Vegetable Oil Spread — DUMP

Name: Vegetable Oil Spread
Brand: Topco Associates Inc.

Munch or Dump rates Vegetable Oil Spread by Topco Associates Inc. DUMP — score 20/90.

A lab-built butter stand-in: a refined soybean/palm oil blend held together with two emulsifiers, two chemical preservatives, and artificial flavor. Nothing whole-food here.

Why this verdict

Built on refined, processed vegetable oils (soybean + palm + palm kernel)
Two stacked emulsifiers: mono & diglycerides and soy lecithin
Two chemical preservatives: potassium sorbate and calcium disodium EDTA
Artificial flavor mimicking butter it doesn't contain
NOVA 4 ultra-processed; nearly pure fat with no real nutrition

Ingredients (10)

Vegetable oil blend (soybean, palm, palm kernel) (moderate) — Refined oils; palm and palm kernel are high in saturated fat and heavily processed.
Water (safe) — First ingredient by weight; this pudding is mostly water, not milk.
Whey (safe) — Milk protein byproduct used for texture; harmless.
Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides (moderate) — Industrial emulsifier that binds oil and water; a marker of ultra-processing.
Soy Lecithin (moderate) — Common emulsifier in the brownie; mild but adds to the additive pile.
Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Synthetic preservative, generally tolerated but a sign of a heavily preserved product.
calcium disodium edta (moderate) — Chelating preservative to retain freshness, a clear processed-food marker
citric acid (safe) — Common acidulant for tartness; harmless in this amount but can be rough on tooth enamel.
Natural & Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor compounds, partly synthetic, used to mimic fruit and mint that aren't in the jar.