Bolands Jam Mallows — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Bolands Jam Mallows by Bolands Jam DUMP — score 20/90.

A sugar-on-sugar biscuit: glucose syrup and sugar show up in nearly every layer, the 'jam' is flavoured apple puree with no real raspberry, and the whole thing is ultra-processed NOVA 4.

Why this verdict

• Glucose syrup + sugar repeat across mallow, jam and the base — four-plus sweetener sources
• Over a third sugar by weight (34.6g/100g)
• 'Jam' has zero raspberries — it's apple puree plus 'raspberry flavour'
• Refined wheat flour, vegetable oil, emulsifier and carmine colour — classic NOVA 4 ultra-processed build

Ingredients (13)

• glucose syrup (moderate) — A second refined sweetener used for the caramel character; fast-absorbing sugar with no nutritional value.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
• wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour — fast carbs, little fibre, spikes blood sugar.
• Apple Puree (moderate) — The actual fruit base of the 'jam' — there are no raspberries despite the raspberry positioning
• gelatine (moderate) — Pork-derived gelling agent for the mallow; benign nutritionally but makes this non-vegetarian
• Pectin (safe) — Plant-based gelling agent in the fudge ribbon.
• Carmine (Natural Colour) (moderate) — Insect-derived red colour; natural but a known allergen and purely cosmetic
• desiccated coconut (safe) — Whole-food garnish, adds saturated fat
• Vegetable Oil (Palm, Rapeseed) (moderate) — Refined oil; palm adds saturated fat with no nutritional benefit
• Citric Acid / Sodium Citrate (safe) — Acidity regulators in the jam; harmless in these amounts
• Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids (moderate) — Emulsifier/anti-foaming agent — a processing additive, not something you'd add at home
• Raising Agents (Sodium/Ammonium Bicarbonate) (safe) — Standard leavening; harmless
• Flavourings (moderate) — Unspecified flavour compounds; benign but add nothing nutritionally.