Whiskey Praline Pecans — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates Whiskey Praline Pecans by Jack Daniel's DUMP — score 20/90.
Real pecans buried under sugar, corn syrup solids, and partially hydrogenated soybean oil — that artificial trans fat alone sends this straight to DUMP.
Why this verdict
- Partially hydrogenated soybean oil — artificial trans fat, an automatic DUMP
- Two sugars plus corn syrup solids make it sugar-dominant
- Non-dairy creamer drags in a stack of emulsifiers and phosphates
- Maltodextrin, artificial flavor, and caramel color flag heavy processing
- ~17 ingredients reading like a candy-factory line, not a nut tin
Ingredients (17)
- pecans (safe) — Roasted nuts bring real fats, fiber and protein — the one genuinely nutritious element.
- Sugar (white & brown) (concerning) — Added sugar, and there's a lot of it — 13g per small serving.
- Non-dairy creamer (concerning) — 25% of the product — typically glucose solids, refined vegetable oil, and emulsifiers. A cheap dairy mimic with no real nutrition.
- PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL (harmful) — Source of artificial trans fat — raises bad cholesterol, lowers good cholesterol, strongly linked to heart disease.
- corn syrup solids (concerning) — Dried corn syrup — cheap refined carbohydrate bulking agent, no nutritional value.
- Sodium Caseinate (moderate) — Milk-derived protein used as an emulsifier/stabilizer.
- Dipotassium Phosphate (moderate) — Phosphate additive used to stabilize the evaporated milk.
- Mono & diglycerides (moderate) — Emulsifier that can carry trace trans fats; ultra-processing signal.
- Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (moderate) — Synthetic dough emulsifier for softness and shelf life.
- Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
- Sodium calcium alginate (moderate) — Texturizer/stabilizer derived from seaweed; benign but adds to the additive count.
- Artificial Flavor) (moderate) — Lab-made flavoring with no nutritional value — out of place in a 'finest ingredients' bar.
- spice (safe) — Basic seasoning, negligible impact
- caramel color (moderate) — Artificial-adjacent coloring used purely for cosmetic browning.
- Maltodextrin (concerning) — A refined-starch filler with a glycemic index higher than table sugar; pure processed carbohydrate with no nutritional upside.
- Jack Daniel's whiskey (moderate) — Used for flavor and cooked off; contributes little nutritionally.
- Silicon Dioxide (moderate) — Anti-caking agent to keep the powder free-flowing; inert filler with no benefit.