Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread by Ksf Acquisition Corporation ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
This is candy in a peanut butter jar — sugar and corn syrup come before the peanuts, with palm kernel oil, molasses, artificial flavor and a chemical preservative stacked on top.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is the #1 ingredient and corn syrup #2 — both rank above the peanuts
- Three sweetener sources stacked: sugar, corn syrup, and molasses
- Palm kernel oil adds heavy saturated fat that raises LDL cholesterol
- Contains both natural and artificial flavor plus TBHQ, a synthetic preservative
- Engineered for craving, not nutrition — closer to frosting than peanut butter
Ingredients (14)
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- Corn Syrup (concerning) — Refined glucose syrup added purely for sweetness and body; spikes blood sugar with zero nutrition.
- DRY ROASTED PEANUTS (safe) — The one genuinely good part — protein, healthy fats and fiber — but ranked only third here.
- Palm Kernel Oil (concerning) — Highly saturated refined oil used in the fake 'confectionery coating' to mimic chocolate cheaply.
- molasses (moderate) — Another form of sugar, used for color and flavor; trace minerals don't offset that.
- cocoa processed with alkali (moderate) — Dutched cocoa for color and mellow flavor; alkali processing strips most of the beneficial flavanols.
- Nonfat Milk (safe) — Dairy base for the milk chocolate; benign.
- Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
- Whey (safe) — Dairy protein byproduct, generally fine.
- Natural and Artificial Flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor chemicals; the 'artificial' half signals lab-built taste, not food.
- Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
- TBHQ (concerning) — Synthetic petroleum-derived preservative the package implies isn't present; flagged for safety at high intakes.
- citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness and preservation; safe in these amounts.
- calcium carbonate (safe) — Added calcium for fortification; well tolerated.