Boost Plain — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Boost Plain by BOOST DUMP — score 17/90.

A malt-and-sugar powder dressed up as a health drink. Cereal extract, malted barley and added sugar dominate, then a tiny dusting of vitamins gets stamped on the front of the pack to make it look nutritious.

Why this verdict

• Cereal extract + malted barley + added sugar make up the overwhelming bulk - it's sweetened malt powder
• Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): caramel colour, acidity regulators and nature-identical flavours
• Multiple sugar sources (added sugar plus malt-derived sugars) drive a high-sugar profile
• Added vitamins are a trace topping used to health-wash a fundamentally sugary base
• Refined wheat flour adds more refined starch with little nutritional upside

Ingredients (14)

• Cereal Extract (49%) (moderate) — Bulk malt/cereal solids - mostly maltose and starch breakdown, behaves like sugar in the body.
• Malted Barley Extracted Solids (21%) (moderate) — Malt syrup solids, naturally high in sugars; contributes most of the sweetness and calories.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• Wheat Flour (65%) (moderate) — Refined flour adding starch and bulk, low nutritional value.
• Milk Solids (6%) (safe) — Adds a little protein and calcium.
• Minerals (safe) — Fortified mineral blend for nutritional completeness.
• wheat gluten (safe) — Naturally occurring in wheat, adds elasticity.
• Caramel Colour (INS 150c) (moderate) — Ammonia-process caramel colour used to fake the dark fermented look; class III/IV caramels can contain 4-MEI, a compound flagged in animal studies.
• Acidity Regulators (INS 501, INS 500) (moderate) — Potassium/sodium carbonates for processing; not harmful but signal a manufactured product.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• cocoa powder (safe) — Additional cocoa solids for depth.
• vitamins (safe) — Added vitamins (D, B2, B12, folate) that anchor the immunity/brain claims.
• Soy Protein Isolate (0.28%) (moderate) — Token amount of isolated protein — under a third of a percent, mostly for the label.
• Nature Identical Flavouring Substances (moderate) — Lab-synthesized 'mango' flavor doing the heavy lifting instead of actual fruit.