Sofit Soya Drink (Kesar Pista Flavour) 1ltr — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Sofit Soya Drink (Kesar Pista Flavour) 1ltr by Hershey's India ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A flavored, sweetened soy drink with only 13.6% soybeans, sugar as the second ingredient, stacked emulsifiers and artificial kesar-pista flavour. It's a dessert drink dressed up as health food.
Why this verdict
- Sugar is the #2 ingredient, ahead of everything but water and soy
- Only 13.6% soybeans — mostly water plus additives
- Two stacked emulsifiers (E460i, E466) to fake a creamy mouthfeel
- Artificial kesar-pista flavouring, not real saffron or pistachio
- NOVA-4 ultra-processed with vitamins fortified back in
Ingredients (15)
- Water (safe) — First ingredient by weight; this pudding is mostly water, not milk.
- Soyabeans (13.6%) (safe) — The one genuinely nutritious component — plant protein and fiber, but it's a minority of the formula.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- Tricalcium phosphate (mineral) (safe) — Added calcium fortification; useful but a sign nutrients were engineered back in.
- Emulsifier E460i (microcrystalline cellulose) (moderate) — Texturizer/stabilizer to hold the drink together; marker of ultra-processing.
- Emulsifier E466 (carboxymethyl cellulose) (moderate) — Second stacked emulsifier; some evidence it may disturb gut lining at high intake.
- Acidity regulator E500ii (sodium bicarbonate) (safe) — pH buffer; harmless but another processing aid.
- EDIBLE COMMON SALT (safe) — Small amount for taste.
- Oligofructose / dietary fibre (0.12%) (safe) — A token prebiotic fiber at 0.12% — too little to matter nutritionally.
- Artificial & nature-identical flavours (kesar pista) (moderate) — Lab flavouring imitating saffron and pistachio; no real spice or nut.
- vitamin E acetate (safe) — Added antioxidant vitamin.
- Vitamin A Acetate (safe) — Fortification.
- Vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate) (safe) — Fortification.
- vitamin B2 (riboflavin) (safe) — Fortification.
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) (safe) — Useful B12 for a vegan drink.