Royal Khajoor Plus — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Royal Khajoor Plus by Tulsi ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
Highly processed product with multiple artificial sweeteners and flavorings.
Why this verdict
- Multiple artificial sweeteners present
- Highly processed with flavor enhancers
- Contains artificial flavoring substances
- NOVA 4 ultra-processed
- Multiple sweeteners — sweetness engineered, not simple
Ingredients (8)
- Dates (safe) — Whole dried fruit — the binder and sole sugar source, bringing fiber and potassium along with the sweetness.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- gum arabic (safe) — Natural gum used to bind seasoning to the chip.
- Natural Flavours and Natural Flavouring Substances (moderate) — Proprietary flavour blend; 'natural' says nothing about how processed it is.
- Nature Identical Flavouring Substances (moderate) — Lab-synthesized 'mango' flavor doing the heavy lifting instead of actual fruit.
- Artificial Flavouring Substances (Rose & Mint) (concerning) — Artificial additives to mimic flavors.
- Silver Leaf (INS 174) (moderate) — Edible silver; generally used for decoration.
- Sweeteners (INS 955, INS 980 and INS 954) (concerning) — Artificial sweeteners like sucralose, steviol glycoside, and saccharin can have health concerns.
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