M&S Collection Matured Christmas Pudding — DUMP

Name: M&S Collection Matured Christmas Pudding
Brand: Aus der Mühle

Munch or Dump rates M&S Collection Matured Christmas Pudding by Aus der Mühle DUMP — score 17/90.

A luxury Christmas pudding that's essentially a sugar-and-fat bomb: six different sweeteners, palm oil, artificial colours (titanium dioxide), and stacked emulsifiers stuff a list well past 30 ingredients.

Why this verdict

Six-plus distinct sugars: demerara, glucose-fructose syrup, glucose syrup, sugar, molasses, treacle
Over 30 ingredients with artificial colours E171 (titanium dioxide) and E172
Stacked emulsifiers E471 and E472e plus glycerol humectants signal heavy processing
Refined palm oil and sunflower oil add saturated/processed fat
Multiple alcohols (brandy, sherry, cider, clementine liqueur) pile on empty calories

Ingredients (22)

Dried Vine Fruits (raisins, sultanas, currants) (moderate) — Whole-ish dried fruit but very high in concentrated natural sugar.
Glace Orange Slices (with glucose-fructose syrup, sugar) (concerning) — Candied in syrup; mostly added sugar by weight.
Cranberry and Clementine Sauce (sugar, glucose syrup) (concerning) — Another sugar-and-syrup component layered into the mix.
demerara sugar (moderate) — The only sweetener, in fourth position — around 3 g per serving.
Wheatflour (contains gluten) (moderate) — Refined flour base, fortified with iron/niacin/thiamin.
Clementine Liqueur Soaked Cranberries (concerning) — Sugar, alcohol and oil-soaked fruit.
Cider (moderate) — Alcoholic, mostly cooked off; adds flavour
Vegetable Suet (palm oil, sunflower oil) (concerning) — Refined saturated/processed fat used as suet.
Brandy (concerning) — Distilled spirit; ethanol and empty calories.
Glace Cherries (glucose-fructose syrup, anthocyanin colour) (concerning) — Syrup-candied, coloured fruit.
Almonds (safe) — Whole nut, healthy fats, protein, fiber, and vitamin E.
Glycerol (Humectant) (moderate) — Added to hold moisture and keep the wrap 'soft' for weeks; a marker of a processed, texture-engineered product.
Pasteurised Free Range Egg (safe) — Real egg binder.
Single Cream (Milk) (safe) — Dairy fat, adds richness and calories
molasses (moderate) — A second sweetener for color and flavor. Minor, but it stacks on top of the sugar.
Sherry (concerning) — Fortified wine; more alcohol and sugar.
Black Treacle (moderate) — Added sugar (molasses) — small amount here but still free sugar.
glucose syrup (caution) — A second refined sweetener in the caramel.
Colour E171 (Titanium Dioxide) / E172 (harmful) — Artificial colours; E171 (titanium dioxide) is banned as a food additive in the EU over genotoxicity concerns.
Emulsifiers E471 and E472e (concerning) — Stacked emulsifiers marking an industrial formulation.
Palm Oil / Rapeseed Oil (concerning) — Refined oils added on top of the suet fat.
Clementine Flavouring (moderate) — Added flavouring to boost the citrus note.