Private Selection Asian Inspired Spicy Orange Simmer Sauce — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Private Selection Asian Inspired Spicy Orange Simmer Sauce by No Mnaufacturer DUMP — score 20/90.
Sugar is the second ingredient in a 17-item processed sauce thickened with two stabilizers — it's mostly sweetened, salted flavor water dressed up as gourmet.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is the #2 ingredient, ahead of every real aromatic
- Orange juice concentrate piles a second sweetener on top
- 17 ingredients with two stabilizers (corn starch + xanthan gum) = NOVA-4 processed
- Salt shows up twice over (added salt plus salty tamari) — sodium-heavy
- Real ginger, garlic and sesame oil are minor afterthoughts near the bottom
Ingredients (16)
- Water (safe) — First ingredient by weight; this pudding is mostly water, not milk.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- Tamari sauce (water, soybeans, salt, alcohol) (moderate) — Fermented soy for umami, but it's a major salt source pushing sodium high.
- Orange Juice Concentrate (moderate) — Concentrated fruit sugars used as a third sweetener layer.
- white vinegar (safe) — Standard acidifier for tang and shelf stability.
- Corn Starch (moderate) — Refined starch used as a thickener/filler, adding fast carbs with no nutritional value.
- Orange Peel (safe) — Real citrus aromatics; a genuine ingredient.
- GARLIC (safe) — Whole garlic, flavor and minor health benefits.
- Tomato paste (safe) — Concentrated tomato, fine.
- GINGER PUREE (safe) — Real ginger — a positive, though minor by weight.
- Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
- RED BELL PEPPERS (safe) — Real vegetable; trace amount.
- TOASTED SESAME OIL (safe) — Whole-seed oil used in small amount for aroma.
- Crushed red peppers (safe) — Real chili for heat; harmless.
- Onions (safe) — Whole vegetable, adds flavor and fiber.
- Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Another stabilizer stacked on guar; emulsifier load is associated with gut-lining irritation.