President's Choice Chipotle Mayo Sandwich Spread — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates President's Choice Chipotle Mayo Sandwich Spread by President's Choice ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A canola-oil-and-sugar base dressed up as a chipotle condiment, with three different sweeteners, modified corn starch and a stack of preservatives. It's a NOVA 4 lab build, not real mayo.
Why this verdict
- Three sweetener sources: sugar, brown sugar and blackstrap molasses
- Modified corn starch as a thickener — a refined industrial additive
- Stacked preservatives: potassium sorbate plus disodium EDTA
- Canola oil and sugar dominate before any real flavor ingredient
- NOVA 4: ~20 ingredients including smoke flavour and spice extracts
Ingredients (16)
- CANOLA OIL (moderate) — Refined seed oil added for softness and shelf life.
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- Concentrated tomato paste (safe) — Real tomato, adds body and a little flavor.
- Frozen egg yolk (safe) — Standard emulsifier for mayo-style spreads.
- white vinegar (safe) — Acidulant and preservative, harmless.
- Modified Corn Starch (moderate) — Industrially processed thickener — a hallmark of engineered, NOVA-4 foods.
- chipotle peppers (safe) — Real smoked peppers, the actual flavor of the product but a minor ingredient.
- brown sugar (moderate) — Straight added sugar, sits high in the list. Spikes blood sugar with no fibre to slow it.
- Concentrated lime and lemon juices (safe) — Acidity and flavor, fine.
- mustard flour (safe) — Flavor and mild emulsification.
- Blackstrap Molasses (concerning) — Third distinct sweetener source, pushing this into engineered sweetness.
- Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Synthetic preservative; generally tolerated but a processing marker.
- Smoke flavour (moderate) — Manufactured flavoring to mimic real smoking.
- SPICE EXTRACT (moderate) — Concentrated extracted flavoring rather than whole spice.
- disodium edta (moderate) — Synthetic chelating preservative; another industrial additive in the stack.
- Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.