Mélange de bonbons (Candy Mix) — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Mélange de bonbons (Candy Mix) by Boni DUMP — score 17/90.
A budget candy mix that is exactly what it looks like: glucose syrup and sugar set with pork gelatin, painted with five different colorants, and flavored with a lab's idea of six fruits. No actual lemon, orange, strawberry, apple, pear, or cola ever got near this bag. Honest junk — but junk.
Why this verdict
- Sugar delivery system: glucose syrup + sugar + maltodextrin stacked as the base
- Five separate colorants including E150d (sulphite ammonia caramel, a 4-MEI concern at scale) and E120 carmine (crushed-insect dye, a known allergen)
- All six 'fruit' varieties come from flavorings — zero fruit content anywhere in the list
- Palm kernel oil and dual waxes (beeswax, carnauba) for shine and mouthfeel — pure cosmetic processing
- Fourteen-plus components for what is essentially colored sugar — a NOVA 4 ultra-processed confection
Ingredients (14)
- glucose syrup (caution) — A second refined sweetener in the caramel.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Water (safe) — Used as a basic ingredient in bread.
- Pork gelatin (moderate) — Animal gelling agent; makes the product non-vegetarian.
- Citric acid (E330) (safe) — Common acidity regulator, no real concern.
- Maltodextrin (moderate) — Highly processed starch-derived carbohydrate used as a carrier and texturizer; spikes blood sugar readily.
- Flavorings (lemon, orange, strawberry, apple, pear, cola) (moderate) — Six added aromas standing in for fruit and cola that aren't actually present.
- Colorant E100 (curcumin) (safe) — Turmeric-derived yellow; the least concerning of the color stack.
- Colorant E120 (carmine/cochineal) (moderate) — Insect-derived red dye; a known allergen for some and an industrial coloring marker.
- Colorant E141 (copper chlorophyllins) (moderate) — Synthetic green color; cosmetic additive with no nutritional purpose.
- Colorant E150d (sulphite ammonia caramel) (moderate) — Caramel color made with ammonia/sulphite process; a heavily processed cosmetic dye.
- Colorant E160e (beta-apo-8'-carotenal) (moderate) — Synthetic orange color; purely cosmetic.
- Vegetable oils (palm kernel, coconut) (moderate) — Refined oils used to coat the gummies; adds saturated fat with no benefit.
- Glazing agents (E901 beeswax, E903 carnauba wax) (safe) — Surface coatings for shine; inert but signal an engineered finish.