Mini Marias Galletas Cookies — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Mini Marias Galletas Cookies by 1 2 ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
Refined flour plus two sugars plus refined palm oil — the classic hyper-palatable triad, finished with artificial flavor and TBHQ. Built for craving, not nutrition.
Why this verdict
- Two added sugars (sugar + inverted sugar syrup) drive blood-sugar spikes
- Refined wheat flour with no whole grain — empty, fast carbs
- Refined palm oil stabilized with TBHQ, a synthetic preservative
- Artificial flavor stands in for real ingredients
- Hyper-palatable refined-flour + sugar + oil triad designed for craving
Ingredients (11)
- wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour — fast carbs, little fibre, spikes blood sugar.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- Non-hydrogenated palm oil (moderate) — Refined oil high in saturated fat; not hydrogenated, so no trans fat, but still a calorie-dense refined fat.
- TBHQ (concerning) — Synthetic petroleum-derived antioxidant preservative used to keep the oil from going rancid — flatly contradicts the 'no preservatives' claim.
- Inverted sugar syrup (concerning) — A second distinct sweetener — engineered sweetness that hits the bloodstream fast.
- Sodium Bicarbonate (safe) — Baking soda, used to create the slight fizz; benign.
- Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
- Artificial Flavor) (concerning) — Lab-synthesized flavor doing the vanilla's job; a clear sign there's little to no real vanilla.
- Soy Lecithin (moderate) — Common emulsifier in the brownie; mild but adds to the additive pile.
- Ammonium bicarbonate (safe) — Traditional leavening agent for crisp cookies — harmless.
- Monocalcium Phosphate (safe) — Leavening acid; safe in these amounts.