Smoodh Lassi — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Smoodh Lassi by SMOODH ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A sugary sweetened yogurt drink dressed up as wholesome dairy. Real dahi is diluted with water and loaded with sugar (24g a bottle), then held together with a cellulose stabilizer and synthetic rose flavor.

Why this verdict

• 24g of added sugar per small 180ml bottle - most of the carbs are sugar, not milk
• Diluted with water, so it is not straight lassi
• Carboxymethyl-cellulose stabilizer (INS 466) added for fake creamy body
• Synthetic 'nature-identical' rose flavoring, not real rose
• Rated NOVA 4 ultra-processed

Ingredients (7)

• Toned milk dahi (50%) (safe) — Fermented yogurt base - real protein, calcium and live cultures. The one genuinely good thing here.
• Water (safe) — Bulking agent that keeps this a low-fat spread; inert.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added refined sugar; spikes blood sugar and turns a milky base into a dessert.
• Stabilizer (INS 466, carboxymethyl cellulose) (moderate) — Cellulose gum added to fake a thick, creamy mouthfeel; a marker of an engineered texture.
• Acidity regulator (INS-330, citric acid) (safe) — Common tartness/pH agent, low concern on its own.
• Iodised Salt (safe) — Sodium with added iodine; fine in small amounts but adds to the sodium load.
• Nature Identical Flavouring Substance (rose) (moderate) — Lab-made synthetic rose flavor, not actual rose - the aroma is manufactured.