Paper Boat Swing Coconut Water — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Paper Boat Swing Coconut Water by paper boat DUMP — score 17/90.
This isn't real coconut water. It's mostly sugar-water with 4.3% coconut concentrate, artificial flavours, and three preservatives.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is a top ingredient; only 4.3% actual coconut concentrate
- Nature-identical (artificial) flavours doing the heavy lifting
- Three preservatives: sodium benzoate (242), potassium sorbate (202), metabisulphite (224)
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4), not the fresh coconut water it looks like
- About 6g sugar per 100ml with near-zero real nutrition
Ingredients (10)
- Water (safe) — Used as a basic ingredient in bread.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Coconut water concentrate (4.3%) (safe) — The one real ingredient, but only a token 4.3% of the drink.
- Mineral salt (potassium chloride) (safe) — Added for an electrolyte/salty note; benign in these amounts.
- Citric acid (acidity regulator) (safe) — Common, harmless acidity regulator used to control pH and texture.
- Flavours (natural and nature-identical) (moderate) — Nature-identical means lab-synthesized flavour compounds, not truly natural.
- Preservative 242 (sodium benzoate) (moderate) — Synthetic preservative; can form benzene traces with vitamin C in acidic drinks.
- Preservative (202 potassium sorbate) (moderate) — Widely used preservative, generally safe but signals a shelf-stable processed product, not fresh juice.
- Iodised Salt (moderate) — Necessary for thyroid health, but overuse can contribute to hypertension.
- Antioxidant 224 (potassium metabisulphite) (moderate) — Sulphite preservative; can trigger reactions in sulphite-sensitive people.