Safe

Black Edition Vanilla Meal

by Huel

Open Food Facts label for barcode 5060925290882 · Huel · Dietary supplements. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 5060925290882 · Serving size 1 bottle (500 g)

The verdict

Black Edition Vanilla Meal by Huel scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 45-component record, beginning with Water, Pea Protein, Faba Bean Protein. 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.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 45 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
5060925290882
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

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.

25290882 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Black Edition Vanilla Meal label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-NA Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-RARE Calcium Gluconate PHOTO-FINISH Huel Black Edition · ±0 BOOK-OFF …290882 · July 2026

15 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Calcium Gluconate). Source sheet 25290882 · 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: Huel Black Edition · Nearest score peer is Huel Black Edition at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

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.

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. Black Edition Vanilla Meal: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Black Edition Vanilla Meal100/1002. Huel Black Edition: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Huel Black Edition100/1003. Biscottea, traditional teatime shortbread cookies: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Biscottea, traditional te…100/1004. Cappuccino Coffee Shortbread Cookies: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cappuccino Coffee Shortbr…100/1005. Fat free skim milk: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Fat free skim milk100/100
High-band neighbours for Black Edition Vanilla Meal (100/100) outside Huel.
Chart values as text

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

Black Edition Vanilla Meal
100/100
Huel Black Edition
100/100
Biscottea, traditional teatime shortbread cookies
100/100
Cappuccino Coffee Shortbread Cookies
100/100
Fat free skim milk
100/100

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. Black Edition Vanilla Meal scores 6.5 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 93.5/100), so it is a comparatively strong 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

Black Edition Vanilla Meal lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% 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%). Below this entry. 38–40: 36 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 255 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 45 (94th 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

1
Water
2
Pea Protein
3
Faba Bean Protein
4
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
5
Canola Oil
6
Coconut Milk Powder
7
Ground Flaxseed
8
Organic Coconut Sugar
9
Natural Flavors
10
Soluble Vegetable Fiber
11
Organic Chicory
12
Corn
13
Micronutrient Blend
14
Flaxseed Oil Powder
15
Medium-chain Triglyceride Powder
16
From Coconut
17
Green Tea Extract
18
Steviol Glycosides
19
Gellan Gum
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
20
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
21
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
22
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
23
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
24
Magnesium Phosphate
25
Magnesium Citrate
26
Choline Bitartrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Menaquinone-7
28
Tocopherol Acetate
29
Retinyl Acetate
30
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Ergocalciferol
32
Cyanocobalamin
33
Calcium Gluconate
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Pantothenate
36
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
37
Copper
38
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
40
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
41
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
42
Calcium L-methylfolate
43
Chromium Picolinate
44
Tree Nuts
45
Organic Coconut

Full Ingredient List

Water, Pea Protein, Faba Bean Protein, Tapioca Starch, Canola Oil, Coconut Milk Powder, Ground Flaxseed, Coconut Sugar, Natural Flavors, Soluble Vegetable Fiber (Chicory, Corn), Micronutrient Blend, Flaxseed Oil Powder, Medium-Chain Triglyceride Powder (from Coconut), Green Tea Extract, Steviol Glycosides, Gellan Gum, Potassium Citrate, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Ascorbic Acid, Magnesium Phosphate, Magnesium Citrate, Choline Bitartrate, Menaquinone-7, Tocopherol Acetate, Retinyl Acetate, Niacinamide, Ergocalciferol, Cyanocobalamin, Calcium Gluconate, Zinc Oxide, Pantothenate, Biotin, Copper, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Potassium Iodide, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium L-Methylfolate, Chromium Picolinate. CONTAINS: TREE NUTS (COCONUT).

Other products containing Calcium L-methylfolate

Calcium L-methylfolate is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 9 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

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High-score cross-brand comparables for Black Edition Vanilla Meal

Neighbours outside Huel with screening scores in the same high band as Black Edition Vanilla Meal (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Huel; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Black Edition Vanilla Meal has a longer ingredient list than 94% of its Dietary supplements category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 5060925290882: 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.