B Natural Guava Juice — BULLSHIT
Munch or Dump rates B Natural Guava Juice by B Natural BULLSHIT — score 0/90.
Marketed as natural with no artificial colours, but it's sugar-water with only 20% guava pulp and the artificial red dye Ponceau 4R (INS 124) inside.
Why this verdict
- 'No artificial colours' claim, but it contains Ponceau 4R (INS 124), a synthetic red azo dye
- Only ~20% guava pulp; water and added sugar dominate the bottle
- Sugar is the #2 ingredient, making this closer to soda than juice
- 'Goodness of fibre' is polydextrose, a lab-made additive, not real fruit fibre
Ingredients (7)
- Water (safe) — First ingredient by weight; this pudding is mostly water, not milk.
- Guava pulp (safe) — The only genuinely good ingredient, but at only ~20% it can't carry the product.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- Acidity regulators (INS 330 citric acid, INS 296 malic acid) (safe) — Common food acids used for tartness; low concern but signal a formulated drink.
- polydextrose (moderate) — A synthetic bulking fiber used to add texture and trim sugar listing; can cause GI upset in quantity.
- Caramel colour (INS 150d) (moderate) — Added colouring agent; sulphite-ammonia caramel can carry trace 4-MEI, and its presence contradicts the 'no artificial colours' claim.
- Ponceau 4R (INS 124) (harmful) — Synthetic red azo dye linked to hyperactivity in children and banned in several countries; flatly contradicts the 'no artificial colours' marketing.