Milbona High Protein Chocolate Mousse — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Milbona High Protein Chocolate Mousse by Milbona ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A lab-built protein dessert: real cocoa is only 4%, and the chocolate-mousse illusion is held together by modified starch, guar gum, carrageenan, phosphates and a double hit of artificial sweeteners.
Why this verdict
- Two artificial sweeteners stacked: acesulfame K + sucralose
- Modified starch plus guar gum and carrageenan fake the mousse texture
- Phosphate stabilizers and sodium carbonates are industrial additives
- Only 4% cocoa; chocolate flavour comes from added flavouring
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) despite the 'high protein' health halo
Ingredients (12)
- Semi-skimmed pasteurized milk (safe) — The dairy base; provides the protein and calcium.
- Milk protein (6.7%) (safe) — Added protein concentrate; the one genuinely good thing here.
- Cocoa (4%) (safe) — Real cocoa, but a token amount for a 'chocolate' mousse.
- modified starch (moderate) — Industrial thickener used to fake a creamy mousse texture; a marker of ultra-processing.
- Guar Gum (moderate) — Thickener/texturizer typical of processed baked goods.
- Carrageenan (moderate) — Seaweed-derived thickener linked to gut inflammation in some studies; common in shelf-stable shakes.
- Phosphates (stabilizers) (moderate) — Phosphate stabilizers; high dietary phosphate intake is a concern for kidney and vascular health.
- Sodium carbonates (moderate) — Acidity regulator; another processing aid signalling a lab formulation.
- Acesulfame K (moderate) — Artificial sweetener; no calories but keeps the taste for intense sweetness alive.
- Sucralose (moderate) — Artificial sweetener; delivers the 'no added sugar' sweetness synthetically.
- natural flavouring (moderate) — Undefined flavour additive tuning palatability.
- lactase (safe) — Enzyme added to break down lactose, making it lactose-free.