Maaza Mango — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Maaza Mango by The Coca-Cola Company DUMP — score 20/90.

A sugar-water mango drink: only about 19% fruit pulp, with cane sugar, added color, a preservative and artificial flavoring doing the heavy lifting.

Why this verdict

• Only ~19% mango pulp; water and added cane sugar make up most of the drink
• About 13g sugar per 100ml, most of it added refined sugar
• Synthetic color and a chemical preservative
• Flavoring includes nature-identical and artificial substances, not just real mango

Ingredients (8)

• Water (safe) — Added back as a filler/texture agent; harmless but dilutes.
• Mango pulp (~19%) (safe) — Real fruit and the one genuine positive, but a minority of the drink.
• Added cane sugar (concerning) — Refined sugar pushes this to ~13g per 100ml, a heavy sugar load with no nutritional upside.
• Artificial/nature-identical flavoring (moderate) — Lab flavoring props up a 'real mango' taste the small pulp fraction can't deliver alone.
• Color (Sunset Yellow FCF / caramel) (concerning) — Synthetic dye added purely for a bright mango look; no benefit to you.
• Preservative (sodium benzoate / 202) (moderate) — Chemical preservative for shelf life; a marker of an engineered soft drink, not fresh juice.
• Acidity Regulator (citric acid) (safe) — Common tartness/pH adjuster, generally benign.
• Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (safe) — Antioxidant/vitamin C; minor and mostly for stability.