Super Cool Salsa — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Super Cool Salsa by Hot Dips OKAY — score 58/90.
A salsa that's actually mostly vegetables — 57% tomatoes, real onion, real peppers. Then the factory shows up with modified maize starch and a spoonful of sugar to fake the body and balance a slow-cooked salsa gets for free. Perfectly serviceable dip; just don't mistake it for pico de gallo.
Why this verdict
- Genuinely vegetable-led: 57% tomatoes + 10% onion + 7% green peppers at the top of the list
- Modified maize starch is an industrial thickener — a NOVA-4 marker standing in for slow reduction
- Added sugar in a savory dip nudges palatability without adding anything nutritional
- Real spices (cumin, coriander, chili) rather than 'flavourings' — a positive signal
- Positive and negative signals genuinely balance: too clean for DUMP, too formulated for MUNCH
Ingredients (14)
- Tomatoes (57%) (safe) — Real tomatoes are the dominant ingredient; lycopene, vitamin C, low calorie.
- Tomato Puree (safe) — Real tomato base, the legitimate heart of the soup.
- Onion (10%) (safe) — Real vegetable, adds flavor and prebiotic fiber.
- Green peppers (7%) (safe) — Real vegetable, vitamin C.
- Spirit Vinegar (safe) — Adds tang and helps preserve; negligible health impact.
- Modified Maize Starch (moderate) — Industrial texturizer/thickener; a NOVA-4 marker that signals processing, not nutrition.
- Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Coriander (safe) — Whole spice for flavor.
- Garlic Puree (safe) — Real aromatic.
- jalapeno peppers (safe) — Whole peppers providing the heat; a genuine ingredient, not a flavoring.
- Ground cumin (safe) — Real spice.
- Chili Powder (safe) — Real spice providing the heat.
- black pepper (safe) — Whole spice seasoning.