Yan Yan Cream Dip — BULLSHIT
Munch or Dump rates Yan Yan Cream Dip by Meiji Seika (S) Pte Ltd BULLSHIT — score 0/90.
Labeled "100% Natural" while built on partially hydrogenated oil (trans fat) and artificial flavors. The claim flatly contradicts what's in the cup.
Why this verdict
- "100% Natural" label, yet it contains partially hydrogenated oils (industrial trans fat)
- Lists artificial flavors despite the natural positioning
- Sugar is a top ingredient on a snack aimed at kids
- Refined wheat flour base with soy lecithin emulsifier, NOVA-4 ultra-processed
- Trans fat from hydrogenated oil raises bad cholesterol and heart risk
Ingredients (13)
- wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour for the wafer shell — refined carbohydrate with little fiber. Also a gluten source.
- Partially hydrogenated palm and canola oils (harmful) — Industrial trans fat, raises LDL, lowers HDL, the worst fat for your arteries.
- Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
- Whole Milk Powder (safe) — The actual 'milk' the name leans on — only 8%, ranked behind two sweeteners and a fake creamer.
- Non-fat milk powder (moderate) — Dried skim dairy, neutral filler.
- CHOCOLATE LIQUOR (safe) — Ground cocoa solids and cocoa butter. The actual cocoa; brings flavonoids and real chocolate flavor.
- cocoa processed with alkali (moderate) — Dutched cocoa for color and mellow flavor; alkali processing strips most of the beneficial flavanols.
- Cheese (moderate) — Minor dairy flavoring, adds salt and saturated fat.
- Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
- Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
- Sodium bicarbonate (leavening) (safe) — Baking soda to lift the wafer; standard and benign.
- Yeast powder (safe) — Leavening and flavor, benign.
- Artificial Flavors (moderate) — Lab-made flavor compounds in a product sold as premium dark chocolate; not what you'd expect at this tier.