Breyers Non-Dairy Frozen Almond Milk Dessert (Oreo Cookies & Cream) — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Breyers Non-Dairy Frozen Almond Milk Dessert (Oreo Cookies & Cream) by Breyers DUMP — score 20/90.
A non-dairy label slapped on a sugar bomb: liquid sugar is the #2 ingredient, backed by three more sweeteners, refined oils, and a stack of gums and emulsifiers.
Why this verdict
- Four distinct sweeteners — liquid sugar, cookie sugar, invert sugar, corn syrup — for 18g added sugar per serving
- Refined coconut, palm, and canola oils are the fat base, not almonds
- Stacked emulsifiers and gums: mono- and diglycerides, soy lecithin, carob and guar gum
- 20-plus ingredients with enriched bleached flour — ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
- 'Almond milk' is mostly water; almonds are a trace ingredient
Ingredients (10)
- Almond milk (water, almonds) (safe) — Mostly water with a small amount of almonds — the marketing star but nutritionally thin here.
- Liquid sugar (sugar, water) (concerning) — The #2 ingredient — straight added sugar that spikes blood glucose with zero nutrition.
- Oreo cookie pieces (enriched flour, sugar, palm/canola oil, cocoa, invert sugar) (concerning) — A processed cookie inside the dessert — refined flour, more sugar, refined oil, and invert sugar all in one chunk.
- Coconut Oil (moderate) — Highly saturated refined oil used to build creamy mouthfeel; calorie-dense and inflammatory in excess.
- Corn Syrup (concerning) — Refined glucose syrup added purely for sweetness and body; spikes blood sugar with zero nutrition.
- Pea Protein (safe) — Small amount added for texture and a token protein bump; harmless but trivial here.
- Vegetable gums (carob bean, guar) (moderate) — Industrial stabilizers that give it scoopable body — a sign of engineered, not whole, food.
- Mono- and diglycerides (moderate) — Emulsifier that can hide trans fats and may disrupt gut bacteria; a hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Natural flavor (coconut) (moderate) — Undefined flavor compound engineered to boost palatability; no nutritional value.
- Soybean lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier inside the cookie; generally benign but another processing marker.