Mrs. Paul's Garlic Herb Cod — DUMP

Name: Mrs. Paul's Garlic Herb Cod
Brand: Mrs. Paul's

Munch or Dump rates Mrs. Paul's Garlic Herb Cod by Mrs. Paul's DUMP — score 17/90.

Real cod buried under a lab-built breading: bleached flour, palm oil, three modified starches, three sweeteners, and a stack of additives across 30+ ingredients.

Why this verdict

30+ ingredients, almost all in the breading rather than the fish
Three different modified starches stacked to bind the coating
Three sweetener sources: sugar, dextrose, and corn syrup solids
Bleached wheat flour and palm oil are the breading base
Yeast extract and natural flavor doing the heavy palatability lifting

Ingredients (20)

Cod (fish) (safe) — Lean whole-food protein, the one genuinely good thing here.
bleached wheat flour (moderate) — Refined, bleached flour with no fiber.
Palm Oil (moderate) — Saturated-fat-heavy oil used in the crust.
Soybean Oil (moderate) — Refined vegetable oil for body and mouthfeel.
MODIFIED POTATO STARCH (moderate) — A second modified starch in the batter coating.
Modified Corn Starch (moderate) — Thickener/stabilizer that gives the sauce body.
modified food starch (moderate) — Industrial thickener that gives the condensed texture; a processing marker.
Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
Dextrose (caution) — Second added sweetener.
corn syrup solids (caution) — One of four sweetener sources.
YEAST EXTRACT (moderate) — A hidden source of free glutamate, stacked with MSG for umami.
Natural flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend; minor but not fully transparent.
gum arabic (safe) — Natural gum used to bind seasoning to the chip.
Leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate) (moderate) — Chemical leaveners; aluminum phosphate adds dietary aluminum and sodium.
Whey (safe) — Milk protein for body.
Tomato Powder (safe) — Minor flavor and color addition; present in small amounts.
GARLIC POWDER (safe) — Real seasoning.
ONION POWDER (safe) — Dried aromatic for flavor.
Concentrated Lemon Juice (safe) — Additional acidity.
Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.