Priyagold Puff Choco Vanilla Flavoured Sandwich Biscuits — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Priyagold Puff Choco Vanilla Flavoured Sandwich Biscuits by Priyagold DUMP — score 20/90.
Refined maida and sugar wrapped around palm oil cream, then dosed with two emulsifiers, a sulphite dough conditioner, artificial flavors, and the synthetic red dye Ponceau 4R. This is an ultra-processed (NOVA 4) sugar-and-starch bomb, not a snack with anything going for it.
Why this verdict
- Refined maida (50%) plus sugar and liquid glucose — a fast-digesting starch-and-sugar load
- Synthetic colour Ponceau 4R (E124), an azo dye tied to hyperactivity in kids
- Two stacked emulsifiers (lecithin + DATEM) and a sulphite dough conditioner
- Palm oil cream and artificial choco/vanilla flavors — NOVA 4 ultra-processed
- ~497 kcal/100g of empty calories with essentially no protein or fibre
Ingredients (15)
- Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) 50% (concerning) — Stripped of fibre and most nutrients; digests fast and spikes blood sugar.
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- Palm Oil (Edible Vegetable Oil) (moderate) — Refined oil high in saturated fat used for the cream.
- Liquid glucose (concerning) — A second refined sweetener; rapidly absorbed sugar that adds to the glycemic hit.
- Ammonium Bicarbonate (E503) (safe) — Traditional baking leavening agent that gasses off during baking; not a health concern.
- Sodium bicarbonate (E500) (safe) — Common baking leavening agent, harmless in these amounts.
- Milk Solids 1.5% (safe) — Minor dairy addition for flavor; trivial nutritionally.
- cocoa powder (safe) — Provides flavour and a little antioxidant content; present in small amount.
- Iodised Salt (safe) — Adds sodium and iodine; minor amount.
- Lecithin (E322) (safe) — Emulsifier; generally benign but part of an emulsifier stack here.
- DATEM (E472e) (moderate) — Diacetyltartaric ester emulsifier — marker of industrial baked goods.
- Sodium Metabisulphite (E223) (moderate) — Sulphite dough conditioner; an allergen that can trigger reactions in sensitive people.
- Artificial Choco & Vanilla Flavours (moderate) — Lab-made flavors engineering the taste; signal of an ultra-processed formula.
- Caramel colour (E150d) (moderate) — Added natural colour; cosmetic only, no benefit.
- Ponceau 4R (E124) (harmful) — Synthetic azo dye linked to hyperactivity in children; restricted or banned in several countries. Pure cosmetics.