Core Power Vanilla High Protein Milk Shake — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Core Power Vanilla High Protein Milk Shake by Core Power ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

Real milk base, but it's engineered with a four-sweetener stack (two of them artificial) plus carrageenan and cellulose gums to fake a rich milkshake.

Why this verdict

• Four sweetener sources stacked, including artificial acesulfame potassium and sucralose
• Carrageenan plus two cellulose gums to engineer a creamy 'milkshake' texture
• 'Vanilla' is natural flavors, not real vanilla bean (subject of a class-action suit)
• Solid 26g complete-protein milk base keeps it from being a full DUMP

Ingredients (12)

• Filtered low fat grade A milk (safe) — Real ultra-filtered milk; the legitimate core of the product.
• Natural Flavors (safe) — Flavor compounds derived from natural sources.
• Monk fruit juice concentrate (moderate) — Natural sweetener — first of four in this formula.
• Stevia leaf extract (moderate) — Second sweetener layered on top of the cane sugar.
• Carrageenan (moderate) — Seaweed-derived stabilizer; some people report digestive sensitivity.
• Cellulose gel (moderate) — Processed cellulose bulking/texturizing agent.
• Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Thickener adding to the multi-gum stabilizer system.
• Acesulfame Potassium (caution) — Second artificial sweetener stacked with sucralose.
• Sucralose (moderate) — Artificial sweetener; unexpected in a bakery pie and a second sweetness source.
• Lactase enzyme (safe) — Breaks lactose into digestible sugars, making it tolerable for the lactose-intolerant.
• Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Standard fortification to replace vitamin A lost when fat is removed. A nutrient, not an additive of concern.
• vitamin D3 (safe) — Routine fortification that aids calcium absorption. Beneficial, not a red flag.