Lotus Biscoff — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Lotus Biscoff by Lotus ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A refined-flour cookie built on the hyper-palatable triad: white flour, two kinds of sugar, and palm oil. Simple-sounding, but engineered for craving, not nutrition.

Why this verdict

• Refined wheat flour is the base, with almost no fibre or nutrition
• Two sugar sources stacked: plain sugar plus candy sugar syrup
• Palm and soya oil make it a refined-oil, refined-starch, added-sugar triad
• Hyper-palatable by design, engineered to keep you eating
• Empty calories, spikes blood sugar with little to offer back

Ingredients (8)

• wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour stripped of fiber and most nutrients; spikes blood sugar fast.
• Sugar (concerning) — Added sugar, third by weight, feeds yeast and adds sweetness with no nutritional benefit.
• Vegetable oils (palm oil, soya oil) (concerning) — Refined oils, palm oil high in saturated fat; part of the refined-oil, refined-starch, sugar triad.
• Candy sugar syrup (concerning) — A second added sugar on top of the first — doubles the sweetness load.
• raising agent: sodium bicarbonate (safe) — Plain baking soda to give the oatcakes lift; harmless.
• soy flour (safe) — Minor ingredient; adds a little protein and structure.
• Salt (moderate) — Added for taste and mild preservation. Fine in small amounts but adds to daily sodium.
• cinnamon (safe) — Real spice, negligible amount, harmless.