Benton's Fig Rolls — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Benton's Fig Rolls by Benton's DUMP — score 20/90.

Partially hydrogenated shortening (trans fat), three sweeteners stacked ahead of the figs, bleached flour and artificial flavor. The 'real fruit' is an afterthought buried under sugar.

Why this verdict

• Partially hydrogenated shortening = artificial trans fat, the worst fat for your heart
• Sugar, high fructose corn syrup and dextrose all rank ahead of the figs
• Built on enriched bleached flour, a refined starch with the fiber stripped out
• Artificial flavor and annatto color make it a lab-built snack, not real fruit
• Long 18+ ingredient list flags heavy industrial processing

Ingredients (16)

• ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (concerning) — Refined wheat flour stripped of fiber and bran, then chemically bleached and re-fortified; spikes blood sugar fast.
• Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
• High Fructose Corn Syrup (concerning) — Industrially processed sweetener linked to fatty liver and metabolic strain when consumed regularly; flatly contradicts the 'all natural' positioning.
• Dextrose (concerning) — A second added sugar (pure glucose) that hits the bloodstream even faster than sucrose.
• Figs (Preserved with Sulfur Dioxide) (moderate) — Real fruit, but only the 5th ingredient and treated with sulfur dioxide, which can trigger reactions in sensitive people.
• Corn Syrup (concerning) — Refined glucose syrup added purely for sweetness and body; spikes blood sugar with zero nutrition.
• Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (harmful) — Source of artificial trans fat that raises LDL and lowers HDL cholesterol; no safe level. Automatic DUMP.
• Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oils (moderate) — Refined industrial seed oils, highly processed and high in omega-6.
• Corn Flour / Flaked Corn / Corn Binder (moderate) — Refined corn fillers and binders for texture, minimal nutrition.
• Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
• Artificial Flavor) (moderate) — Lab-made flavoring with no nutritional value — out of place in a 'finest ingredients' bar.
• Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Synthetic preservative; generally tolerated but a processing marker.
• Sodium Bicarbonate / Ammonium Bicarbonate (safe) — Leavening agents; benign.
• citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness and preservation; safe in these amounts.
• Orange Oil (safe) — Natural flavoring oil; benign.
• Annatto (for color) (moderate) — Natural coloring added purely for appearance; cosmetic additive.