Catalina Crunch Chocolate Keto Cereal — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Catalina Crunch Chocolate Keto Cereal by Catalina Crunch ENGINEERED — score 35/90.
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 (safe) — Plant protein isolate driving the protein count.
- Potato fiber (moderate) — Isolated fiber added to boost the fiber number.
- chicory root fiber (moderate) — Inulin-type fiber; can cause bloating and gas in sensitive people.
- Guar Gum (moderate) — Texture stabilizer in the tortilla — a processing marker.
- 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 (moderate) — Undefined flavor system layered over the base dough.
- stevia extract (safe) — Zero-calorie plant sweetener.
- Monk fruit extract (safe) — Natural non-nutritive sweetener stacked with allulose.