Paper Boat Swing Lush Lychee — DUMP

Name: Paper Boat Swing Lush Lychee
Brand: paper boat

Munch or Dump rates Paper Boat Swing Lush Lychee by paper boat DUMP — score 20/90.

A sugar-water drink dressed up as fruit juice. Only 1% real lychee concentrate; sugar is the #2 ingredient and it's classified as ultra-processed (NOVA 4).

Why this verdict

Sugar is the #2 ingredient, ahead of any actual fruit
Only 1% real lychee juice concentrate; the flavor is mostly added flavourings
Roughly 30g sugar per 200ml serving spikes blood sugar
Stabilizers (CMC + guar gum) fake the texture of real juice
Classified ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Ingredients (10)

Water (safe) — Bulking agent that keeps this a low-fat spread; inert.
Sugar (moderate) — Added refined sugar; spikes blood sugar and turns a milky base into a dessert.
Lychee juice concentrate (1%) (safe) — The 'real fruit' is a token 1%; provides flavor and label appeal but negligible nutrition.
Apple juice concentrate (0.7%) (moderate) — Cheap sweet filler concentrate, essentially more sugar with a fruit label.
Flavours (nature-identical and natural) (moderate) — Nature-identical means lab-made flavour compounds engineered to mimic guava the low fruit content can't deliver.
Citric acid (acidity regulator) (safe) — Common, harmless acidity regulator used to control pH and texture.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (stabilizer) (moderate) — Industrial thickener that mimics the body of real juice; emulsifier under scrutiny for gut effects.
Guar gum (stabilizer) (moderate) — Second stabilizer stacked to fake mouthfeel; generally tolerated but signals a manufactured formula.
Ascorbic acid (antioxidant / Vitamin C) (safe) — Preservative doubling as a Vitamin C talking point; fine but minor.
Vitamin D2 (safe) — Added micronutrient used as a marketing hook; a small genuine positive but doesn't redeem the sugar.