Daily Delight Laddu — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Daily Delight Laddu by Daily Delight DUMP — score 17/90.
A traditional besan sweet wrecked by industrial shortcuts: hydrogenated vegetable oil (trans fat) plus FD&C Yellow No. 5, an artificial dye, on top of sugar being the #2 ingredient.
Why this verdict
- Hydrogenated vegetable oil = trans fat, the single worst fat for your heart
- FD&C Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), a synthetic coal-tar dye with no nutritional purpose
- Sugar is the #2 ingredient, ahead of all the nuts
- Real ghee swapped out for cheap hydrogenated oil
Ingredients (7)
- Besan flour (gram/chickpea flour) (safe) — Whole-ground chickpea flour, a genuine protein and fiber source and the legitimate base of this sweet.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Cashewnut (0.1%) (safe) — A whole nut, but at 0.1% it is a token amount, not a meaningful contribution.
- Raisin (safe) — Dried fruit; whole-food but sugar-dense.
- Cardamom (safe) — Warm spice typical of Yemeni zhoug.
- Hydrogenated vegetable oil (avoid) — Partially hydrogenated fat and trans-fat source — the decisive negative.
- FD&C Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine, E102) (harmful) — Synthetic coal-tar dye added purely for color; linked to hyperactivity in children and allergic reactions in sensitive people, banned or warning-labeled in parts of Europe.