Mt. Olive No Sugar Added Sweet Relish — DUMP

Name: Mt. Olive No Sugar Added Sweet Relish
Brand: Mt. Olive

Munch or Dump rates Mt. Olive No Sugar Added Sweet Relish by Mt. Olive DUMP — score 20/90.

Cucumbers swimming in artificial sweetener, an emulsifier, and Yellow 5 dye — a NOVA 4 condiment dressed up as a low-sugar health pick.

Why this verdict

Yellow 5 artificial dye colors it — pure cosmetics, linked to hyperactivity in sensitive kids
Sucralose (Splenda) replaces sugar but may disrupt your gut bacteria
Polysorbate 80 is an industrial emulsifier tied to gut-lining irritation
Sodium benzoate, alum, and 'natural flavors' stack on top — reads NOVA 4
'No sugar added' distracts from the artificial dye and sweetener inside

Cucumbers (safe) — The actual vegetable base; fine on its own.
Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
vinegar (safe) — Standard acidifier for tang and preservation.
Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
Sucralose (Splenda) (concerning) — Artificial sweetener that can alter gut bacteria and may train cravings for sweetness.
Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Lab-produced stabilizer for texture; mild gut effects in large amounts.
Red Bell Pepper (safe) — Real vegetable for color and flavor.
sodium benzoate (moderate) — Preservative; can form trace benzene with vitamin C and a marker of ultra-processing.
calcium chloride (safe) — A firming salt that helps the curd set; harmless in these tiny amounts.
Alum (moderate) — Aluminum-based firming agent; not something you'd add to fresh-pickled cucumbers.
Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend that does the heavy lifting where real acai/blueberry/pomegranate would be.
POLYSORBATE 80 (concerning) — Synthetic emulsifier linked in studies to gut-lining irritation; no business in a pickle jar.
Yellow 5 (tartrazine) (concerning) — Artificial petroleum-derived dye linked to hyperactivity in sensitive children. Purely cosmetic.