Fryin' Magic Seasoned Coating Mix — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Fryin' Magic Seasoned Coating Mix by Fryin' Magic DUMP — score 20/90.

A lab-built fry coating: bleached flour and dextrose carrying MSG, carrageenan, and two artificial coal-tar dye lakes (Yellow 5 and Yellow 6).

Why this verdict

• Two artificial dyes (Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6 Lake) added just for color
• MSG plus tetrasodium pyrophosphate -- a flavor-enhancer and additive stack
• Base is enriched BLEACHED refined flour, stripped of fiber
• Carrageenan stabilizer and added dextrose sugar
• NOVA-4 ultra-processed; nothing here your body needs

Ingredients (15)

• ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (concerning) — Refined wheat flour stripped of fiber and bran, then chemically bleached and synthetically re-fortified -- a fast-digesting refined carb.
• Enriched degermed yellow corn meal (moderate) — Degermed corn has the nutrient-rich germ removed, leaving mostly refined starch.
• WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (safe) — The one whole-grain ingredient here, but it sits far down the list behind refined flours.
• Dextrose (moderate) — A second added sugar, used on the chicken; spikes blood sugar fast.
• Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
• Lecithinated soy flour (safe) — Processed soy flour used as a minor texture/binding agent.
• Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (moderate) — Flavor enhancer that, stacked with inosinate and hydrolyzed protein, manufactures craveable umami.
• Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate (moderate) — A processing additive (whipping/texture aid); fine in tiny amounts but another industrial ingredient.
• Carrageenan (concerning) — Seaweed-derived stabilizer linked to intestinal inflammation in animal studies.
• Sodium aluminosilicate (moderate) — Anti-caking agent containing aluminum compounds.
• YELLOW 5 LAKE (concerning) — Tartrazine; associated with hyperactivity and allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
• Yellow 6 Lake (concerning) — Synthetic azo dye flagged for behavioral effects in children.
• Paprika (safe) — Real pepper, neutral-to-positive.
• Spices and dehydrated onion (safe) — Real seasoning components -- the only genuinely whole-food flavor here.
• Baking Soda (safe) — Standard leavening agent.