Mixers Bar Candy Topping (Mini Reese's Pieces & Mini Hershey's Milk Chocolate) — DUMP

Name: Mixers Bar Candy Topping (Mini Reese's Pieces & Mini Hershey's Milk Chocolate)
Brand: Reese's and Hersey's

Munch or Dump rates Mixers Bar Candy Topping (Mini Reese's Pieces & Mini Hershey's Milk Chocolate) by Reese's and Hersey's DUMP — score 20/90.

Hydrogenated oil plus four artificial color lakes and a stack of sugars make this a textbook ultra-processed candy topping.

Why this verdict

Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is a trans-fat source linked to heart disease
Four artificial color lakes (Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40, Blue 1) for pure cosmetic dye
Four-plus distinct sweeteners: cane sugar, sugar, corn syrup, dextrose
Modified cornstarch and confectioner's glaze mark it as ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Ingredients (14)

Milk chocolate (moderate) — Sugar-and-fat base; indulgent but recognizable.
Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
Partially defatted peanuts (moderate) — Processed peanut; adds some protein but minimal upside here.
Hydrogenated vegetable oil (palm kernel, soybean) (harmful) — Trans-fat source that raises LDL and lowers HDL cholesterol.
Corn Syrup (concerning) — Refined glucose syrup added purely for sweetness and body; spikes blood sugar with zero nutrition.
Dextrose (concerning) — A second added sugar (pure glucose) that hits the bloodstream even faster than sucrose.
Palm Kernel Oil (concerning) — Highly saturated refined oil used in the fake 'confectionery coating' to mimic chocolate cheaply.
Artificial color (Yellow 5 lake, Yellow 6 lake, Red 40 lake, Blue 1 lake) (concerning) — Synthetic petroleum-derived dyes; no nutritional purpose, linked to hyperactivity concerns.
Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
confectioner's glaze (moderate) — Shellac coating for shine; ultra-processed marker.
Lecithin (Soy) (moderate) — Emulsifier that keeps the fat and sugar smooth — a hallmark of ultra-processed formulation.
modified cornstarch (concerning) — Refined, chemically altered starch; a hallmark of ultra-processed food.
carnauba wax (safe) — Plant wax used to give the pellet its hard glossy shell. Inert coating, not nutrition.
Vanillin (artificial flavor) (moderate) — Synthetic vanilla flavor — directly undercuts the brand's 'no artificial' positioning.