Shake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, 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 Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Corn Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Caseinate, Acesulfame Potassium.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sunflower Oil; Less Than 1% Of: Vitamin And Mineral Blend (Sodium Ascorbate, Potassium Citrate, Potassium Phosphate, Salt, Magnesium Carbonate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin D3, Dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Niacinamide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Folic Acid, Manganese Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite, Chromium Chloride, Sodium Molybdate, Phylloquinone).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.