ChipMates Chocolate Chip Cookies — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates ChipMates Chocolate Chip Cookies by Chip Mates DUMP — score 20/90.
These cookies are built on partially hydrogenated oils — industrial trans fat — stacked on refined flour and three kinds of sugar. That's the hyper-palatable junk triad with a heart-damaging fat on top.
Why this verdict
- Partially hydrogenated oil — artificial trans fat that damages cholesterol
- Refined enriched flour as the base, nutrients stripped then added back
- Four sugar sources stacked: sugar, dextrose, anhydrous dextrose, molasses
- Artificial flavors plus corn starch and glycerine — ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
Ingredients (13)
- Enriched flour (wheat) (moderate) — Refined flour stripped of fiber then re-fortified with synthetic vitamins; spikes blood sugar.
- Chocolate Chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, dextrose, cocoa butter, soy lecithin) (moderate) — Real chocolate but sugar-first; the dextrose and lecithin add more processing.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oils (harmful) — Source of artificial trans fat — raises LDL, lowers HDL, drives heart disease. No safe level.
- Whey (safe) — Milk protein byproduct used for texture; harmless.
- molasses (moderate) — Second added sweetener; trace minerals but still sugar.
- Anhydrous Dextrose (moderate) — Refined glucose — yet another fast sugar adding to the multi-sweetener stack.
- Ammonium bicarbonate (safe) — Traditional leavening agent for crisp cookies — harmless.
- Natural and Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Lab-made flavor compounds; the 'artificial' half adds nothing your body needs.
- Dextrose (moderate) — A second added sugar, used on the chicken; spikes blood sugar fast.
- Corn Starch (moderate) — Refined starch used as a thickener/filler, adding fast carbs with no nutritional value.
- Glycerine (moderate) — Humectant added to hold moisture and softness in processed baked goods.
- Soy Lecithin (moderate) — Common emulsifier in the brownie; mild but adds to the additive pile.