Wegmans Mini Cheese Filled Chocolate Covered Cannolis, 4 Pack — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Wegmans Mini Cheese Filled Chocolate Covered Cannolis, 4 Pack by Wegmans ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
The ricotta filling is honestly just ricotta, sugar and vanilla — that part's real. The problem is everything around it: a 'dark chocolate' coating that leads with sugar and palm kernel oil, refined flour, and soy lecithin stacked across the shell, chips and curls. It's engineered confectionery wearing a bakery label.
Why this verdict
- Hyper-palatable snack triad detected — sugar + palm/palm kernel oil + enriched wheat flour
- The 'dark chocolate' coating is a compound coating: sugar and palm kernel oil come before any cocoa
- Refined tropical oils (palm and palm kernel) plus soy lecithin appear in the shell, chips and curls
- High sugar and high saturated fat throughout — a dense confection, not a light pastry
- Genuine ricotta filling keeps it out of the DUMP tier, but the build is clearly manufactured
Ingredients (10)
- Chocolate compound coating (caution) — Led by sugar and palm kernel oil rather than cocoa butter — a cheaper confectionery coating standing in for real chocolate.
- Enriched Flour (moderate) — Refined flour with some nutrients added back, lacks whole-grain benefits.
- Palm Oil (moderate) — Saturated-fat-heavy oil used in the crust.
- Palm Kernel Oil (moderate) — Extremely saturated tropical fat used for the fudge coating's snap.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- eggs (safe) — Genuine brioche enrichment; a real ingredient doing real work.
- ricotta cheese (safe) — Real cheese, the heart of the filling.
- Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
- Cocoa Butter (safe) — The natural fat of the cacao bean.
- Natural flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend; minor but not fully transparent.