Wegmans Cannoli Chip & Dip Tray, 12 oz — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Wegmans Cannoli Chip & Dip Tray, 12 oz by Wegmans ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A bakery-case cannoli rebuilt as a snack kit — and it shows. The chips are the textbook hyper-palatable triad (sugar, palm oil, refined flour), and the 'sweet ricotta' filling needs dextrose, stevia extract, and two rounds of natural flavor to taste like a cannoli. A real cannoli is a treat; this one was formulated.
Why this verdict
- Hyper-palatable snack triad detected: sugar + palm oil + enriched wheat flour
- Multiple sweeteners detected — sugar, dextrose, and stevia extract stacked: sweetness engineered, not simple
- 'Natural flavor' appears twice — once in the chips, once in the ricotta filling; real ricotta and vanilla shouldn't need help
- Palm oil stands in for the butter or lard a traditional cannoli shell would use
- Over 20 total ingredients across chips, filling, and chocolate chips — chemistry-set territory for a bakery dessert
Ingredients (10)
- Enriched wheat flour (moderate) — Refined white flour — fast-digesting starch is the backbone of the chip.
- Palm Oil (concerning) — High in saturated fats and environmentally concerning.
- Sugar (moderate) — Commonly used sweetener but contributes empty calories.
- Dextrose (caution) — Sweetener #2 — pure fast-absorbing glucose.
- stevia extract (moderate) — A high-intensity sweetener hiding in a bakery dessert — the third leg of a stacked sweetness system.
- Natural flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed flavoring; natural-sourced but still a lab-blended ingredient.
- ricotta cheese (whole milk, vinegar, salt) (safe) — The one genuinely traditional component — actual whole-milk ricotta.
- eggs (safe) — Real eggs — the most honest ingredient in the box.
- Soy Lecithin (moderate) — An emulsifier derived from soybeans, generally considered safe but indicative of processing.
- cocoa butter / chocolate liquor (safe) — Real chocolate components in the chips — no compound coating here.