Taami Elite Milk Chocolate Bar, Puffed Rice and Nougat-Caramel Cream — ENGINEERED

Name: Taami Elite Milk Chocolate Bar, Puffed Rice and Nougat-Caramel Cream
Brand: Keepsake

Munch or Dump rates Taami Elite Milk Chocolate Bar, Puffed Rice and Nougat-Caramel Cream by Keepsake ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A lab-built candy bar: sugar is the #1 ingredient, refined palm fat and glucose syrup follow, and three emulsifiers plus artificial flavor hold it all together. Built for craving, not nutrition.

Why this verdict

Sugar is the first ingredient, ahead of any cocoa
Hyper-palatable triad: added sugar + refined palm fat + refined rice/glucose-syrup starch
Three stacked emulsifiers (soya lecithin, rapeseed lecithin, PGPR)
Two sweetener sources plus artificial flavor and vanillin
NOVA 4 ultra-processed; ~18g sugar in a 40g bar

Ingredients (16)

Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
Puffed rice (12%) (moderate) — Refined starch with little fiber; digests fast and adds to the glycemic load.
Vegetable oil & fat (palm) (concerning) — Refined palm fat, high in saturated fat. The fat half of the hyper-palatable engineering.
milk powder (moderate) — Dried milk adds creaminess and some protein and calcium, but also milk sugars.
glucose syrup (caution) — A second refined sweetener in the caramel.
Cocoa Mass (safe) — Real chocolate liquor.
Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cacao bean.
soy flour (safe) — Minor binder; a soy allergen source.
Hazelnuts (3%) (safe) — Real nuts but a token 3% despite top billing on the front of pack.
Butter oil (moderate) — Concentrated dairy fat; adds saturated fat.
Glycerin (humectant) (moderate) — Humectant that keeps the bar soft and chewy; a processing crutch, not nutrition.
Soya & rapeseed lecithin (moderate) — Two stacked emulsifiers to bind oil and water. A marker of industrial formulation.
PGPR (emulsifier) (concerning) — Polyglycerol polyricinoleate, a synthetic emulsifier used to cut cocoa butter cost. Pure factory chemistry.
Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
VANILLIN (moderate) — Synthetic vanilla flavor — the lone artificial additive in an otherwise recognizable list.
Artificial Flavor) (moderate) — Lab-made flavor doing the 'creme' work.