Orgain Clean Grass Fed Protein Shake, Creamy Chocolate Fudge — OKAY

Name: Orgain Clean Grass Fed Protein Shake, Creamy Chocolate Fudge
Brand: Orgain

Munch or Dump rates Orgain Clean Grass Fed Protein Shake, Creamy Chocolate Fudge by Orgain OKAY — score 60/90.

A protein-first ready-to-drink shake with clean dairy protein and no added sugar, but propped up with a stack of stabilizers and gums that push it into ultra-processed territory.

Why this verdict

20g complete dairy protein with basically no added sugar
Sweetened with monk fruit and stevia, not syrups or artificial sweeteners
But carries three texture agents (cellulose gel, cellulose gum, gellan gum) plus lecithin
Refined sunflower oil and 'natural flavors' add processing with no nutrition
Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) despite the clean-label positioning

Ingredients (15)

Filtered Water (safe) — The base liquid, inert.
Milk protein isolate (safe) — High-quality isolated protein; the real nutritional value here.
milk protein concentrate (safe) — Real dairy protein, complete amino acid profile that drives the 30g protein.
ORGANIC ALKALIZED COCOA (safe) — Dutched cocoa for flavor; alkalizing strips some antioxidants but harmless.
organic high oleic sunflower oil (moderate) — Refined oil added for calories and texture; empty fat with no whole-food value.
Sunflower Lecithin (moderate) — An emulsifier used to bind the bar; generally recognized as safe but a marker of processed formulation.
Sea Salt (safe) — Standard seasoning in small amounts.
Monk fruit extract (safe) — Plant-based non-nutritive sweetener; the least objectionable of the three, but its presence contradicts 'no unnecessary sweeteners.'
Reb M stevia extract (safe) — Natural non-caloric sweetener; second sweetener source but both benign.
sodium citrate (safe) — Acidity buffer; contributes a little sodium but is generally harmless.
Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed proprietary flavor compounds; a hallmark of engineered, formulated food.
Cellulose gel (moderate) — Processed wood/plant fiber used as a texturizer, not nutrition.
Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Second stacked thickener to mimic milkshake mouthfeel.
calcium chloride (safe) — A trace mineral salt added for taste and pH; harmless at this level.
gellan gum (moderate) — Stabilizer/thickener used to hold texture; generally safe in small amounts.