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OptiviaProtine Shake · 0017642781655

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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Carrageenan).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Whey protein53.1%No flag›
  • Soluble corn fiber23.4%No flag
  • Modified food starch11.7%No flag›
  • Sugar5.9%No flag›
  • Cocoa2.9%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of cocoa1.5%No flag
  • Potassium chloride · E5080.7%No flag
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i0.4%No flag
  • Sunflower lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Gum arabic · E414<0.1%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Steviol glycosides · E960No flag
  • Vanilla extractNo flag›
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Whey protein concentrate, soluble corn fiber, modified food starch, sugar, cocoa (processed with alkali) contains 2% or less of cocoa, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, sunflower lecithin, natural flavors, salt, gum arabic, carrageenan, sunflower oil, steviol glycosides, vanilla extract. CONTAINS: MILK

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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