SlimFast Meal Replacement Shake Mix (Chocolate) — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates SlimFast Meal Replacement Shake Mix (Chocolate) by Slim-Fast! DUMP — score 20/90.

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 (concerning) — A refined-starch filler with a glycemic index higher than table sugar; pure processed carbohydrate with no nutritional upside.
• Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
• cocoa processed with alkali (moderate) — Dutched cocoa for color and mellow flavor; alkali processing strips most of the beneficial flavanols.
• high oleic sunflower oil (moderate) — Refined oil; more stable than most seed oils but still a processed fat with no whole-food value here.
• gum arabic (safe) — A plant-derived fiber/gum used as a binder. Generally harmless in these amounts.
• Cellulose gel (moderate) — Microcrystalline cellulose, a processed bulking/anti-caking agent with no nutritional role.
• milk protein concentrate (safe) — The protein source — a legitimate dairy protein and one of the few worthwhile ingredients.
• Buttermilk Powder (safe) — Dairy solids for flavor and body; fine in moderation.
• Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
• Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Lab-produced stabilizer for texture; mild gut effects in large amounts.
• Dextrose (concerning) — A second added sugar (pure glucose) that hits the bloodstream even faster than sucrose.
• Modified Corn Starch (moderate) — Industrially processed thickener — a hallmark of engineered, NOVA-4 foods.
• Carrageenan (moderate) — Stabilizer linked to gut irritation in some studies.
• Artificial Flavor) (moderate) — Lab-made flavoring with no nutritional value — out of place in a 'finest ingredients' bar.
• Guar Gum (safe) — Plant-based thickener from guar beans. Safe in these small amounts; can cause gas in large doses.
• Acesulfame Potassium (moderate) — Second artificial sweetener piled on top of sucralose to boost perceived sweetness; the stacking is the red flag.
• aspartame (moderate) — An artificial sweetener layered on top of the HFCS - engineered sweetness, not real flavor.
• 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.