Vine Leaves Stuffed with Rice (Eridanous) — TREAT
Munch or Dump rates Vine Leaves Stuffed with Rice (Eridanous) by Eridanous TREAT — score 43/90.
A simple rice-and-vine-leaf base, but it's swimming in refined sunflower oil with a synthetic preservative and firming agents added.
Why this verdict
- 30% added sunflower oil — a refined-oil-heavy product, not a light vegetable dish
- Potassium sorbate preservative and calcium chloride firming agent in the pickled parts
- Salt appears in multiple components; ~0.9g salt per 100g
- Refined sunflower oil dominates over the small 3% extra virgin olive oil
- Whole-food rice and vine-leaf base keep it out of engineered territory
Ingredients (12)
- Rice (cooked, seasoned) (safe) — Refined white rice base; a fine carbohydrate, the most wholesome part of the product.
- Sunflower oil (30% added) (moderate) — Large amount of refined, omega-6-heavy oil added on top of the oil already in the rice; the main reason this isn't a light dish.
- Vine leaves (pickled, 8%) (safe) — A real leafy vegetable, brined; fine but present in small amount.
- Onions (safe) — Real vegetable.
- Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
- Herbs and spices (safe) — Plain dried herbs and spices for the Mediterranean profile — flavor with no additives.
- Extra virgin olive oil (3%) (safe) — Unrefined, cold-pressed oil; monounsaturated fats, not a cheap refined seed oil.
- citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.
- Potassium Sorbate (moderate) — Preservative for shelf life.
- Red peppers (pickled) (safe) — Pickled vegetable garnish; fine.
- ACETIC ACID (safe) — Vinegar acidulant for tang and shelf stability.
- calcium chloride (safe) — Firming salt that keeps the dice from turning to mush; trace amount, well tolerated.