Shurefine Sugar Free Syrup — ENGINEERED

Name: Shurefine Sugar Free Syrup
Brand: Shurefine

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) — First ingredient by weight; this pudding is mostly water, not milk.
sorbitol (moderate) — Sugar alcohol sweetener; poorly absorbed, causes bloating, gas and laxative effects in the amounts used in syrup.
Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Processed wood-pulp fiber used as a cheap bulking thickener; texture filler, not food.
Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
Natural & Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor compounds, partly synthetic, used to mimic fruit and mint that aren't in the jar.
Phosphoric Acid (moderate) — Acidulant; high phosphate intake is linked to bone and kidney concerns.
caramel color (moderate) — Cosmetic coloring with no nutritional value, can contain 4-MEI
sodium benzoate (moderate) — Preservative that can form benzene with citric acid present here; better avoided.
Sorbic Acid (moderate) — Preservative to extend shelf life.
aspartame (moderate) — Intense artificial sweetener; carries a PKU/phenylalanine warning, classified by IARC as possibly carcinogenic.
citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness; harmless in this amount but can be rough on tooth enamel.
SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE (moderate) — Sequestrant/phosphate additive contributing to phosphate load.
Acesulfame Potassium (moderate) — Intense artificial sweetener; adds to the multi-sweetener stack.
Neotame (moderate) — Ultra-potent artificial sweetener; a fourth distinct sweetener in one bottle.