Sandwich Creme Cookies — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Sandwich Creme Cookies by Signature SELECT ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
An Oreo-style clone sweetened four different ways: sugar, dextrose, high-fructose corn syrup and corn syrup, on a base of refined flour and refined oils. It is tinted with caramel color and finished with artificial flavor. The 'creme' contains no cream. This is textbook engineered-for-craving junk food.
Why this verdict
- Four sweetener sources: sugar, dextrose, high-fructose corn syrup and corn syrup
- Hyper-palatable triad: refined flour + refined oil + sugar
- Caramel color added
- Artificial flavor
- NOVA 4 ultra-processed
Ingredients (11)
- Enriched Flour (moderate) — Refined wheat flour, low fiber base.
- Sugar (moderate) — A small amount added to enhance sweetness. Unnecessary but minor; drain and rinse to reduce it.
- Soybean Oil (moderate) — Refined vegetable oil for body and mouthfeel.
- Dextrose (caution) — Second added sweetener.
- Palm Oil (moderate) — Saturated-fat-heavy oil used in the crust.
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (caution) — The dominant sweetener and second ingredient; drives the sugar load.
- caramel color (caution) — Artificial coloring for a browned look, no nutritional purpose.
- cocoa processed with alkali (safe) — Dutched cocoa for chocolate flavor and color.
- Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
- Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
- Artificial Flavor) (moderate) — Lab-made flavor doing the 'creme' work.