Açai & Blueberry Flavors Dark Chocolate — BULLSHIT

Munch or Dump rates Açai & Blueberry Flavors Dark Chocolate by Brookside BULLSHIT — score 0/90.

Marketed as a 'natural source of antioxidants,' but this is candy that's roughly 60% sugar — sugar, corn syrup, and maltodextrin sit near the top, ahead of any real fruit.

Why this verdict

• Sold as a 'natural source of antioxidants' but is roughly 60% sugar by weight
• Sugar, corn syrup, AND maltodextrin all rank above the real fruit
• Açai shows up as a puree concentrate near the bottom — it's flavor, not nutrition
• 20+ ingredients with refined oil, acids, and stabilizers — a NOVA 4 engineered candy
• Four-plus sweetener sources (sugar, corn syrup, maltodextrin, dextrose, juice concentrates)

Ingredients (17)

• dark chocolate (moderate) — Real cocoa with some flavanols, but its first listed sub-ingredient is sugar.
• Sugar (added, second time) (concerning) — Added again outside the chocolate — a second sugar dose driving the ~18g per serving.
• Corn Syrup (concerning) — Second refined sweetener stacked on the sugar — empty calories.
• Maltodextrin (concerning) — Ultra-processed filler/bulking agent with a high glycemic spike, classic NOVA 4 marker.
• Deionized apple juice concentrate (moderate) — Stripped fruit concentrate used as a sweetener/bulking agent, not whole fruit.
• Natural flavor (moderate) — Can include compounds mimicking natural tastes.
• Pomegranate juice concentrate (moderate) — Concentrate for color/sweetness; minimal nutrition at this dose.
• Pectin (safe) — Plant fiber gelling agent; harmless texturizer.
• malic acid (safe) — Sour flavoring acid, no real health concern.
• CANOLA OIL (moderate) — Refined seed oil adding fat and calories.
• Acai puree concentrate (safe) — The marquee 'superfood' — but it's a concentrate buried near the bottom, present in trace amounts.
• cranberry juice concentrate (moderate) — Another concentrated sweetener-colorant, trace level.
• ascorbic acid (safe) — Vitamin C used as antioxidant/preservative.
• sodium citrate (safe) — pH buffer, used in small amounts.
• citric acid (safe) — Acidity regulator for tartness; harmless but erosive to teeth in soda form.
• Dextrose (concerning) — Another pure sugar — a second sweetener source.
• confectioner's glaze (safe) — Shellac-based coating for shine; inert in tiny amounts.