Slice Mango — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Slice Mango by PepsiCo Inc. DUMP — score 20/90.

Sugar water with a splash of mango, artificial color, and a preservative. Only 14% mango pulp; the second ingredient is straight sugar.

Why this verdict

• Added sugar is the #2 ingredient, ~13g per 100ml, ahead of any real mango
• Only 14% mango pulp in the reconstituted drink
• Sunset Yellow (colour 110), an artificial dye linked to hyperactivity concerns
• Synthetic 'nature identical' flavouring plus sodium benzoate preservative
• NOVA 4 ultra-processed: liquid sugar with no fiber and near-zero nutrition

Ingredients (9)

• Water (safe) — Added back as a filler/texture agent; harmless but dilutes.
• Sugar (concerning) — Added sugar, third by weight, feeds yeast and adds sweetness with no nutritional benefit.
• Concentrated & Alphonso mango pulp (14%) (safe) — Real fruit, but only 14% of the reconstituted drink and largely from concentrate.
• Acidity Regulator (330 - Citric Acid) (safe) — Common food acid for tartness, well tolerated.
• Stabilizer (466 - CMC) (moderate) — Carboxymethyl cellulose, a texturizer to hold the pulp in suspension. Sign of an engineered formula.
• Stabilizer (440 - pectin) (safe) — Fruit-derived thickener, generally benign.
• Flavour (natural and nature-identical) (moderate) — 'Nature identical' means lab-synthesized flavor compounds propping up the thin real-fruit content.
• Preservative (202) - Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Shelf-life preservative, common but marks an industrial product.
• Colour (110 - Sunset Yellow FCF) (concerning) — Artificial azo dye added to fake a ripe-mango glow; linked to hyperactivity in children and requires warning labels in the EU.