Wegmans Sour Cream, 16 oz — MUNCH

Munch or Dump rates Wegmans Sour Cream, 16 oz by Wegmans MUNCH — score 100/90.

Real cultured cream with nothing propping it up: no modified starch, no gums, no carrageenan. The full-fat version is actually the clean one here, since Wegmans' light sour cream adds milk protein concentrate to fake the texture that fat provides. It's rich in saturated fat, so treat it as a topping rather than a food group.

Why this verdict

• Short cultured-dairy label: cream, cultures, milk solids, enzyme
• No gums, modified starch, or stabilizers
• Full-fat, so no fillers are needed to mimic body and texture
• High in saturated fat, which is why it belongs as a topping

Ingredients (4)

• Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Cream (moderate) — Clean fermented-dairy base; high in saturated fat, so portion is the concern, not the ingredient.
• CULTURES (safe) — Live bacterial cultures that sour and thicken the cream.
• nonfat milk solids (safe) — Dried skim milk added for body and protein.
• enzyme (safe) — Aids curd formation; standard in cultured cheese.