Safe

EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor

by Arbonne®

Open Food Facts label for barcode 80004978 · Arbonne® · Dietary supplements. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 80004978 · Serving size 1/3 cup, 49g

The verdict

EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor by Arbonne® scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 46 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 46-component record, beginning with Arbonne Protein Matrix Blend, Pea Protein Isolate, Hemp Seed 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 46 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
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

58/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

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.

80004978 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 46 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-RARE Copper Gluconate PHOTO-FINISH Arbonne Pea Protein · ±0 BOOK-OFF …004978 · July 2026

15 of 46 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Copper Gluconate). Source sheet 80004978 · 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: Arbonne Pea Protein · Nearest score peer is Arbonne Pea Protein 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 assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

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. EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. EssentialMeal Meal Replac…100/1002. Arbonne Pea Protein: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Arbonne Pea Protein100/1003. Feelfit Pea Protein Shake (Vanilla): 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Feelfit Pea Protein Shake…100/1004. Stone Ground Mustard: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Stone Ground Mustard100/1005. Yellow mustard: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Yellow mustard100/100
High-band neighbours for EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor (100/100) outside Arbonne®.
Chart values as text

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

EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor
100/100
Arbonne Pea Protein
100/100
Feelfit Pea Protein Shake (Vanilla)
100/100
Stone Ground Mustard
100/100
Yellow mustard
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. EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor 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

EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor lists 46 ingredients on its label

46 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: 46 (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
Arbonne Protein Matrix Blend
2
Pea Protein Isolate
3
Hemp Seed Protein
4
Pumpkin Seed Protein
5
Quinoa Protein
6
Rice Protein
7
Cane Sugar
8
Organic Cocoa
9
Avocado Oil
10
Natural Flavors
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Potassium Citrate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
13
Magnesium Oxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
14
Sodium Citrate
15
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
16
Steviol Glycosides
17
Guar Gum
18
Potassium Salt
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
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
21
Uv-treated Mushrooms
22
Agaricus Bisporus
23
D-alpha-tocopherol
24
Niacinamide
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Dicalcium Phosphate
26
Tricalcium Phosphate
27
Zinc Oxide
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Copper Gluconate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SYNERGIST
GRAS
29
Manganese Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
D-calcium Pantothenate
31
Beta Carotene
32
Rice Hulls
33
Water
34
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
35
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
36
Thiamin Hydrochloride
37
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
38
Tocopherol
39
5-methyltetrahydrofolic Acid
40
Calcium Salt
41
Chromium Chloride
42
Chicory Root
43
Potassium Iodide
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, TRACER
GRAS
44
Biotin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
45
Sodium Selenite
46
Methylcobalamin

Full Ingredient List

Arbonne Protein Matrix Blend (pea protein isolate, hemp seed protein, pumpkin seed protein, quinoa protein, rice protein), cane sugar, cocoa, avocado oil, natural flavors, salt, potassium citrate, magnesium oxide, sodium citrate, xanthan gum, steviol glycosides, guar gum, potassium salt, ascorbic acid, modified tapioca starch, UV-treated mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus), D-alpha-tocopherol, niacinamide, dicalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, zinc oxide, copper gluconate, manganese sulfate, D-calcium pantothenate, beta carotene, rice hulls, water, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium ascorbate, thiamin hydrochloride, riboflavin, tocopherol, 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid, calcium salt, chromium chloride, chicory root, potassium iodide, biotin, sodium selenite, methylcobalamin.

Categories

Dietary supplements Bodybuilding supplements Protein shakes

High-score cross-brand comparables for EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor

Neighbours outside Arbonne® with screening scores in the same high band as EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Arbonne®; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

EssentialMeal Meal Replacement Protein Shake - Chocolate Flavor 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 80004978: 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.