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) — Ultra-filtered lactose-free milk; the real, nutritious base delivering 26g complete protein and calcium.
• Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undefined lab-blended flavor compounds standing in for real vanilla; a marker of a formulated product.
• Monk fruit juice concentrate (safe) — Plant-based non-nutritive sweetener; fine on its own but one of four sweeteners stacked here.
• Stevia leaf extract (safe) — Plant-derived zero-calorie sweetener; avoids added sugar and artificial sweeteners.
• Carrageenan (moderate) — Seaweed-derived thickener linked to gut inflammation in some studies; common in shelf-stable shakes.
• Cellulose gel (moderate) — Processed thickener that mimics fat/creaminess.
• Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Thickener and stabilizer for texture and moisture retention. Purely functional additive.
• Acesulfame Potassium (moderate) — Second artificial sweetener stacked with sucralose for engineered sweetness.
• Sucralose (moderate) — Artificial sweetener; delivers the 'no added sugar' sweetness synthetically.
• Lactase enzyme (safe) — Breaks down lactose to make the shake lactose-free; beneficial for the intolerant.
• Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Added vitamin A; standard fortification.
• vitamin D3 (safe) — Added micronutrient supporting calcium absorption.