Core Power Elite High Protein Shake, Chocolate 42g — ENGINEERED

Name: Core Power Elite High Protein Shake, Chocolate 42g
Brand: Core Power

Munch or Dump rates Core Power Elite High Protein Shake, Chocolate 42g by Core Power ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

Real ultra-filtered milk underneath, but the sweetness is pure lab work: monk fruit, stevia, acesulfame K AND sucralose stacked in one bottle. Add a three-part stabilizer system and you have a recovery drink built by formulators, not a kitchen. Great protein numbers, engineered everything else.

Why this verdict

Four distinct sweetener sources (monk fruit, stevia, acesulfame potassium, sucralose) — a sweetness system, not simple ingredients
Stabilizer stack: carrageenan + cellulose gel + cellulose gum working together for artificial mouthfeel
Two artificial high-intensity sweeteners (sucralose, ace-K) hide behind the '0g added sugar' flex
Genuinely strong base — ultra-filtered milk delivering 42g complete protein — keeps it out of DUMP territory

Ingredients (12)

filtered lowfat grade a milk (safe) — Ultra-filtered real milk — the protein and calcium are legitimate.
Alkalized cocoa (safe) — Standard processed cocoa.
Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed lab-blended flavoring.
Acesulfame Potassium (caution) — Second artificial sweetener stacked on top of sucralose
Sucralose (caution) — Artificial sweetener ~600x sweeter than sugar; emerging gut-microbiome concerns
Carrageenan (caution) — Seaweed-derived texturizer; debated gut irritant, and a sign of industrial formulation.
Cellulose gel (moderate) — Texture stabilizer.
Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Thickener that gives sugar-water maple viscosity.
Monk fruit juice concentrate (moderate) — Natural sweetener — first of four in this formula.
Stevia leaf extract (moderate) — Second sweetener in the stack — refined plant-derived, fine alone, but here it's part of a designed sweetness system.
Lactase enzyme (safe) — Digests lactose — enables the lactose-free claim.
Vitamin A palmitate / Vitamin D3 (safe) — Standard dairy fortification.

Healthier alternatives

Organic Almondmilk Unsweetened