Shurefine Sugar Free Syrup — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Shurefine Sugar Free Syrup by Shurefine ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
Sugar-free only because real sugar got swapped for a four-sweetener chemical stack — sorbitol, aspartame, acesulfame potassium and neotame — colored with caramel and held together by gums and preservatives. There's no actual maple or food in here.
Why this verdict
- Four sweeteners stacked: sorbitol, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, neotame — engineered sweetness, not food
- No real ingredient — it's water, caramel color and gum impersonating syrup
- Natural & artificial flavors plus a stack of preservatives and sequestrants (sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, sodium hexametaphosphate)
- Sorbitol in syrup quantities is a known cause of bloating and laxative effects
- NOVA group 4: ultra-processed, zero nutritional value
Ingredients (14)
- Water (safe) — Used as a basic ingredient in bread.
- sorbitol (moderate) — Sugar alcohol used as a humectant; can cause GI upset in quantity.
- Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Thickener adding to the multi-gum stabilizer system.
- Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
- Natural & Artificial Flavors (caution) — Synthetic flavoring system.
- Phosphoric Acid (caution) — Acidulant giving cola its tang. Erodes tooth enamel and is associated with lower bone density at high soda intake.
- caramel color (caution) — Artificial coloring for a browned look, no nutritional purpose.
- sodium benzoate (caution) — Chemical preservative for shelf life.
- Sorbic Acid (moderate) — Preservative extending shelf life.
- aspartame (moderate) — Artificial sweetener ~200x sweeter than sugar. Approved but heavily debated; keeps the drink at zero calories.
- citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
- SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE (caution) — Industrial sequestrant 'to protect flavor' — a phosphate processing aid you'd never find outside a factory.
- Acesulfame Potassium (caution) — Second artificial sweetener stacked with sucralose.
- Neotame (moderate) — Ultra-potent artificial sweetener; a fourth distinct sweetener in one bottle.