Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Complete Nutritional Drink, Rich Milk Chocolate
Processing Score
11.5Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
6/10Good
The processing score reflects 35 ingredients, including artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
050000626113
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size325 ml
Amount per serving
Calories
150
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g
6%
Saturated Fat 1.5g
8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 240mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate 16g
6%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Total Sugars 12g
Protein 13g
Vitamin D 201.5mcg
1007%
Calcium 500mg
38%
Iron 4.5mg
25%
Potassium 540mg
11%
* 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
35 listed · 5 flagged for reviewNONFAT MILK, WATER, LESS THAN 2% OF COMPLETE MILK PROTEIN, CORN OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, GUM ACACIA, CELLULOSE GEL AND GUM, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SALT, DATEM, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CARRAGEENAN, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE, COPPER GLUCONATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, VITAMIN D3, MANGANESE SULFATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, BIOTIN, POTASSIUM IODIDE, PHYTONADIONE, VITAMIN B12.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Complete Nutritional Drink, Rich Milk Chocolate 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 (Less Than 2% Of Complete Milk Protein): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Acacia, Cellulose Gel And Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Sodium Ascorbate): 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 Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Complete Nutritional Drink, Rich Milk Chocolate'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.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Datem, Mono- And Diglycerides.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Natural FlavorsUPF marker
In this product: Natural Flavor.
Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Corn Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Magnesium Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate, Disodium Phosphate, Acesulfame Potassium, and 6 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: Vitamin A Palmitate, Niacinamide, Vitamin D3, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, and 5 more.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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About our scores and this content
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