Munch Max — DUMP

Name: Munch Max
Brand: Nestlé

Munch or Dump rates Munch Max by Nestlé DUMP — score 17/90.

Hydrogenated vegetable fat, sugar as the #1 ingredient, and refined maida make this a lab-built candy bar with barely any real chocolate.

Why this verdict

Contains hydrogenated vegetable fat, a source of trans fat that damages heart health
Sugar is the #1 ingredient and total sugar runs ~32g per 100g
Refined wheat flour (maida) plus a flour treatment agent, no whole grain
Only 3.9% cocoa solids, propped up by artificial vanilla flavouring
Saturated fat is over 22g per 100g, nearly all of the fat content

Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (concerning) — Stripped white flour, no fiber, spikes blood sugar; the #1 ingredient
Hydrogenated vegetable fats (harmful) — A source of industrial trans fat that raises bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol; no safe intake level.
Fractionated Vegetable Fat (moderate) — Highly processed fat fraction used for hardness and mouthfeel; calorie-dense with little nutritional value.
Milk Solids (safe) — Curdled dairy solids — the protein, fat, and calcium of milk. Whole-food base with no processing tricks.
Cocoa solids (3.9%) (safe) — Real cocoa, but at under 4% it barely registers as chocolate.
Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin) (safe) — Processing aid that signals an engineered, ultra-processed formula.
Raising Agent (500(ii)) (safe) — Sodium bicarbonate, a benign leavening agent.
yeast (safe) — Leavening agent for bread rising.
Iodised Salt (moderate) — Necessary for thyroid health, but overuse can contribute to hypertension.
Flour Treatment Agent (516) (moderate) — Calcium sulphate used to condition the flour; another industrial processing additive.
Artificial (Vanilla) flavouring substance (moderate) — Synthetic flavour engineered to boost palatability; signals a lab-built formula.
Nature Identical Flavouring Substance (moderate) — Lab-made flavour compound engineered to mimic vanilla.