Balanced Nutritional Drink

How it scored 50 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 38 listed

• 1 Water
  Water intended for human consumption; the most common ingredient in processed foods and beverages. Bottled water is regulated as a food unde…
  Safe
• 2 Glucose Syrup
  Concentrated solution of dextrose and other saccharides produced by hydrolysis of starch (corn, wheat, potato).
  Moderate
• 3 Milk Protein Concentrate
  Concentrated dairy protein product (40-90% protein) made by ultrafiltration of skim milk; contains both casein and whey proteins.
  Low
• 4 Sugar
  Sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, refined from sugarcane or sugar beets.
  Moderate
• 5 Canola Oil
  Edible oil pressed from low-erucic-acid varieties of Brassica napus or B. campestris (rapeseed). Refined, bleached, deodorized, and standard…
  Low
• 6 Soy Protein Isolate
  Refined protein extracted from defatted soybean flakes, typically ≥90% protein content.
  Low
• 7 Calcium Caseinate
  A milk-derived protein produced by neutralizing acid casein with calcium hydroxide; supplies casein protein with calcium.
  Low
• 8 Cocoa Processed With Alkali
  Cocoa treated with alkalizing agents (Dutch processing) to neutralize acidity, darken color, and mellow flavor.
  Safe
• 9 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 10 Minerals
  Generic umbrella term for inorganic nutrient additives (e.g., calcium carbonate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, potassium iodide).
  Safe
• 11 Cellulose Gel and Gum
  Combination of microcrystalline cellulose (cellulose gel) and carboxymethyl cellulose (cellulose gum).
  Low
• 12 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 13 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 14 Carrageenan
  Sulfated polysaccharide extracted from red seaweed (Rhodophyceae).
  Moderate
• 15 Steviol Glycosides
  Sweet glycoside compounds (rebaudioside A, stevioside, etc.) extracted from leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, 200-300x sweeter than sucrose.
  Low
• 16 Magnesium Chloride
  Magnesium chloride (MgCl2); mineral salt.
  Low
• 17 Calcium Phosphates
  Group of calcium phosphate compounds (mono-, di-, and tribasic calcium phosphate) used in foods.
  Low
• 18 Monomagnesium Phosphate
  Monomagnesium phosphate (Mg(H2PO4)2·nH2O), an inorganic phosphate salt of magnesium. Part of the E 343 magnesium phosphate family.
  Moderate
• 19 Choline Bitartrate
  Choline bitartrate is the bitartrate salt of choline, used as a dietary source of choline.
  Low
• 20 Dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
  Synthetic vitamin E (all-rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate), an esterified, racemic form of alpha-tocopherol.
  Low
• 21 Potassium Chloride
  Potassium chloride (KCl), an inorganic salt commonly used as a low-sodium salt substitute and nutrient.
  Low
• 22 Ferric Diphosphate
  Ferric pyrophosphate (Fe4(P2O7)3), a water-insoluble iron salt used as a fortificant.
  Low
• 23 Zinc Sulfate
  Inorganic zinc salt (ZnSO4) used as a nutrient fortificant and dietary supplement.
  Low
• 24 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 25 Manganese Sulfate
  An inorganic salt (MnSO4) used as a manganese source in food fortification and supplements.
  Low
• 26 Calcium Pantothenate
  Calcium salt of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5); the most common supplemental form of B5.
  Low
• 27 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 28 Copper Sulphate
  Copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4); inorganic copper salt used as a nutrient source for copper.
  Low
• 29 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 30 Thiamin Hydrochloride
  The hydrochloride salt of thiamin (vitamin B1), an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low
• 31 Retinyl Palmitate
  Ester of retinol (vitamin A) and palmitic acid; preformed vitamin A.
  Low
• 32 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 33 Potassium Iodide
  Inorganic salt (KI) used to iodize salt and fortify foods; provides bioavailable iodine.
  Low
• 34 Phylloquinone
  Vitamin K1, the natural plant form of vitamin K, used as a fortification ingredient.
  Low
• 35 Chromium Chloride
  Inorganic trivalent chromium salt (CrCl3) used as a chromium source in foods and supplements.
  Low
• 36 D-Biotin
  D-biotin (vitamin B7/H), a water-soluble vitamin essential for fatty acid and amino acid metabolism.
  Low
• 37 Cholecalciferol
  Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D synthesized in skin from UVB exposure or obtained from animal sources.
  Low
• 38 Tripotassium Citrate
  Tripotassium citrate — potassium salt of citric acid.
  Low