SlimFast Meal Replacement Shake Mix (Chocolate) — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates SlimFast Meal Replacement Shake Mix (Chocolate) by Slim-Fast! DUMP — score 17/90.

A diet shake built almost entirely from refined fillers: maltodextrin and sugar lead, followed by a stack of six gums/emulsifiers, modified corn starch, artificial flavor, and two artificial sweeteners. The vitamin list is real, but it's bolted onto a heavily engineered base.

Why this verdict

• Maltodextrin is the #1 ingredient — a refined starch that spikes blood sugar as fast as glucose
• Three sweetness sources (sugar, dextrose) plus two artificial sweeteners (acesulfame K + aspartame)
• Six stacked gums and emulsifiers: gum arabic, cellulose gel, soy lecithin, xanthan, carrageenan, guar
• Modified corn starch and artificial flavor — classic ultra-processed (NOVA 4) markers
• 40+ ingredients total; the vitamin premix is real but bolted onto a refined-filler base

Ingredients (19)

• Maltodextrin (moderate) — Highly processed starch-derived carbohydrate used as a carrier and texturizer; spikes blood sugar readily.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• cocoa processed with alkali (safe) — Dutched cocoa for chocolate flavor and color.
• high oleic sunflower oil (moderate) — Refined oil for texture and a small amount of fat.
• gum arabic (safe) — Natural gum used to bind seasoning to the chip.
• Cellulose gel (moderate) — Processed cellulose bulking/texturizing agent.
• milk protein concentrate (moderate) — Processed dairy protein used to boost body and mouthfeel cheaply.
• Buttermilk Powder (moderate) — The namesake ingredient, present at under 2%.
• Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
• Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Industrial thickener.
• Dextrose (caution) — Second added sweetener.
• Modified Corn Starch (moderate) — Thickener/stabilizer that gives the sauce body.
• Carrageenan (moderate) — Seaweed-derived stabilizer; some people report digestive sensitivity.
• Artificial Flavor) (moderate) — Lab-made flavor doing the 'creme' work.
• Guar Gum (moderate) — Used as a firming agent or conditioner; not necessary.
• Acesulfame Potassium (caution) — Second artificial sweetener stacked with sucralose.
• aspartame (moderate) — Artificial sweetener ~200x sweeter than sugar. Approved but heavily debated; keeps the drink at zero calories.
• Sodium/potassium phosphate (moderate) — Added phosphate salts for buffering/texture; excess inorganic phosphate is hard on kidneys over time.
• Vitamin & mineral premix (safe) — A broad blend of ~24 vitamins and minerals (A, C, D, E, B-complex, zinc, iron, etc.) — the genuinely useful part.