Chocolate Roll — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Chocolate Roll by The Father’s Table DUMP — score 20/90.

A 30+ ingredient lab cake led by sugar and three different sweeteners, padded with gums, emulsifiers, modified starch and artificial flavor.

Why this verdict

• Sugar is the #1 ingredient, with invert sugar and glucose syrup adding two more sweetener sources
• 30+ ingredients, almost all additives — a clear ultra-processed (NOVA 4) formula
• Stacked emulsifiers and gums (sodium stearoyl lactylate, guar, xanthan, soy + sunflower lecithin) plus modified food starch
• Contains artificial flavor and propylene glycol — built for shelf life, not nutrition
• About 31g sugar per serving with refined oil — a sugar-and-fat bomb

Ingredients (20)

• Sugar (concerning) — Second ingredient and the dominant nutritional driver; added sugar in liquid form spikes blood glucose and adds empty calories.
• Invert Sugar (concerning) — Yet another added sweetener stacked on top of sugar.
• glucose syrup (concerning) — Third sweetener; a refined liquid sugar that spikes blood glucose fast.
• wheat (moderate) — Refined wheat flour base — gluten-containing and low in fiber.
• cocoa processed with alkali (moderate) — Dutched cocoa for color and flavor; alkalizing strips much of the flavanol benefit.
• modified food starch (moderate) — Industrially processed starch used for texture; marker of ultra-processing.
• propylene glycol (concerning) — Synthetic humectant/solvent — a clear signal of heavy processing.
• Guar Gum (moderate) — Third gum in the stabilizer stack.
• Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Stabilizer — one of three gums stacked here.
• CANOLA OIL (moderate) — Refined seed oil adding fat and calories.
• Natural and Artificial Flavor (concerning) — Undisclosed lab-made flavoring engineered for craving.
• Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (moderate) — Chemical leavening agent common in processed cakes.
• Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (moderate) — Industrial dough/emulsion conditioner — part of the emulsifier stack.
• Whey Protein Concentrate (safe) — Milk protein adding a little structure; minor.
• Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Synthetic preservative for shelf stability.
• Soy Lecithin (safe) — Emulsifier from soy, generally benign.
• Sunflower Lecithin (moderate) — Second lecithin emulsifier in the formula.
• MAGNESIUM STEARATE (moderate) — Anti-caking/flow agent more typical of pills than food.
• Oat Fiber (safe) — Isolated fiber for texture; trivial nutritional upside.
• beta carotene (safe) — Coloring agent; harmless but cosmetic.