Christmas Deluxe Mix — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Christmas Deluxe Mix by Jelly Belly DUMP — score 17/90.
An assorted holiday candy mix built on sugar, corn syrup and a stack of starches, emulsifiers and artificial flavors and colors. Pure NOVA 4 engineered confection.
Why this verdict
- Sugar and corn syrup are the top two ingredients - two distinct added sweeteners up front
- Loaded with industrial additives: modified food starch, tapioca dextrin, mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin
- Artificial flavors and artificial colors throughout
- Well over 18 ingredients across the assorted pieces - deeply processed NOVA 4
- Essentially pure sugar and fat with no redeeming nutrition
Ingredients (18)
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
- Milk (safe) — Real dairy base.
- Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cacao bean.
- CHOCOLATE LIQUOR (safe) — Real cocoa mass providing genuine chocolate flavor.
- Malted milk powder (barley, wheat, milk) (moderate) — Malt center base. Contains gluten; mostly carbohydrate.
- Malt Extract (moderate) — Barley-derived sweetener, also a source of gluten.
- Coconut Oil (safe) — Plant fat used for the shell coating.
- Mono & diglycerides (caution) — Emulsifier for a smooth, stable freeze.
- modified food starch (moderate) — Industrial thickener that gives the condensed texture; a processing marker.
- Tapioca dextrin (moderate) — Starch-derived coating aid.
- kosher gelatin (safe) — Common animal-derived setting agent; benign but makes it non-vegetarian-free of animal gelatin.
- Pectin (safe) — Fruit-derived gelling agent.
- Modified soy protein (moderate) — Processed protein isolate used as a texturizer in the mellocreme pieces.
- Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
- Natural & Artificial Flavors (caution) — Synthetic flavoring system.
- Artificial Colors (concerning) — Synthetic dyes for the festive colors; linked to hyperactivity concerns in children and pure cosmetic value.
- APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE (moderate) — 100% fruit, but a concentrated sugar source with the fiber removed.