Dukes Nice Sugar Sprinkled Coconut Biscuits — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Dukes Nice Sugar Sprinkled Coconut Biscuits by Dukes DUMP — score 20/90.

Refined maida, sugar, and palm oil with invert syrup, emulsifiers, and artificial flavours — an ultra-processed sugar-and-fat cookie with nothing real going for it.

Why this verdict

• Refined maida + sugar + palm oil are the top three ingredients — a hyper-palatable triad built for craving
• About 34g added sugar per 100g, from sugar, invert syrup, and sprinkled sugar
• Coconut flavour is mostly artificial; real coconut is only 3.8%
• Emulsifiers and raising agents make this a NOVA 4 ultra-processed food
• 27g fat per 100g, largely from refined palm oil

Ingredients (11)

• Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (concerning) — Stripped white flour, no fiber, spikes blood sugar; the #1 ingredient
• Sugar (moderate) — Added refined sugar; spikes blood sugar and turns a milky base into a dessert.
• Refined palm oil (moderate) — Cheap refined oil high in saturated fat.
• Sprinkled sugar (4.7%) (concerning) — A third distinct sugar source, dusted on top for extra sweetness and crunch.
• Desiccated coconut (3.8%) (moderate) — The only real coconut here, and only a token amount; mostly for texture.
• invert syrup (concerning) — Another added-sugar source; boosts sweetness, browning, and shelf life.
• Milk Solids (safe) — Curdled dairy solids — the protein, fat, and calcium of milk. Whole-food base with no processing tricks.
• Raising agents (INS 503(ii), INS 500(ii)) (safe) — Ammonium and sodium bicarbonate leaveners; safe but a marker of processing.
• Iodized Salt (safe) — Common salt; iodine is a plus in small amounts.
• Emulsifiers (INS 471, INS 322(i)) (moderate) — Mono/diglycerides and lecithin bind fat and water for a smooth industrial texture.
• Artificial flavouring substances (coconut, milk) (moderate) — Lab-made flavours standing in for real coconut and milk taste.