Crème Fraîche (Delhaize) — ENGINEERED

Name: Crème Fraîche (Delhaize)
Brand: Delhaize

Munch or Dump rates Crème Fraîche (Delhaize) by Delhaize ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

Real crème fraîche is just cultured cream. This one is cream diluted with water, then rebuilt with refined corn starch and an industrial stabilizer to fake the thickness back.

Why this verdict

Cream is diluted with water, then thickness is faked back with starch and gum
Modified corn starch — a refined, industrially processed thickener
Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC/E466) stabilizer, an additive real crème fraîche never needs
NOVA group 4: ultra-processed despite the short ingredient list

Ingredients (4)

Cream (23% fat) (moderate) — Real dairy cream and the only legitimate ingredient here, but at 23% fat it's been diluted below normal crème fraîche richness.
Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
Modified Corn Starch (moderate) — Industrially processed thickener — a hallmark of engineered, NOVA-4 foods.
Stabilizer: carboxymethylcellulose (E466) (moderate) — An industrial cellulose gum emulsifier/stabilizer; emerging evidence links emulsifiers like CMC to gut-microbiome disruption. Real crème fraîche never contains it.