Wegmans Sushi Favorites, Family Pack (Cooked), 32 pieces — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Wegmans Sushi Favorites, Family Pack (Cooked), 32 pieces by Wegmans DUMP — score 17/90.
'Made fresh daily' is doing a lot of work here. Fresh-rolled, yes — but the components arrive industrial: pollock surimi standing in for crab, mayo colored with paprika oleoresin, tempura built on mono- and diglycerides, and an oil blend containing fully hydrogenated soybean oil. Hydrogenated oil in your sushi is an automatic dump.
Why this verdict
- Contains fully hydrogenated soybean oil in the vegetable oil blend — hydrogenated oils are an automatic DUMP, no exceptions
- The 'California Roll' crab is 'fish protein' — pollock surimi minced with sugar and starch, not crab
- Well over 18 ingredients once components are unpacked: modified starches (corn, potato, tapioca), xanthan gum in three separate components, mono- and diglycerides
- Sugar is added five separate times — in the rice seasoning, the surimi, the tempura, the mayo, and the sriracha
- A 'Food You Feel Good About' banner sitting on a NOVA-4, ultra-processed formula
Ingredients (12)
- fully hydrogenated soybean oil (avoid) — Industrial hardened fat hiding inside the 'vegetable oil' blend. Hydrogenated oils have no business in sushi — this alone forces the DUMP.
- fish protein (pollock, sugar) (caution) — Surimi — fish paste rebuilt with sugar and starch to impersonate crab.
- modified starch (corn, potato, tapioca) (caution) — Three chemically modified starches used as industrial texturizers — a classic NOVA-4 marker.
- Mono- and diglycerides (moderate) — Emulsifier that keeps fat and water blended - a processed-food marker.
- Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Industrial thickener.
- Glucose (caution) — Second added sugar, there to sharpen the hit.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Soybean Oil (moderate) — Refined vegetable oil for body and mouthfeel.
- paprika oleoresin (moderate) — Extracted colorant that keeps the mayo looking rich — natural-derived, but a colorant all the same.
- Shrimp (safe) — Wild-caught whole protein; lean, high in protein, low in saturated fat.
- avocado (safe) — Whole fruit rich in monounsaturated fat, fiber, and potassium.
- Seaweed (Nori) (safe) — Whole roasted seaweed, low in calories and a source of iodine and minerals.