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Parle · 150g · Snacks

Monaco Cheeselings

Don't Eat

Ultra-processed cheese snack high in refined flour, palm oil, and sodium; lacks nutritional value beyond empty calories.

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Fig. 01 · 150g · web-sourced

§01 — Six-Axis Assessment

Red = warning
01/06Sugar loadClear

Evidence is insufficient to compute added sugar per 100g from the provided sources; the research characterizes it as a savory snack with negligible free sugars and no clear mention of sugar among the leading ingredients. Based on the provided estimate (<5g/100g) this would meet the GREEN threshold (<5g/100g and no added sugar in top-5), but the exact label values are not cited.

02/06Processing tierRed

The research classifies the product as NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed) due to refined wheat flour, palm oil, cheese powder and multiple additives/flavour enhancers (E322, E330, E621, E627, E631, E319). Under the v1 rule, NOVA 4 becomes RED when the product also fails another axis; here, the provided research flags high sodium and high fat/saturated fat, so the RED threshold is met.

03/06Fat profileRed

The research indicates fat largely from palm oil with an estimated ~10–15g saturated fat per 100g, which exceeds the RED threshold of saturated fat >5g/100g for solids. No quantified trans-fat or partially hydrogenated oil evidence is provided, so the trigger is the saturated-fat estimate and palm-oil based formulation.

04/06SodiumRed

The research estimates ~1200mg sodium per 100g (range ~800–1200mg/100g), which crosses the RED threshold of ≥625mg/100g for solids. This is described as coming from salt and flavour enhancers.

05/06Marketing deceptionWatch

Evidence is limited to e-commerce framing; the research states the product is marketed as a convenient munchy and notes 'healthy-ish' / 'baked alternative to hunger' style positioning, while composition is ultra-processed with multiple additives. With no documented regulator ruling or a clearly contradictory front-of-pack claim in the provided sources, this matches the YELLOW threshold (soft framing unsupported by composition).

06/06Regulatory historyClear

The research reports no FSSAI recalls, ASCI violations, or lab controversies specific to Monaco Cheeselings found in searches. With no adverse regulatory events cited for the product, this meets the GREEN threshold on the provided evidence.

§05 — Timeline

01 Jan 1980
Monaco brand launch by Parle
Parle Products · ref 1

§04 — Evidence Trail

01Monaco — Parle Products02Parle Monaco Cheeselings 150g — Maurya Grocery
Assessed under donteat.in methodology v1 · six-axis framework.

§06 — Ingredients

Refined Wheat Flour (Maida), Edible Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil), Cheese Powder, Salt, Maltodextrin, Herbs, Emulsifiers (E322, E330), Acidity Regulator (E330), Flavour Enhancers (E621, E627, E631), Antioxidant (E319). (Estimated from similar products; exact unconfirmed)