Catalina Crunch Chocolate Keto Cereal — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Catalina Crunch Chocolate Keto Cereal by Catalina Crunch ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

Catalina's best-selling formula: a pea-protein-and-isolated-fiber flour bound with tapioca and refined oil, colored and flavored with real cocoa powder, and sweetened by a stevia-monk-fruit duo. Genuinely high in protein and fiber with zero sugar, and unlike the maple version the chocolate here is actual cocoa. Still a NOVA 4 lab formulation engineered to a keto macro spec.

Why this verdict

• Formulated Catalina Flour (pea protein plus potato, corn and chicory fibers, guar gum) is the base, not whole food
• NOVA 4 ultra-processed by Open Food Facts classification
• Two-sweetener stack (stevia plus monk fruit) provides zero-sugar sweetness
• The high fiber is isolated functional fiber added for macros, not from whole grains
• Chocolate flavor comes from real cocoa powder, so the flavor claim is honest

Ingredients (10)

• Pea Protein (moderate) — Second isolated protein; drives the 20g protein figure.
• Potato fiber (moderate) — Isolated fiber added to boost the fiber number.
• chicory root fiber (moderate) — Added inulin fiber; boosts the fiber number but can cause bloating/gas in sensitive guts.
• Guar Gum (moderate) — Used as a firming agent or conditioner; not necessary.
• Tapioca Flour (moderate) — Refined starch binder.
• High Oleic Sunflower Oil and/or Coconut Oil (moderate) — Refined oil for fat and crunch.
• cocoa powder (safe) — Additional cocoa solids for depth.
• Natural Flavors (safe) — Flavor compounds derived from natural sources.
• stevia extract (safe) — Zero-calorie plant sweetener.
• Monk fruit extract (safe) — Natural non-nutritive sweetener stacked with allulose.