Green Peas Onion & Garlic Namkeen — DUMP

Name: Green Peas Onion & Garlic Namkeen
Brand: heritage namkeen Pvt ltd

Munch or Dump rates Green Peas Onion & Garlic Namkeen by heritage namkeen Pvt ltd DUMP — score 20/90.

Fried peas dyed with a synthetic dye and goosed with a flavor enhancer, deep-fried in refined palm oil with added sugar and salt. The 'protein rich' label is a distraction from an artificially colored, NOVA-4 snack.

Why this verdict

Synthetic dye Brilliant Blue (INS 133) - purely cosmetic, no nutritional reason to color peas
Flavor enhancer disodium guanylate engineers craving and savoriness
Deep-fried in refined palmolein oil - high in saturated fat
Added sugar in a savory snack, on top of salt
NOVA group 4: ultra-processed despite the whole-pea base

Ingredients (10)

Green Peas (65%) (safe) — Whole legume base - real protein and fiber, the one genuinely good part.
Refined Palmolein Oil (moderate) — Refined vegetable oil, high in saturated fat and heavily processed.
Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
Flavour Enhancer (Disodium Guanylate, INS 627) (moderate) — Nucleotide flavor enhancer used to amplify savoriness and craving; signals engineered taste.
Synthetic Color (Brilliant Blue FCF, INS 133) (concerning) — Artificial petroleum-derived dye with zero nutritional purpose - pure cosmetic engineering.
Natural Color (Curcumin, INS 100) (safe) — Turmeric-derived coloring; benign but still added for appearance.
Acidity Regulator (citric acid) (safe) — Common pH/processing aid, harmless at this level.
Anti-Caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide) (moderate) — Free-flow agent; inert but a marker of industrial processing.
Spices & Condiments (Onion 0.5%, Garlic 0.7%, Parsley) (safe) — Tiny real-spice amounts; the headline 'onion garlic' is mostly flavoring, not real aromatics.