Frooti — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Frooti by Frooti DUMP — score 20/90.

Sugar water with a splash of mango — only 11.2% pulp, propped up by lab-made flavour and artificial Sunset Yellow colour.

Why this verdict

• Sugar is the #2 ingredient — a real dose of added sugar with almost no fibre to slow it
• Only 11.2% mango pulp; it's mostly sweetened water
• Mango flavour is 'nature-identical' — synthesized in a lab, never near a mango
• Artificial colour Sunset Yellow (INS 110), flagged for hyperactivity in kids
• Sodium benzoate preservative — this is an ultra-processed drink, not juice

Ingredients (9)

• Water (safe) — Added back as a filler/texture agent; harmless but dilutes.
• Sugar (concerning) — Added sugar, third by weight, feeds yeast and adds sweetness with no nutritional benefit.
• Mango Pulp (11.2%) (safe) — The one real-food ingredient, but only 11.2% — a splash, not a serving of fruit.
• Acidity Regulators (INS 330 Citric Acid, INS 331(iii) Sodium Citrate) (safe) — Common food acids for tartness and pH; benign.
• Stabilizer (INS 466, carboxymethyl cellulose) (moderate) — Thickener/stabilizer used to build creamy mouthfeel artificially.
• Nature-identical flavouring (mango) (moderate) — Lab-made flavour molecules that mimic mango; the taste is largely synthetic, not from fruit.
• Preservative (INS 211, Sodium Benzoate) (moderate) — Synthetic preservative; can form trace benzene with vitamin C in acidic drinks.
• Antioxidant INS 300 (ascorbic acid) (safe) — Vitamin C used to prevent oxidation; harmless.
• Food Colour (INS 110 Sunset Yellow) (concerning) — Artificial azo dye used purely for a mango-orange look; linked to hyperactivity in children (Southampton study).