Organic Protein Blend

How it scored 50 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 49 listed

• 1 Filtered Water
  Water that has passed through a filtration process to remove impurities.
  Safe
• 2 ORGAIN PROTEIN BLENDT™ —
• 3 Dextrinated Rice Flour
  Rice flour that has been heat- and/or acid-treated to partially hydrolyze starch into shorter dextrins, improving solubility and digestibili…
  Low
• 4 Cane Sugar
  Sucrose (a disaccharide of glucose and fructose) crystallized from sugar cane juice; chemically identical to beet sugar.
  Moderate
• 5 High Oleic Sunflower Oil
  Sunflower oil from cultivars bred to be high in monounsaturated oleic acid (>80%).
  Safe
• 6 Brown Rice Syrup
  Sweetener produced by enzymatically converting brown rice starch to maltose, maltotriose, and glucose.
  Moderate
• 7 Cocoa Processed With Alkali
  Cocoa treated with alkalizing agents (Dutch processing) to neutralize acidity, darken color, and mellow flavor.
  Safe
• 8 Inulin
  Naturally occurring fructan polysaccharide extracted primarily from chicory root; a soluble dietary fiber and prebiotic.
  Low
• 9 Fructooligosaccharide
  Short-chain fructose oligomers (FOS), naturally found in many plants and produced industrially from sucrose or chicory inulin.
  Low
• 10 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
• 11 Sunflower Lecithin
  Sunflower lecithin is a phospholipid mixture extracted from sunflower seeds.
  Low
• 12 Tricalcium Phosphate
  Calcium phosphate compound (Ca3(PO4)2) used as anticaking agent, calcium fortificant, and pH regulator.
  Low
• 13 Disodium Phosphate
  Disodium phosphate (sodium hydrogen phosphate) — sodium salt of phosphoric acid.
  Moderate
• 14 Monomagnesium Phosphate
  Monomagnesium phosphate (Mg(H2PO4)2·nH2O), an inorganic phosphate salt of magnesium. Part of the E 343 magnesium phosphate family.
  Moderate
• 15 Potassium Chloride
  Potassium chloride (KCl), an inorganic salt commonly used as a low-sodium salt substitute and nutrient.
  Low
• 16 Vitamin And Mineral Blend
  A premix of vitamins and/or minerals added to food for nutritional fortification.
  Low
• 17 Sea Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl) obtained by evaporating seawater. Chemically identical to mined/refined salt, with trace minerals depending on source…
  Low
• 18 Gellan Gum
  Gellan gum (E418), a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide produced by fermentation with Sphingomonas elodea.
  Low
• 19 Locust Bean Gum
  Galactomannan polysaccharide extracted from seeds of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
  Low
• 20 Vegetable Blend
  Generic umbrella term for a mixture of unspecified vegetables (fresh, frozen, or dried). Specific species not disclosed.
  Safe
• 21 Monk Fruit Extract
  High-intensity natural sweetener obtained from Siraitia grosvenorii (luo han guo) fruit; primary sweet compounds are mogrosides.
  Low
• 22 Milk Protein Concentrate
  Concentrated dairy protein product (40-90% protein) made by ultrafiltration of skim milk; contains both casein and whey proteins.
  Low
• 23 Whey Protein
  Protein fraction isolated from milk whey, the liquid by-product of cheese making, typically as concentrate or isolate powder.
  Low
• 24 Zinc Gluconate
  Zinc salt of gluconic acid (C12H22O14Zn). White-to-off-white crystalline powder used as a stable, well-absorbed source of dietary zinc.
  Low
• 25 D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
  The acetate ester of natural-form vitamin E (RRR-alpha-tocopherol); a stable form used in fortification and supplements.
  Low
• 26 Manganese Sulfate
  An inorganic salt (MnSO4) used as a manganese source in food fortification and supplements.
  Low
• 27 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
• 28 Beta-Carotene
  Beta-carotene, an orange-yellow carotenoid pigment that is a vitamin A precursor, sourced from plants (carrots, palm fruit, algae) or made s…
  Low
• 29 Potassium Iodide
  Inorganic salt (KI) used to iodize salt and fortify foods; provides bioavailable iodine.
  Low
• 30 Calcium D-Pantothenate Safe
• 31 Biotin Safe
• 32 Chromium Chloride
  Inorganic trivalent chromium salt (CrCl3) used as a chromium source in foods and supplements.
  Low
• 33 Copper Gluconate
  Copper salt of gluconic acid, used as a mineral fortificant.
  Low
• 34 Ergocalciferol
  Vitamin D2 — produced by ultraviolet irradiation of ergosterol from yeast or fungi.
  Low
• 35 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
• 36 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 37 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 38 Thiamin Hydrochloride
  The hydrochloride salt of thiamin (vitamin B1), an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low
• 39 Methylcobalamin
  An active coenzyme form of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) with a methyl group attached to the cobalt atom.
  Low
• 40 Apple Fiber
  Dietary fiber isolated from apple pomace (cell wall residue after juicing).
  Safe
• 41 Acai Berry
  Fruit of Euterpe oleracea palm, native to the Amazon; whole food rich in anthocyanins.
  Safe
• 42 Beetroot
  The taproot of Beta vulgaris, a deep-red root vegetable. Also a source of natural color (beetroot red, E162).
  Safe
• 43 Kale
  A leafy green cruciferous vegetable (Brassica oleracea, Acephala group).
  Safe
• 44 Raspberry
  Raspberry (Rubus idaeus and related), a small red/black berry fruit.
  Safe
• 45 Spinach
  Leafy green vegetable (Spinacia oleracea).
  Safe
• 46 Tomato
  Fruit of the Solanum lycopersicum plant.
  Safe
• 47 Banana
  Whole fruit of Musa species; sweet, soft, energy-dense, and rich in potassium.
  Safe
• 48 Blueberry
  Fruit of Vaccinium species (highbush, lowbush, rabbiteye blueberries).
  Safe
• 49 Carrot
  Edible taproot of the Daucus carota plant.
  Safe