Eggo Gluten Free Original Waffles — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Eggo Gluten Free Original Waffles by Eggo Gluten DUMP — score 17/90.
A fortified, factory-built breakfast: refined rice flour, added sugar, soybean and palm oil, an aluminum-based leavening stack and an emulsifier, then sprayed with vitamins so it can claim to be a 'good source' of nutrients it was processed out of.
Why this verdict
- Over 18 ingredients with a refined-starch, added-sugar, refined-oil core
- Soybean and palm oil plus soy lecithin emulsifier signal a built-in-a-lab formula
- Aluminum-based leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate) and phosphate additives
- Synthetic vitamin/mineral enrichment props up a heavily refined base
- Sugar is added high on the list, well ahead of any whole-food content
Ingredients (20)
- Water (safe) — Used as a basic ingredient in bread.
- whole oat flour (safe) — Whole grain, adds a little fiber.
- rice flour (moderate) — Refined starch that completes the fast-carb triad.
- eggs (safe) — Genuine brioche enrichment; a real ingredient doing real work.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Vegetable oil (soybean and palm oil) (concerning) — Refined, cheap oils; palm is highly saturated and soybean is heavily processed omega-6.
- Sodium aluminum phosphate (caution) — Chemical leavening/buffering agent - an industrial additive.
- Monosodium phosphate (moderate) — Phosphate leavening additive; excess dietary phosphate is hard on kidneys and bone.
- Baking Soda (safe) — A basic leavening agent. Completely standard.
- Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Industrial thickener.
- Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
- Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
- Whey (safe) — Milk protein for body.
- Natural flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend; minor but not fully transparent.
- calcium carbonate (safe) — Added calcium — a mineral fortificant.
- reduced iron (safe) — Standard fortification iron.
- niacinamide (safe) — Vitamin B3 fortification.
- Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Standard fortification to replace vitamin A lost when fat is removed. A nutrient, not an additive of concern.
- vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride) (safe) — Added B vitamin.
- vitamin B1 (thiamin hydrochloride) (safe) — Added thiamin for enrichment.