Super Bubur Kuah Kari (Instant Porridge with Curry Soup) — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Super Bubur Kuah Kari (Instant Porridge with Curry Soup) by Mayora DUMP — score 20/90.

An instant rice porridge built on a flavor-enhancer stack — MSG plus ribonucleotides, hydrolyzed and texturized vegetable protein, maltodextrin, synthetic chicken flavor, and a synthetic dye. Real rice is the base, but everything around it is lab-engineered for craving.

Why this verdict

• Engineered flavor stack: MSG + disodium 5'-ribonucleotide + maltodextrin + hydrolyzed vegetable protein
• Over 20 ingredients — squarely ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
• Synthetic dye Sunset Yellow FCF, a coloring with no nutritional value tied to hyperactivity concerns
• Synthetic chicken flavor and TBHQ preservative in the oil
• High sodium from MSG, salt, and HVP makes this a salt-bomb breakfast

Ingredients (16)

• Rice (63%) (safe) — Plain rice — the legitimate base of the porridge and the only whole component.
• Crackers (21.9%, with MSG, raising agent, Sunset Yellow FCF) (concerning) — Fried cracker bits carrying their own MSG and a synthetic dye — a processed add-on, not a whole food.
• TAPIOCA STARCH (moderate) — Simple refined thickener; minimal nutrition.
• Monosodium L-glutamate (MSG) (moderate) — Flavor enhancer that drives palatability and adds sodium; appears twice in this product.
• Disodium 5'-ribonucleotide (moderate) — Pairs with MSG to multiply savory intensity — the hallmark of an engineered flavor stack.
• Maltodextrin (concerning) — Ultra-processed filler with a very high glycemic index; a hallmark of NOVA 4 food.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
• Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
• Texturized Vegetable Protein (moderate) — Processed soy protein used to mimic meaty texture; ultra-processed ingredient.
• Vegetable Oil (with TBHQ Antioxidant) (concerning) — Refined oil preserved with TBHQ, a synthetic antioxidant flagged for safety at higher exposures.
• HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (moderate) — Processed protein used as a savory flavor booster; can carry free glutamates.
• Synthetic Chicken Flavor (concerning) — Lab-made flavor standing in for actual chicken; pure engineering for craving.
• Sunset Yellow FCF (CI 15985) (concerning) — Artificial coloring with no nutritional purpose, linked to hyperactivity in children.
• Silicon Dioxide (anticaking) (moderate) — Anticaking agent; inert but a processing-aid signal.
• Caramel Color IV (moderate) — Ammonia-sulfite caramel coloring used for appearance, not flavor or nutrition.
• Curry Spice Mix, Fried Onion, Dried Vegetables, Garlic/Pepper Powder (safe) — The small genuine flavor and vegetable components — minor positives in a heavily engineered list.