Mint Chocolate Fudge — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Mint Chocolate Fudge by Roundys Supermarket DUMP — score 20/90.

A fudge sundae topping built on sugar and hydrogenated palm kernel oil, dyed green with Yellow 5 and Blue 1 and flavored artificially.

Why this verdict

• Hydrogenated palm kernel oil — an industrial fat linked to trans fats
• Four sweeteners stacked: sugar (#1), corn syrup solids, brown sugar, sorbitol
• Dyed with artificial green color (Yellow 5 + Blue 1)
• Natural & artificial flavors — the mint isn't real
• Pure sugar-and-fat dessert sauce with zero nutritional upside

Ingredients (18)

• Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
• Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
• Hydrogenated palm kernel oil with soy lecithin (harmful) — Industrially hardened oil — the hydrogenation process is associated with trans fats that damage your heart.
• Butter (cream, salt) (moderate) — Real dairy fat — recognizable but heavy saturated fat.
• corn syrup solids (concerning) — Dried corn syrup — cheap refined carbohydrate bulking agent, no nutritional value.
• brown sugar (moderate) — Straight added sugar, sits high in the list. Spikes blood sugar with no fibre to slow it.
• CHOCOLATE LIQUOR (safe) — Ground cocoa solids and cocoa butter. The actual cocoa; brings flavonoids and real chocolate flavor.
• Nonfat dry milk solids (moderate) — Dried dairy for body; benign but processed.
• Cocoa (safe) — Real cocoa adds flavor and some polyphenols, but it's far down the list.
• Cream (milk) powder (moderate) — Dried dairy fat — adds richness.
• sorbitol (moderate) — Sugar alcohol used as a humectant; can cause GI upset in quantity.
• Natural & Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Lab-made flavoring standing in for real black cherry and cream — no actual fruit or dairy.
• Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
• Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Synthetic preservative; generally tolerated but a processing marker.
• Cocoa Butter (moderate) — Natural cocoa fat; fine in small amounts but adds to a heavy saturated-fat load.
• Artificial green food color (Yellow 5 & Blue 1) (concerning) — Synthetic petroleum-derived dyes (Yellow 5, Blue 1) to fake a mint-green look; linked to hyperactivity concerns.
• sodium benzoate (moderate) — Preservative; can form trace benzene with vitamin C and a marker of ultra-processing.
• Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.