Peach Pie — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Peach Pie by The Kroger Co. DUMP — score 20/90.

A snack pie built on partially hydrogenated oils (artificial trans fat), refined enriched flour, and a stack of maltitol sweeteners. The peach is a garnish on a processed dessert.

Why this verdict

• Partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils — artificial trans fat, the worst fat for your heart
• Enriched (refined) wheat flour is the structural base — fast carbs, stripped of fiber
• Two sweeteners: maltitol and maltitol syrup — sugar alcohols known for GI distress
• Modified corn starch — a processed texturizer, marker of an industrial formula
• Peaches lead the label but the pie is mostly refined flour, oil, and sweetener

Ingredients (8)

• Peaches (safe) — Real yellow cling peaches, the whole-fruit base. Fiber, vitamin C, potassium.
• Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid) (moderate) — Refined flour stripped of fiber then synthetically re-fortified; a fast carbohydrate base
• Partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils (harmful) — Industrial trans fat source — raises LDL, lowers HDL, strongly linked to heart disease
• maltitol (moderate) — Sugar alcohol that raises blood sugar more than other polyols and frequently causes gas and cramping.
• Modified Corn Starch (moderate) — Industrially processed starch used as a binder/anti-caking agent — a marker of ultra-processing.
• maltitol syrup (moderate) — Second form of the same sugar alcohol; compounds the sweetener load and GI effects
• Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
• citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness; harmless in this amount but can be rough on tooth enamel.