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 (concerning) — Industrial texturiser and a classic marker of ultra-processing.
- Guar Gum (moderate) — Used as a firming agent or conditioner; not necessary.
- Carrageenan (moderate) — Seaweed-derived stabilizer; some people report digestive sensitivity.
- 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 stacked on top of aspartame to boost sweetness cheaply.
- Sucralose (moderate) — Artificial sweetener; unexpected in a bakery pie and a second sweetness source.
- natural flavouring (moderate) — Undefined flavour compound; 'natural' but unspecified, a minor processing marker.
- lactase (safe) — Enzyme that breaks down lactose to make it easier to digest