Kashi Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Dark Cocoa Power Shake, Dark Cocoa

Dark Cocoa Power Shake, Dark Cocoa: 5/5 ingredient safety

Dark Cocoa Power Shake, Dark Cocoa by Kashi has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Beverages and beverages preparations / Beverages

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Dark Cocoa Power Shake, Dark Cocoa, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Dark Cocoa Power Shake, Dark Cocoa sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

5 Top 15% higher than 85% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

5
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 5 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
C
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Pea Protein, Ground Flax Seeds, Organic Cocoa, Ground Chia Seeds, Dried Spinach, Hemp Protein Powder, Organic Sprouted Legumes (Navy Beans, Garbanzo Beans, Lentils), Beet Powder, Dried Kale, Natural Flavors, Garbanzo Beans, Turmeric, Bacillus Coagulans Gbi-30 6086, Monk Fruit Extract.

Product Details

Brand
Kashi
Barcode
0018627105664
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Dark Cocoa Power Shake, Dark Cocoa's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Dark Cocoa Power Shake, Dark Cocoa's 5/5 average puts it in the safer 85%, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 5/5 rating on Dark Cocoa Power Shake, Dark Cocoa?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 5/5 average places Dark Cocoa Power Shake, Dark Cocoa in the Generally Safe tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.