Society Sweet & Spicy Mango Pickle — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Society Sweet & Spicy Mango Pickle by society ENGINEERED — score 31/90.

A mango base buried under two added sweeteners (sugar ahead of jaggery), refined corn oil, and a sodium benzoate preservative — built for a sweet-spicy hit, not nourishment.

Why this verdict

• Sugar is the #2 ingredient, ahead of the jaggery — two added sweeteners stacked together
• Refined corn oil adds empty industrial fat
• Sodium benzoate (INS 211), a synthetic preservative, keeps it shelf-stable for 24 months
• Two acidity regulators (INS 330, INS 260) round out a processed, lab-tuned profile
• Mango base is real, but it's drowned in sweetness and additives

Ingredients (18)

• Mango (45%) (safe) — Real fruit and the dominant ingredient — the one genuinely wholesome part.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• Jaggery (8%) (moderate) — Less refined than sugar but still added sugar — a second sweetener source on top of the first.
• Red Chilli Powder (safe) — Natural spice for heat, benign.
• Fenugreek (safe) — Traditional seed spice with no health concern in this amount.
• mustard (safe) — Real condiment sub-recipe (vinegar, mustard seed, turmeric, paprika). One of the cleaner lines on the label.
• Iodised Salt (moderate) — Necessary for thyroid health, but overuse can contribute to hypertension.
• Fennel Seeds (safe) — Whole seed, traditional breath freshener and mild digestive carminative.
• Coriander seeds (safe) — Whole spice seed, harmless and mildly aromatic.
• cumin (safe) — Whole spice.
• corn oil (moderate) — Refined frying oil; contributes to the high fat load.
• Asafoetida (safe) — Traditional resin spice used in tiny amounts for aroma and digestion.
• cinnamon (safe) — Real spice; the one genuinely wholesome note.
• Clove (safe) — Antioxidant-rich whole spice.
• TURMERIC POWDER (safe) — Natural spice and mild coloring, benign.
• Acidity regulator (INS-330, citric acid) (safe) — Common tartness/pH agent, low concern on its own.
• Acidity Regulator (INS 260, Acetic Acid) (moderate) — Processing aid for pH and shelf life.
• Preservative (INS 211, Sodium Benzoate) (moderate) — Shelf-life preservative that can form trace benzene when combined with the added acids.