Alpro Rich and Indulgent Hazelnut — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Alpro Rich and Indulgent Hazelnut by alpro ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A watered-down drink where sugar outweighs the hazelnuts (just 2.8%), propped up by two stabilizers, an emulsifier and added vitamins. It's a formulated beverage, not real hazelnut milk.

Why this verdict

• Sugar is the #2 ingredient, ranking ahead of the hazelnuts
• Only 2.8% hazelnuts — mostly water and sweetener
• Two stabilizers (locust bean gum, gellan gum) plus a lecithin emulsifier
• NOVA 4: an ultra-processed, formulated drink
• Calcium and vitamins are added fortification, not real nut content

Ingredients (9)

• Water (safe) — Added back as a filler/texture agent; harmless but dilutes.
• Sugar (concerning) — Added sugar, third by weight, feeds yeast and adds sweetness with no nutritional benefit.
• hazelnuts 28 (safe) — The one genuinely good ingredient — but at 2.8% there's barely any. Source of healthy monounsaturated fat and vitamin E.
• Calcium (tricalcium phosphate) (safe) — Added mineral to mimic dairy calcium. Fine, but it's fortification, not natural content.
• Sea Salt (safe) — Small amount for flavor balance.
• Stabilizer (locust bean gum) (moderate) — Thickener to give body a watery drink lacks. Generally benign but a processing marker.
• Stabilizer (gellan gum) (moderate) — Second stabilizer to keep everything suspended. Stacking two gums signals an engineered formula.
• emulsifier: lecithins (moderate) — Binds fat and water for a smooth mouthfeel; a marker of processing.
• Vitamins B2, B12, D2, E (safe) — Added vitamins for fortification. Useful on a vegan diet, but they're supplements bolted onto the drink.