Great Value Mini Chicken Corn Dogs — DUMP

Name: Great Value Mini Chicken Corn Dogs
Brand: Great Value

Munch or Dump rates Great Value Mini Chicken Corn Dogs by Great Value DUMP — score 17/90.

The 'chicken frank' inside is mechanically separated chicken cured with sodium nitrite, and the batter around it stacks four sweeteners — sugar, dextrose, corn syrup and dried honey — before deep-frying the whole thing in refined oil. It's carnival food industrialized down to Walmart's price point. Kid-targeted, nitrite-cured, sugar-battered.

Why this verdict

Four distinct sweetener sources — sugar, dextrose, corn syrup and dried honey — a built sweetness system, not simple ingredients
Franks are mechanically separated chicken cured with sodium nitrite, the processed-meat additive tied to nitrosamine concerns
Deep-fried in interchangeable refined oils (soybean, corn and/or cottonseed) around a refined white-flour batter
Sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate and sodium acid pyrophosphate round out a well-over-18-item industrial formula
Sugar + refined oil + refined flour: the hyper-palatable triad, aimed squarely at kids' lunchboxes

Ingredients (11)

Sodium Nitrite (avoid) — The curing agent behind bacon's color and shelf life. Under high heat it forms nitrosamines; processed meat cured with it is a WHO Group 1 carcinogen.
Mechanically Separated Chicken (avoid) — Pressure-recovered meat paste — the lowest-grade meat input allowed in the product.
Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
Dextrose (caution) — Second added sweetener.
Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
Dried Honey (moderate) — Fourth sweetener, present mainly for label appeal.
Sodium Phosphate (caution) — Emulsifying salt; helps the cheese melt smooth, adds sodium and phosphate load.
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (moderate) — Additive used to keep the fries from graying; a processing aid.
Enriched wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour stripped of bran then fortified - the crust base.
Vegetable frying oil (soybean, corn, cottonseed) (moderate) — Pre-fried in whatever refined oil was cheapest that week.
Degermed Yellow Corn Meal (moderate) — Refined corn with the germ removed, stripping out most of the fiber and nutrients.