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> since sugar is more expensive in Europe, they add less of it to the products I guarantee you that we can afford to spend 90 cents of Euro for 1 Kg of sugar.
by pvaldes 3y ago
> since sugar is more expensive in Europe, they add less of it to the products
I guarantee you that we can afford to spend 90 cents of Euro for 1 Kg of sugar.
Everybody here with a normal income use as much sugar on the kitchen as they want, plus a lot of fructose also.
- TheCoelacanth 3y agoThe effect is more on food manufacturers than on home kitchens. A few cents per item can have a significant effect on their profit margin.
- pvaldes 3y agoIf you put tons of sugar in a dish, people just eat less of it. Maybe Americans don't know if they are hungry or not. Or... maybe, just maybe, the nature of this problem could have multiple roots and is not just so simple as "lets blame sugar-co". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tributyltin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tributyltin Trybutilin was used in ship paint and detergent, and it accumulates in sea organisms Trybutilin is an obesogen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesogen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesogen
- pvaldes 3y agos/Tributilin/Tributyltin/