Campa Lemon — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Campa Lemon by Campa Cola DUMP — score 17/90.
Campa Lemon is 'The Great Indian Taste' — if the taste you're going for is sugar water with a preservative chaser. There is no lemon anywhere in this lemon drink: the tang is citric acid and the aroma is lab-synthesized 'nature identical' molecules. Nostalgia is the only real ingredient here.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is the second ingredient — this is liquid sugar delivering roughly 10-11g per 100ml with zero nutrition
- Zero actual lemon: 'lemon' flavor comes entirely from citric acid plus nature-identical flavouring substances made in a lab
- Sodium benzoate (INS 211) preservative — a marker of industrial soft-drink formulation with known hyperactivity concerns in combination with certain additives
- Empty calories in beverage form — sugar hits the bloodstream faster from a drink than from any solid food
- Classic NOVA 4 soft drink: water, sugar, acids, preservative, synthetic flavor — nothing from a kitchen
Ingredients (6)
- Carbonated Water (safe) — Basic component of most beverages, provides fizziness.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Acidity Regulator (330 - Citric Acid) (safe) — Common, safe acid used for tartness and shelf stability.
- Acidity Regulator (331 - Sodium Citrate) (safe) — Buffers the acidity to control tartness; generally benign.
- Preservative (211 - Sodium Benzoate) (moderate) — Extends shelf life; can form small amounts of benzene when combined with acids, and offers no benefit to you.
- Nature Identical Flavouring Substances (moderate) — Lab-synthesized 'mango' flavor doing the heavy lifting instead of actual fruit.