Milk Chocolate Nutritional Shake
The processing score reflects 49 ingredients, including artificial sweeteners, artificial flavoring and emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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* 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
48 listed · 6 flagged for reviewWATER, DIAFILTERED SKIM MILK, SUGAR, BROWN RICE SYRUP, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SOY OIL, SUCROMALT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CANOLA OIL, CORN OIL, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, MONO AND DI-GLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, CARRAGEENAN, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, LACTASE. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: POTASSIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC, SODIUM CITRATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, SALT (SODIUM CHLORIDE), CHOLINE CHLORIDE, ASCORBIC ACID, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FERROUS SULFATE, ALPHA-TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ZINC SULFATE, NIACINAMIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, CUPRIC SULFATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, THIAMINE CHLORIDE HYDROCHLORIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, BIOTIN, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, SODIUM SELENATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, PHYLLOQUINONE, VITAMIN D3, CYANOCOBALAMIN.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Milk Chocolate Nutritional Shake 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 Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Other Additives (Mono And Di-Glycerides, Sodium Selenate): 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 Milk Chocolate Nutritional Shake'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: Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Brown Rice Syrup, Corn Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soy Oil, Canola Oil, Corn Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Acesulfame Potassium, Lactase. Vitamins And Minerals: Potassium Citrate, Calcium Phosphate Tribasic, Magnesium Phosphate Dibasic, and 11 more.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt (Sodium Chloride).
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid, Niacinamide, Vitamin A Palmitate, Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride, and 7 more.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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About our scores and this content
Processing and Nutrition Scores reflect the ingredient lists and nutrient data we observe; they are our analysis, not absolute measures of health. Read the full methodology. This information is provided for general nutrition education and is not medical, health, or dietary advice. Product formulations change often, so check the actual label before purchasing, and consult a registered dietitian or your physician for personal guidance.
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