG Sucralose PHOTO-FINISH Master Of Mixes, · ±0 BOOK-OFF …117558 · July 2026

14 of 37 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sucralose). Source sheet 95117558 · 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: Master Of Mixes, Lite Sweet M' Sour Mixer · 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.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

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

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

Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder
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

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. Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder scores 8.5 points below that category average (85/100 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

Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder lists 37 ingredients on its label

37 88th percentile a longer ingredient list than 88% 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%). Below this entry. 30–32: 39 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 33 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 41 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 47 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 37 (88th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 37 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Pea Protein
2
Faba Pea Protein Isolate
3
Natural Flavors
4
Hemp Seed Protein Powder
5
L-leucine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
6
L-lysine Monohydrochloride
7
Soluble Gluco Fiber Powder
8
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
9
Magnesium Phosphate
10
L-methionine
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
11
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
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
Flaxseed Oil Powder
14
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
15
Curcumin
16
Starch
Thickener
Safe
17
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
18
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
19
L-ascorbic Acid
20
Bacillus Coagulans Mtcc 5856
21
Lutein
22
D-alpha-tocopheryl Acetate
23
Lycopene
24
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Retinyl Acetate
26
Menaquinone-7
27
Piperine
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
28
Calcium-d-pantothenate
29
Cholecalciferol
30
Plant-derived
31
Potassium Lodide
32
Cyanocobalamin
33
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Calcium-l-methylfolate
37
Chromium Picolinate

Full Ingredient List

Pea Protein, Faba Pea Protein Isolate, Natural Flavors, Hemp Seed Protein Powder, L-Leucine, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Soluble Gluco Fiber Powder, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Phosphate, L-Methionine, Potassium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Flaxseed Oil Powder, Calcium Carbonate, Curcumin, Starch, Sucralose, Salt, L-Ascorbic Acid, Bacillus Coagulans MTCC 5856, Lutein, D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Lycopene, Niacinamide, Retinyl Acetate, Menaquinone-7, Piperine, Calcium-D-Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Plant-Derived), Potassium lodide, Cyanocobalamin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium-L-Methylfolate, Chromium Picolinate

Categories

Dietary supplements Bodybuilding supplements Protein powders

High-score cross-brand comparables for Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder

Neighbours outside Huel with screening scores in the same high band as Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder (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 Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 37-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sucralose. Open Sucralose
  • Compare Banana Pudding Flavored Protein Powder'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 5060495117558: 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.