Protein Nutritional Shake, Milk Cholate
Processing Score
12.9Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
7/10Excellent
The processing score reflects 44 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
050428490655
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size414 ml
Amount per serving
Calories
170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g
8%
Saturated Fat 1.5g
8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg
7%
Sodium 390mg
17%
Total Carbohydrate 6g
2%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 25g
Vitamin D 99.4mcg
497%
Calcium 500mg
38%
Iron 4.5mg
25%
Potassium 480mg
10%
* 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
40 listed · 4 flagged for reviewFILTERED WATER, DIAFILTERED SKIM MILK, PROPRIETARY PROTEIN BLEND (MILK CONCENTRATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CALCIUM CASEINATE), LESS THAN 2% OF: PROTEIN SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, MALTODEXTRIN, VITAMIN & MINERAL BLEND, LACTASE, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, DATEM, SUCRALOSE, CARRAGEENAN, SALT. VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND: POTASSIUM CITRATE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, ZINC AMINO ACID, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, BIOTIN, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, NIACINAMIDE, PHYTOMENADIONE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, COPPER AMINO ACID, CYANOCOBALAMIN, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, SODIUM SELENITE, FOLIC ACID, CHOLECALCIFEROL, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE, MANGANESE SULFATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Protein Nutritional Shake, Milk Cholate 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 Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Industrial Enzymes (Lactase): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Datem): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
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 Protein Nutritional Shake, Milk Cholate'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.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Selenite.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Safflower And/Or Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vitamin & Mineral Blend, Salt. Vitamin And Mineral Blend: Potassium Citrate, Biotin, Vitamin A Palmitate, and 7 more.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Acesulfame Potassium, Magnesium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, and 7 more.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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