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.