High Protein Milk Shake – CORE POWER – Chocolate — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates High Protein Milk Shake – CORE POWER – Chocolate by Core Power DUMP — score 20/90.
Highly processed with artificial sweeteners and additives.
Why this verdict
- 'No artificial sweeteners' on the label, but it contains acesulfame potassium and sucralose - both artificial
- Four sweeteners stacked: monk fruit, stevia, Ace-K, and sucralose
- Triple stabilizer system - carrageenan plus cellulose gel plus cellulose gum - to engineer a shake texture
- NOVA 4 ultra-processed despite the 'real milk' framing
Ingredients (13)
- Filtered low fat grade A milk (safe) — Real ultra-filtered milk; the legitimate core of the product.
- Alkalized cocoa (moderate) — Processed cocoa with lower acidity, adds flavor.
- Natural Flavors (safe) — Flavor compounds derived from natural sources.
- Monk fruit juice concentrate (moderate) — Natural sweetener — first of four in this formula.
- Stevia leaf extract (moderate) — Second sweetener layered on top of the cane sugar.
- Carrageenan (moderate) — Seaweed-derived stabilizer; some people report digestive sensitivity.
- Cellulose gel (moderate) — Processed cellulose bulking/texturizing agent.
- Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Thickener adding to the multi-gum stabilizer system.
- Acesulfame Potassium (caution) — Second artificial sweetener stacked with sucralose.
- Sucralose (moderate) — Artificial sweetener; unexpected in a bakery pie and a second sweetness source.
- Lactase enzyme (safe) — Breaks lactose into digestible sugars, making it tolerable for the lactose-intolerant.
- Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Standard fortification to replace vitamin A lost when fat is removed. A nutrient, not an additive of concern.
- vitamin D3 (safe) — Routine fortification that aids calcium absorption. Beneficial, not a red flag.
Healthier alternatives
- CARAMEL ICED HIGH PROTEIN COFFEE, CARAMEL ICED
- Organic Almondmilk Unsweetened
- Simple Truth Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- Good & Gather Unsweetened Original Almond Milk