Chicken & Vegetable Mini Spring Rolls — BULLSHIT

Munch or Dump rates Chicken & Vegetable Mini Spring Rolls by Ling Ling BULLSHIT — score 0/90.

Sold as 'All Natural, minimally processed' but it's a deep-fried, NOVA-4 frozen snack with added sugar in all three components.

Why this verdict

• Marketed 'All Natural / minimally processed' but it's deep-fried and NOVA-4 ultra-processed
• Added sugar (evaporated cane juice) shows up in the filling, the wrapper, and the sauce
• Fried in refined soybean/canola oil — refined oil is the dominant fat
• Refined corn starch and 'natural flavors' round out the engineered-snack profile

Ingredients (18)

• Cabbage (safe) — Real vegetable, the lead filling ingredient — fiber and water.
• Chicken (safe) — Real protein with minimal processing (rice starch, salt).
• Green Onions (safe) — Fresh allium for flavor.
• carrots (safe) — Real vegetable.
• evaporated cane juice (concerning) — A dressed-up name for added sugar — and it appears in the filling, wrapper, and sauce.
• Expeller pressed vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola) (moderate) — Refined seed oil; the product is also fried in it, so it dominates the fat.
• Organic Whole Wheat Flour (safe) — Whole grain flour adds a bit of fiber and nutrients
• Organic Wheat Flour (moderate) — Refined white flour, stripped of bran and germ; fine but not a whole grain.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• Sesame Seed Oil (safe) — Traditional flavoring oil, used in small amounts.
• ginger (safe) — Whole spice, digestive benefit.
• GARLIC (safe) — Real aromatic. Whole food.
• Tomato paste (safe) — Concentrated tomato — a real-food component of the sauce.
• RICE VINEGAR (safe) — Standard acid for the dipping sauce.
• Corn Starch (moderate) — Refined starch for texture; part of the hyper-palatable structure.
• Soy Sauce (moderate) — Seasoning that carries much of the sodium; contains wheat and soy.
• citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
• Natural Flavors (safe) — Flavor compounds derived from natural sources.