Core Power Protein Shake, Chocolate 26g — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Core Power Protein Shake, Chocolate 26g by Core Power ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

Same playbook as its big sibling: honest ultra-filtered milk drowned in a four-sweetener system. Monk fruit, stevia, acesulfame K and sucralose in one chocolate milk is formulation, not cooking. The 26g of protein is real — so is the stabilizer stack.

Why this verdict

• Four sweetener sources (monk fruit, stevia, acesulfame potassium, sucralose) — sweetness engineered to hit '5g sugar' on the label
• Carrageenan + cellulose gel + cellulose gum: three stabilizers stacked for synthetic body and mouthfeel
• Open Food Facts classifies it NOVA 4 — ultra-processed
• Real milk protein base and no added sugar keep it a lab product rather than junk

Ingredients (11)

• Filtered low fat grade A milk (safe) — Real ultra-filtered milk; the legitimate core of the product.
• Alkalized cocoa (safe) — Standard processed cocoa.
• Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed lab-blended flavoring.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lactase enzyme (safe) — Digests lactose — enables the lactose-free claim.

Healthier alternatives

• Organic Almondmilk Unsweetened