KinniToos Chocolate Sandwich Crème Cookies — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates KinniToos Chocolate Sandwich Crème Cookies by kinnikinnick DUMP — score 20/90.

A gluten-free Oreo clone built from sugar, palm-oil shortening, and a stack of refined starches, fibers, and stabilizers. The allergen-free halo doesn't change that it's an ultra-processed sugar-and-fat cookie with caramel color.

Why this verdict

• Over 20 ingredients — textbook ultra-processed
• Sugar appears twice plus glucose; sweetness dominates the formula
• Stacked refined starches (pea, potato, tapioca) and white rice flour spike blood sugar
• Modified cellulose stabilizer and double soy lecithin emulsifier
• Caramel color added purely for cosmetic darkness

Ingredients (17)

• Icing sugar (powdered sugar, cornstarch) (concerning) — Refined sugar is the base of the crème filling — pure fast carbs with cornstarch as anti-caking.
• Non-hydrogenated shortening (palm oil/canola) (moderate) — Refined fat for texture; non-hydrogenated avoids trans fat but it's still a refined oil and palm oil is saturated.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
• pea starch (moderate) — Refined starch thickener and filler.
• potato starch (moderate) — Another refined starch used to bulk the chicken.
• WHITE RICE FLOUR (moderate) — Refined gluten-free flour, high glycemic, the structural base of the cookie.
• cocoa powder (safe) — The actual chocolate, but only ~4.5% of the cookie.
• TAPIOCA STARCH (moderate) — Simple refined thickener; minimal nutrition.
• Glucose (moderate) — A small added sugar used in curing; minor but it's still refined sugar.
• Pea Protein (safe) — Plant protein added for structure/mouthfeel.
• Modified cellulose (moderate) — Industrial stabilizer/thickener — a marker of ultra-processing, not something in a real cookie.
• Pea fiber (safe) — Isolated fiber added back for texture/bulk; minor benefit.
• caramel color (moderate) — Cosmetic coloring with no nutritional value, can contain 4-MEI
• inulin (safe) — Added prebiotic fiber — a small genuine plus, though it doesn't offset the sugar load.
• Sodium Bicarbonate (safe) — Baking soda, used to create the slight fizz; benign.
• Soy Lecithin (moderate) — Common emulsifier in the brownie; mild but adds to the additive pile.
• Vanilla Extract (safe) — Real vanilla extract rather than synthetic vanillin; a small quality plus.