Cofresh Quinoa Chips Chilli & Lime — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Cofresh Quinoa Chips Chilli & Lime by Cofresh ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A 'superfood quinoa' snack that's really refined corn/rice flours and starch fried in rapeseed oil with sugar in twice. Quinoa is only 29% and there to sell the health halo, not to feed you.

Why this verdict

• Refined corn flour, rice flour and corn starch make up most of the base, not quinoa
• Added sugar appears twice (in the chip and in the seasoning)
• Fried in rapeseed oil — refined starch + refined oil + sugar is the hyper-palatable triad
• Open Food Facts flags it NOVA 4: ultra-processed
• Quinoa is only 29% — there for the 'superfood' halo, not real nutrition

Ingredients (17)

• Quinoa Flour (29%) (moderate) — Genuine quinoa flour, but only 29% and milled into refined flour, so most of the whole-grain benefit is lost.
• Corn Flour (moderate) — Refined starch filler — bulks the chip and spikes blood sugar fast.
• rice flour (moderate) — Another refined starch with little fibre or nutrition.
• Corn Starch (moderate) — Pure refined starch for texture; empty carbohydrate.
• LENTIL FLOUR (safe) — Adds a little plant protein, but a minor share of the mix.
• Pea Flour (safe) — Minor legume flour adding a touch of protein.
• rapeseed oil (moderate) — Refined frying oil; drives the calorie density of the chip.
• Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
• Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
• Chilli & Lime Seasoning (Sugar, Rice Flour, Salt) (concerning) — Seasoning blend led by more sugar and refined rice flour — a second sugar hit.
• Dried Bell Pepper (safe) — Real dried vegetable used for flavour; harmless.
• Spices (Cayenne, Cumin) (safe) — Real spices providing the chilli heat.
• GARLIC POWDER (safe) — Dried aromatic; fine.
• citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness and preservation; safe in these amounts.
• Natural Flavourings (moderate) — Undisclosed flavour compounds, but 'natural' and low concern here.
• ONION POWDER (safe) — Dried aromatic seasoning.
• Natural Colour (E160c, Paprika Extract) (safe) — Paprika-derived colour; one of the benign natural colourants.