Chandan Regal Rose Mix — BULLSHIT

Munch or Dump rates Chandan Regal Rose Mix by Chandan BULLSHIT — score 0/90.

Sold as a 100% natural, no-artificial digestive aid, but added sugar is the dominant ingredient and it's tinted with caramel color and dosed with a nature-identical rose flavour.

Why this verdict

• Marketed '100% natural / no artificial colors' but uses caramel colour INS-150d and a lab-made nature-identical rose flavour
• Added sugar is the leading ingredient, then candied papaya adds even more
• Sold as a digestive aid while functioning as sugar-coated candy
• Rose petals, the namesake, are just 0.2% of the product

Ingredients (12)

• Added Sugar (concerning) — The dominant ingredient; spikes blood sugar and adds empty calories with no nutrition.
• Fennel Seeds (safe) — Whole seed, traditional breath freshener and mild digestive carminative.
• Coriander seeds (safe) — Whole spice seed, harmless and mildly aromatic.
• Amaranth Seeds (safe) — Whole grain seed, fine in this small amount.
• Sesame Seeds (safe) — Whole seeds add healthy fats, a little protein, and minerals like calcium and magnesium.
• Candied Papaya (concerning) — Fruit soaked in sugar syrup, so essentially another sugar source dyed for color.
• Indian Gooseberry (safe) — Amla, vitamin-C rich fruit, though usually candied here.
• Dry Dates (moderate) — Whole dried fruit but very high in concentrated natural sugar.
• Rose Petals (safe) — Edible petals, purely for aroma at 0.2%.
• Caramel colour (INS 150d) (moderate) — Added colouring agent; sulphite-ammonia caramel can carry trace 4-MEI, and its presence contradicts the 'no artificial colours' claim.
• Curcumin / Annatto / Riboflavin Colours (INS-100i, 140, 160b) (moderate) — Added natural-source colourings used purely to make the candy look appealing.
• Nature Identical Rose Flavour (moderate) — A lab-synthesised flavour molecule, the opposite of the '100% natural' positioning.