MOM Chinese Fried Rice (Fried Rice with Schezwan Gravy) — BULLSHIT
Munch or Dump rates MOM Chinese Fried Rice (Fried Rice with Schezwan Gravy) by alimento agro BULLSHIT — score 0/90.
Sold as "All Natural" with "no added preservatives," but it runs on a lab flavor-enhancer stack (MSG INS 629 + disodium inosinate INS 630) plus added paprika colour, sugar, corn starch and xanthan gum. That's the gap that makes it BULLSHIT, not the rice.
Why this verdict
- Marketed "All Natural" while running on an MSG + disodium inosinate (INS 629/630) flavor-enhancer stack
- Added colour (paprika oleoresin) contradicts the "natural" story
- Classified NOVA 4 ultra-processed; xanthan gum, corn starch and double sugar
- Sugar shows up twice (rice base and schezwan sauce)
Ingredients (16)
- Rice (safe) — Refined-grain base; benign but mostly empty carbs with little fiber.
- Spices & Condiment (safe) — Generic seasoning blend; flavor, no real downside.
- Soy Sauce (moderate) — Fermented flavor base but a big sodium load.
- GREEN PEAS (safe) — Real vegetable adding a little protein and fiber.
- carrot (safe) — Real vegetable; dehydrated but legitimate.
- sweet corn (safe) — Whole vegetable, fine.
- Green pepper (safe) — Real vegetable, adds nothing concerning.
- Sugar (concerning) — Second ingredient and the dominant nutritional driver; added sugar in liquid form spikes blood glucose and adds empty calories.
- Sunflower Oil (moderate) — Refined seed oil in the sauce; calorie-dense, high in omega-6.
- Corn Starch (moderate) — Refined starch used as a filler or thickener.
- Paprika Oleoresin (Colour) (moderate) — Added extract used purely to dye the sauce — cosmetic, and it undercuts the "all natural" pitch.
- Flavour Enhancer INS 629 (monosodium glutamate) (moderate) — MSG — engineered umami booster designed to make the product crave-able, not nutritious.
- Flavour Enhancer INS 630 (disodium inosinate) (moderate) — Nucleotide enhancer that multiplies MSG's effect; together they form a classic lab flavor stack.
- Xanthan gum (thickener) (moderate) — Industrial thickener; harmless in small amounts but another ultra-processing marker.
- vinegar (safe) — Acidulant and traditional flavor, fine.
- Celery (safe) — Minor real ingredient for flavor; common allergen.