Royco Minutesoep X3 Groenten Supreme — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Royco Minutesoep X3 Groenten Supreme by Royco DUMP — score 20/90.
An instant soup powder built on starch, palm fat and a lab-grade flavor-enhancer stack (MSG plus nucleotides), with only 13% actual vegetables and barely any nutrition.
Why this verdict
- Flavor-enhancer stack: MSG (E621) plus nucleotides E627 and E631, the classic engineered-savory triad
- Only 13% vegetables; potato starch and palm fat carry the body, not food
- Two phosphate stabilizers (E450, E452) plus emulsifier E471 layered in
- Glucose syrup and heavy salt added for cheap palatability
- Riboflavin added purely as a colorant to fake a richer look
Ingredients (18)
- Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
- Vegetables 13% (tomato, leek, savoy cabbage, carrot, spinach, pepper, onion, green beans, celery) (safe) — Real vegetables but a tiny 13% fraction, mostly dehydrated flakes with little fiber or vitamins left.
- potato starch (moderate) — Another refined starch thickener layered on top of the modified maize starch.
- Croutons (wheat flour, palm fat, salt, yeast, rosemary extract) (moderate) — Refined-flour bits fried in palm fat; refined carbs plus saturated fat.
- palm fat (moderate) — Refined saturated fat; second processed fat in the formula.
- Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
- glucose syrup (concerning) — A second refined sweetener layered on top of the sugar — pure fast carbs.
- Monosodium glutamate (E621) (moderate) — Flavor enhancer that fakes a rich umami taste the thin vegetable content can't provide.
- Disodium guanylate (E627) (moderate) — Nucleotide enhancer used with MSG to amplify savory cravings; marker of engineered flavor.
- Disodium inosinate (E631) (moderate) — Second nucleotide enhancer stacked with MSG; the lab-savory triad.
- Potassium chloride (E508) (safe) — Gelling agent / salt substitute; generally fine in these amounts.
- Flavorings (contains barley and celery) (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend doing the work real ingredients should; also an allergen source.
- Lactose and milk proteins (moderate) — Dairy fractions added for creaminess and flavor; dairy allergen.
- Emulsifier E471 (mono- and diglycerides) (moderate) — Industrial emulsifier for soft texture; a marker of ultra-processing.
- Stabilizer E450 (diphosphates) (moderate) — Phosphate stabilizer; high phosphate intake is a flag for ultra-processed mixes.
- Stabilizer E452 (polyphosphates) (moderate) — Second phosphate stabilizer stacked alongside E450.
- Turmeric (safe) — Natural color; harmless in this trace amount.
- Colorant: riboflavin (moderate) — Vitamin B2 used purely as a yellow colorant to fake a richer-looking broth.