American Style Singles — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates American Style Singles by P$T... DUMP — score 20/90.

This isn't really cheese - it's water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, and starches colored to look like a cheese slice. The trans fat alone makes it a hard dump.

Why this verdict

• Partially hydrogenated soybean oil delivers artery-clogging trans fat
• Contains essentially no real cheese - whey is the only dairy
• Three stacked starches plus gelatin fake the cheese texture
• Artificial colors (annatto, B-Apo-8'-carotenal) dye it to look like cheese
• Sodium aluminum phosphate, cellulose gum and sorbic acid round out a lab-built formula

Ingredients (15)

• Water (safe) — First ingredient by weight; this pudding is mostly water, not milk.
• PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL (harmful) — Artificial trans fat — raises bad cholesterol, lowers good, directly tied to heart disease. Should not be in food.
• cornstarch (safe) — Trace amount used as a thickener; minimal nutritional impact.
• Whey (safe) — Milk protein byproduct used for texture; harmless.
• Modified Corn Starch (moderate) — Industrially processed starch used as a binder/anti-caking agent — a marker of ultra-processing.
• gelatin (safe) — Animal-derived protein that sets the foam; not harmful but not nutritious here.
• rice starch (moderate) — A second refined starch filler stacked on the rice flour.
• Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
• Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Processed wood-pulp fiber used as a cheap bulking thickener; texture filler, not food.
• Sodium aluminum phosphate (concerning) — An emulsifying/acidity salt; the aluminum form is one many people prefer to avoid.
• Natural flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed proprietary flavor blend; here to prop up flavor a tiny amount of real vanilla can't.
• Lactic Acid (safe) — Mild acidulant for tang; harmless in this amount.
• annatto (safe) — Natural colour from achiote seed; cosmetic, no nutritional point, rare allergen.
• B-Apo-8'-Carotenal (concerning) — Synthetic orange-red coloring used purely to fake a cheese appearance.
• Sorbic Acid (moderate) — Preservative to extend shelf life.