Balanced Nutritional Drink, Vanilla
Processing Score
11.7Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
7/10Excellent
The processing score reflects 47 ingredients, including artificial sweeteners, artificial flavoring and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
Good Protein Source
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
041679166857
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size237 ml
Amount per serving
Calories
180
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g
9%
Saturated Fat 1g
5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 200mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate 16g
6%
Dietary Fiber 3g
11%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 15g
Vitamin D 239.4mcg
1197%
Calcium 350mg
27%
Iron 4.5mg
25%
Potassium 270mg
6%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
43 listed · 4 flagged for reviewWATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER, CORN), LESS THAN 2% OF SUGAR, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, CALCIUM CASEINATE, GUM ACACIA, FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES, INULIN (FROM CHICORY), POTASSIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CELLULOSE GEL AND GUM, SALT, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, CHOLINE BITARTRATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, SUCRALOSE, ASCORBIC ACID, FERROUS SULFATE, CARRAGEENAN, ZINC SULFATE, NIACIN, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, COPPER SULFATE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, BETA-CAROTENE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, BIOTIN, POTASSIUM IODIDE, VITAMIN K1, SODIUM SELENITE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN B12.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Balanced Nutritional Drink, Vanilla scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Concentrate, Soy Protein Isolate, Sodium Caseinate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Acacia, Cellulose Gel And Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Selenite): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Within Protein Shakes & Meal Replacements, this product is more processed than about 46% of the 2,287 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Balanced Nutritional Drink, Vanilla's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vegetable Oil (Canola, High Oleic Sunflower, Corn).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Less Than 2% Of Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Caseinate, Potassium Citrate, Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Phosphate, and 8 more.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid, Niacin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Hydrochloride, and 7 more.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Beta-Carotene.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
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