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Reminds me of how Tic Tacs have "0g sugar" on the label. You'd expect the average person to see this information and extrapolate that they are ingesting 0g of
by always_good 8y ago
Reminds me of how Tic Tacs have "0g sugar" on the label.
You'd expect the average person to see this information and extrapolate that they are ingesting 0g of sugar whether they eat 1 or 100 Tic Tacs.
> Tic Tac® mints do contain sugar as listed in the ingredient statement. However, since the amount of sugar per serving (1 mint) is less than 0.5 grams, FDA labeling requirements permit the Nutrition Facts to state that there are 0 grams of sugar per serving.
Bizarre.
- aerotwelve 8y agoOne of my favorite instances of this is non-stick cooking spray. From the can in my kitchen: Serving size: 1/4 second spray Servings per container: about 565 Calories: 0 When you can make the serving size small enough, you can say there's no calories! They actually fixed this with the new labeling requirements the FDA enacted a few years ago, so at least that's one step towards transparency.
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- CryoLogic 8y agoIf it's under 5 calories there is a margin of error rule that allows you to label it as zero. So just get the serving size small enough and it's calorie free!
- hunter2_ 8y agoI wonder if I could sell a box of 0.49g sugar packets. Serving size 1 packet. 0g sugar.
- hexane360 8y agoA great video about this kind of manipulation: https://youtu.be/mxNPpte_6m4 https://youtu.be/mxNPpte_6m4
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