Wingreens Farms Cheesy Sauce — BULLSHIT
Munch or Dump rates Wingreens Farms Cheesy Sauce by Wingreens Farms BULLSHIT — score 0/90.
Sold as 'real cheese' with 'no artificial preservatives', but it's mostly refined oil, sugar and glucose with only 3% cheese and two synthetic preservatives.
Why this verdict
- Marketed as 'no artificial preservatives' yet lists two synthetic preservatives (INS 200 & INS 211)
- Sold as 'real cheese' but cheese powder is only 3% — oil, sugar and glucose dominate
- Two distinct sweeteners (sugar + liquid glucose) on a savory sauce
- Refined oil + sugar + stacked thickeners/emulsifiers = ultra-processed (NOVA 4)
- Claims 'source of protein' while delivering essentially 0g protein per serving
Ingredients (12)
- Refined Sunflower Oil (concerning) — Industrially refined, bleached and deodorized seed oil - almost pure omega-6 linoleic acid, which is pro-inflammatory in the excess amounts modern diets already deliver.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Liquid glucose (moderate) — A simple syrup adding sweetness and texture.
- Cheese Powder (3%) (safe) — The actual cheese — but only 3% of the product, so the 'cheese' is mostly flavour, not substance.
- Milk Solids (safe) — Curdled dairy solids — the protein, fat, and calcium of milk. Whole-food base with no processing tricks.
- Iodized Salt (safe) — Common salt; iodine is a plus in small amounts.
- Thickeners (INS 415 & INS 1442) (moderate) — Xanthan gum and modified starch — two stacked thickeners to fake a creamy cheese texture without real cheese.
- Acidity Regulators (INS 260 & INS 330) (safe) — Acetic and citric acid for tang and shelf stability — generally harmless.
- Yeast powder (safe) — Adds savory depth; carries barley and wheat.
- Preservatives (INS 200 & INS 211) (concerning) — Sorbic acid and sodium benzoate — synthetic preservatives, directly undercutting any 'no artificial preservatives' claim.
- Antioxidant (INS 386) (moderate) — EDTA-type antioxidant to keep the oil from going rancid — an industrial additive.
- Nature Identical Flavouring Substances (moderate) — Lab-synthesized 'mango' flavor doing the heavy lifting instead of actual fruit.