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Muscle Milk Strawberry Banana Genuine Protein Powder: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Muscle Milk

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Muscle Milk strawberry banana genuine protein powder received a Longevity Score of 52 out of 100 (limit frequency). High-protein powder with refined and processed components, sweeteners, and additives; protein is strong but overall profile is highly processed. Strengths include high protein per serving (32g), low added sugar (about 3g), and oat fiber, while main considerations include multiple artificial sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame k), artificial flavors and beet powder color, and seed oil (canola, sunflower) and maltodextrin.

Longevity Score 52/100

What helped the score?

  • High protein per serving (32g)
  • Low added sugar (about 3g)
  • Contains oat fiber

What held the score back?

  • Multiple artificial sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame K)
  • Artificial flavors and beet powder color
  • Seed oil (canola, sunflower) and maltodextrin

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Muscle Milk Strawberry Banana Genuine Protein Powder
Category
Beverages (source: Energy, Protein & Muscle Recovery Drinks)
GTIN / UPC
00660726508206
Serving size
70 g (2 scoops)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Muscle Milk

Strawberry Banana Genuine Protein Powder

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

High-protein powder with refined and processed components, sweeteners, and additives; protein is strong but overall profile is highly processed.

What Stands Out

High Protein

32g protein

64% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

3% DV

Artificial Colors

beet powder (added for color)

Artificial Sweeteners

sucralose

Contains Seed Oils

sunflower oil

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • High protein per serving (32g)
  • Low added sugar (about 3g)
  • Contains oat fiber
  • Low sodium for a protein powder

Key Concerns

  • Multiple artificial sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame K)
  • Artificial flavors and beet powder color
  • Seed oil (canola, sunflower) and maltodextrin
  • Ultra-processed ingredient list with many additives

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

whey protein concentrate, milk protein isolate, calcium/sodium caseinate

Whole-food ingredients

milk-derived protein base

Processing signals

protein isolate and concentratemaltodextrinnon-dairy creamer blendmono- and diglyceridesmultiple isolated additives

Additives

mono- and diglyceridestocopherolsartificial flavorscalcium phosphatepotassium chloridemagnesium oxideascorbic acidcholecalciferolvitamin A palmitate

Seed oils

sunflower oilcanola oil

Artificial colors

beet powder (added for color)

Artificial sweeteners

sucraloseacesulfame potassium

Other sweeteners

isomalto-oligosaccharides

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, ISOMALTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES (SOLUBLE VEGETABLE POWDER), CALCIUM CASEINATE, NON DAIRY CREAMER (SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM CASEINATE [MILK DERIVATIVE), MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, TOCOPHEROLS), SODIUM CASEINATE, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CANOLA OIL, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, ORGANIC OAT FIBER, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, LESS THAN 1% OF: POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, BEET POWDER (ADDED FOR COLOR), SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, ASCORBIC ACID, LACTOFERRIN, CHOLECALCIFEROL, VITAMIN A PALMITATE.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

280

14% DV

Total Carbs

21g

8% DV

Protein

32g

64% DV

Saturated Fat

3g

15% DV

Fiber

1g

3% DV

Net Carbs

20g

7% DV

Sugar

3g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

8g

10% DV

Sodium

140mg

6% DV

Unsaturated Fat

5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories28014% DV
Total Carbs21g8% DV
Protein32g64% DV
Saturated Fat3g15% DV
Fiber1g3% DV
Net Carbs20g7% DV
Sugar3g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat8g10% DV
Sodium140mg6% DV
Unsaturated Fat5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Low fiber (1g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Higher protein (32g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener signals (sucralose, acesulfame potassium)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Helpful protein (32g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (21g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Workout Recovery

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Recovery protein (32g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Muscle Milk Strawberry Banana Genuine Protein Powder highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Muscle Milk Strawberry Banana Genuine Protein Powder shows about 0.98g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Muscle Milk Strawberry Banana Genuine Protein Powder: 0g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sucralose, acesulfame potassium. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: High protein per serving (32g); Low added sugar (about 3g); Contains oat fiber.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Multiple artificial sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame K); Artificial flavors and beet powder color; Seed oil (canola, sunflower) and maltodextrin.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same beverages differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Beverages, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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