Van de Kamp's Danish — DUMP

Name: Van de Kamp's Danish
Brand: Van Or Kamp's

Munch or Dump rates Van de Kamp's Danish by Van Or Kamp's DUMP — score 20/90.

A refined-flour pastry built on four different sugars, palm oil, and a stack of emulsifiers — textbook ultra-processed.

Why this verdict

Four distinct added sugars: sugar, brown sugar, dextrose, and corn syrup
Enriched BLEACHED flour — stripped, refined starch with no real fiber
Palm oil as a major refined fat
Two emulsifiers (mono & diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate) for factory texture
Hyper-palatable triad: refined starch + refined oil + added sugar

Enriched bleached and unbleached flour (moderate) — Refined wheat flour, bleached and stripped of fiber, then re-fortified with synthetic vitamins. Spikes blood sugar.
Palm Oil (moderate) — Refined oil high in saturated fat, used in both the spread and the breadsticks for cheap richness.
Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
eggs (safe) — Whole-food binder and protein source.
brown sugar (moderate) — Straight added sugar, sits high in the list. Spikes blood sugar with no fibre to slow it.
Dextrose (concerning) — A second added sugar (pure glucose) that hits the bloodstream even faster than sucrose.
Corn Syrup (concerning) — Refined glucose syrup added purely for sweetness and body; spikes blood sugar with zero nutrition.
Mono and Diglycerides (moderate) — Emulsifier that can carry trace trans fat; marker of ultra-processing.
Almonds (safe) — Whole almonds in the coconut pieces — a real nut with healthy fats. A small positive.
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (moderate) — Synthetic dough emulsifier for softness and shelf life.