Maaza — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Maaza by Maaza DUMP — score 20/90.

A mango-flavored sugar drink with only 11.5% pulp, propped up by added sugar, two artificial sweeteners, artificial flavor, and a synthetic dye.

Why this verdict

• Only 11.5% mango pulp; sugar plus water dominate the drink
• Three sweetener sources stacked: sugar, acesulfame K (950) and steviol glycosides
• Artificial color Sunset Yellow (E110), linked to hyperactivity in kids
• Mango taste built on nature-identical and artificial flavoring, not fruit
• Stabilizer (E466) plus acidity regulators make it ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Ingredients (10)

• Water (safe) — First ingredient by weight; this pudding is mostly water, not milk.
• Mango pulp (11.5%) (safe) — The one genuinely good part, but at 11.5% it's a minor share of the drink.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
• Acidity Regulators (330 Citric Acid, 331 Sodium Citrate) (moderate) — Common sour/buffer agents; acidic load can erode tooth enamel in sugary drinks.
• Stabilizer (466, carboxymethyl cellulose) (moderate) — Industrial thickener used to fake body and mouthfeel; a marker of processing.
• Antioxidant (300 ascorbic acid) (safe) — Vitamin C added to prevent browning; mildly positive but functional, not nutritional.
• Sweetener (950 acesulfame potassium) (moderate) — Artificial high-intensity sweetener layered on top of sugar to amp up sweetness cheaply.
• Colour (110 Sunset Yellow) (concerning) — Synthetic azo dye for that bright mango-orange look; linked to hyperactivity in children and banned/warning-labeled in some regions.
• Mango flavours (nature-identical and artificial) (moderate) — Lab-made flavoring that does most of the 'mango' work the pulp can't.
• STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES (safe) — Plant-derived sweetener; fine alone but here it's a third sweetener stacked on sugar and acesulfame.