Carnation · Breakfast Drinks
Light Start, Rich Milk Chocolate Flavor Nutritional Drink
One bottle (237ml) serving of Light Start, Rich Milk Chocolate Flavor Nutritional Drink by Carnation has 150 calories, 3g of sugars and 160mg of sodium, as submitted by Nestle USA Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2466887, record updated Dec 8, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2466887, available Feb 16, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Nestle USA Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 237ml serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 050000719259
- Category
- Breakfast Drinks
- Records
- 10 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other breakfast drinks
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 5% of the 66 breakfast drinks products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 21% of them.
Where the calories come from: 44% carbohydrate, 23% fat and 33% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among breakfast drinks: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 1.3 g | 6.1 g | 5% |
| Sodium | 68 mg | 76 mg | 21% |
| Protein | 5.5 g | 5.1 g | 53% |
| Calories | 63 | 93 | 24% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 66 products, one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, GLUCOSE SYRUP, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, AND LESS THAN 2% OF VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER, CORN), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, VITAMINS AND MINERALS++, GUM ACACIA, FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES (SOLUBLE FIBER), CALCIUM CASEINATE (MILK), SODIUM CASEINATE, INULIN (SOLUBLE FIBER FROM CHICORY), CELLULOSE GEL AND GUM, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, SUCRALOSE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUGAR ++VITAMINS AND MINERALS: POTASSIUM CITRATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE (VITAMIN C), CHOLINE BITARTRATE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FERRIC PYROPHOSPHATE (IRON), DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), NIACINAMIDE, ZINC SULFATE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, COPPER SULFATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, POTASSIUM IODIDE, VITAMIN K1, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, BIOTIN, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, VITAMIN D3, SODIUM SELENITE, VITAMIN B12
The statement lists 45 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Glucose Syrup, Milk Protein Concentrate. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Dec 8, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Nestle USA Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2466887).
More Carnation breakfast drinks
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Milk Chocolate Breakfast Essentials High Protein Nutritional Drink | 93 | 5.06 g | 89 mg |
| Classic French Vanilla Flavor High Protein Nutritional Drink | 93 | 5.06 g | 84 mg |
| Froot Loops Flavored Nutritional Drink | 101 | 6.33 g | 68 mg |
| Rich Milk Chocolate Flavored Complete Nutritional Drink | 101 | 6.33 g | 63 mg |
| Rich Milk Chocolate Nutritional Drink | 101 | 4.64 g | 68 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Carnation Light Start, Rich Milk Chocolate Flavor Nutritional Drink?
150 per 1 bottle (237ml) serving, and 63 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Carnation Light Start, Rich Milk Chocolate Flavor Nutritional Drink?
160mg per serving (7% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Nestle USA Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Dec 8, 2020. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov