Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Whoppers The Original Malted Milk Balls by Whoppers DUMP — score 20/90.

Sugar and corn syrup lead the list and it's built on partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil — artificial trans fat that's an automatic dump.

Why this verdict

• Partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil — artificial trans fat, automatic dump
• Sugar is #1 and corn syrup is #2 — two refined sweeteners up top
• About 57% sugar by weight, 24g per serving
• Coating leans on emulsifiers, glaze, and artificial flavor, not real chocolate

Ingredients (11)

• Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
• Corn Syrup (concerning) — Refined glucose syrup added purely for sweetness and body; spikes blood sugar with zero nutrition.
• PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (harmful) — Source of artificial trans fat — raises LDL, lowers HDL, no safe intake. This alone makes it a dump.
• Whey (Milk) (safe) — Milk protein byproduct used for texture; benign in this amount.
• Malted Milk (Barley Malt, Wheat Flour, Milk, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate) (moderate) — The actual malted milk that names the candy, but it sits behind sugar, syrup, and hydrogenated oil.
• Cocoa (safe) — Real cocoa adds flavor and some polyphenols, but it's far down the list.
• Resinous Glaze (Shellac) (moderate) — Insect-derived coating for shine — inert in small amounts but purely cosmetic.
• Sorbitan Tristearate (moderate) — Synthetic emulsifier/anti-bloom agent that keeps the coating smooth.
• Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
• Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
• Natural and Artificial Flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor chemicals; the 'artificial' half signals lab-built taste, not food.