Glucerna Original Homemade Vanilla — DUMP

Name: Glucerna Original Homemade Vanilla
Brand: Glucerna Vanilla

Munch or Dump rates Glucerna Original Homemade Vanilla by Glucerna Vanilla DUMP — score 20/90.

A lab-built diabetes shake whose second ingredient is corn maltodextrin, fortified with two artificial sweeteners and a long additive stack. Despite the blood-sugar marketing, it's an ultra-processed (NOVA 4) formula, not real food.

Why this verdict

Corn maltodextrin is the #2 ingredient — a high-glycemic refined starch in a product sold for blood sugar
Three to four sweetener sources stacked: sucromalt, fructose, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose
Two artificial sweeteners (ace-K + sucralose) plus a synthetic diacylglycerol oil
Carrageenan and 30+ additives — a textbook NOVA 4 ultra-processed formula
Soy protein isolate and caseinates, not whole-food protein

Ingredients (15)

CORN MALTODEXTRIN (concerning) — A refined corn starch with a glycemic index higher than table sugar; the #2 ingredient in a diabetes shake, which works against its own blood-sugar claim.
Sodium and calcium caseinates (moderate) — Milk-derived protein isolates — processed, but a legitimate protein source.
Sucromalt (moderate) — An engineered slow-digesting sugar syrup used to add sweetness and carbs.
Glycerine (moderate) — A sugar alcohol / humectant used for texture and bulk; adds calories without nutrition.
Enova oil (diacylglycerol oil) (moderate) — A lab-modified fat marketed as low-storage; highly processed, not a whole-food oil.
Soy Protein Isolate (moderate) — Highly processed protein extract used as a functional additive.
fructose (concerning) — Second isolated sweetener in the fruit filling; excess fructose stresses the liver.
Natural and Artificial Flavors (concerning) — Lab flavoring with sodium benzoate preservative; the 'artificial' tag undercuts any natural framing.
Plant sterol esters (moderate) — Added to lower cholesterol absorption; a functional additive, not nutrition.
Soy Lecithin (safe) — Emulsifier from soy, generally benign.
Carrageenan (moderate) — Thickener/stabilizer appearing in several sub-ingredients; some gut-irritation concerns.
Acesulfame Potassium (concerning) — Artificial sweetener; one of two synthetic sweeteners stacked here for zero-cal sweetness.
Sucralose (moderate) — Artificial sweetener layered on top of real sugar to crank sweetness even higher.
High oleic safflower / canola oil (moderate) — Refined seed oils used as the fat base; processed but not the worst offenders.
Added vitamins and minerals (A, C, D3, E, B-complex, zinc, selenium, chromium, etc.) (safe) — A genuine 25-nutrient fortification blend — the one real upside, bolted onto a processed base.