Crescent Flaky Butter Dinner Rolls — DUMP

Name: Crescent Flaky Butter Dinner Rolls
Brand: Crescent

Munch or Dump rates Crescent Flaky Butter Dinner Rolls by Crescent DUMP — score 17/90.

Bleached white-flour dough loaded with refined oils, two sugars, aluminum leavening, a stack of emulsifiers, TBHQ, and artificial dyes Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 — and there's no actual butter in the 'butter' rolls.

Why this verdict

Artificial dyes Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 plus caramel color — cosmetic only
Enriched BLEACHED flour plus sugar and dextrose: refined carbs with two sweeteners
Refined palm/soybean/cottonseed oils stand in for real butter
Stacked emulsifiers and stabilizers (propylene glycol alginate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, alginate, xanthan) plus TBHQ preservative
Aluminum-based leavening agents throughout the dough

Ingredients (18)

ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (caution) — Chemically bleached refined flour — stripped grain, fast starch.
Vegetable oils (palm, soybean and/or cottonseed) (moderate) — Cheap refined oils standing in for butter; high in omega-6, heavily processed.
Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
Dextrose (caution) — Second added sweetener.
Leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate) (concerning) — Aluminum-based leaveners leave a metallic load you don't need in food.
Natural and Artificial Flavors (caution) — Undisclosed lab flavoring - the artificial half signals engineering.
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (caution) — Dough and cream conditioner — another engineered emulsifier.
propylene glycol alginate (caution) — Industrial stabilizer manufacturing the 'creamy' texture.
sodium alginate (moderate) — Seaweed-derived thickener.
Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Industrial thickener.
TBHQ (caution) — Synthetic antioxidant preservative; flagged for concern at higher intakes.
Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Preservative for shelf life.
yellow 5 (avoid) — Artificial dye linked to sensitivity in some people; unnecessary here.
yellow 6 (avoid) — Synthetic azo dye used purely for color.
caramel color (caution) — Artificial coloring for a browned look, no nutritional purpose.
autolyzed yeast extract (moderate) — Another glutamate source layered on top of MSG and yeast extract.
wheat gluten (safe) — Naturally occurring in wheat, adds elasticity.
Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.