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One tangentially related example is Tic Tacs, which contain 94.5% sugar[0] but can legally advertise as "0 sugar" because the serving size is less than 0.5 gram

One tangentially related example is Tic Tacs, which contain 94.5% sugar[0] but can legally advertise as "0 sugar" because the serving size is less than 0.5 grams under FDA labeling rules.[1] [2] [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic_Tac https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic_Tac [1] https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=101.60 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFR... [2] https://i.imgur.com/9p6dMgD.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9p6dMgD.jpg

jjtheblunt 2y ago
i believe the ingredients list is ordered by amount of ingredient, so it's a quick scan to see if sugar (of whatever sort) is an added ingredient, despite the nonsense of numerical truncation being allowed in grams.
- m463 2y ago
  new zero calorie sucrose serving size: 1 grain.
- Jimmc414 2y ago
  but it is easy to miss. see [2] referenced image in the parent.
Rendello 2y ago
This came up on Reddit recently: > So I'm absolutely fucking obsessed with the Fruit Adventure flavor of Tic-Tacs. [...] I've been buying them in bulk, where each container has 200 candies each, and they come in bulk packs of 12 containers. I tend to eat them by the handful while I'm working or gaming, so in a day I can easily slam through 1-2 containers. > Over the past year, I found that I gained about 40lbs, and nothing about my eating habits had changed as far as I was aware. I told my doctor about it and she was a bit worried, so she had me do a bunch of bloodwork to see if there was a reason why I gained so much weight in a short period of time. Everything came back normal. She referred me to see a weight loss doctor who would also have me see a dietician. > I had been working with the dietician for a few months now, and we have me keep a food log. I had a virtual visit with her today and during it, I was fiddling around with an empty container to keep my hands busy. She saw it and asked where I got such a large container from, so I told her about it and how I eat 1-2 of those per day. She asked why those weren't on my food tracker and I said it was because they're 0 calories so they wouldn't count. Reddit OP goes on to discover what you posted. One of the comments in the thread was: > I just finished a diploma in a medical field, we were warned about people like you OP. I wish I was joking. https://old.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/1cck4u8/tifu_by_not_telling_my_doctor_how_many_tictacs_i/ https://old.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/1cck4u8/tifu_by_not_t...

jjtheblunt 2y ago

i believe the ingredients list is ordered by amount of ingredient, so it's a quick scan to see if sugar (of whatever sort) is an added ingredient, despite the nonsense of numerical truncation being allowed in grams.

m463 2y ago
new zero calorie sucrose serving size: 1 grain.
Jimmc414 2y ago
but it is easy to miss. see [2] referenced image in the parent.

Rendello 2y ago

This came up on Reddit recently: > So I'm absolutely fucking obsessed with the Fruit Adventure flavor of Tic-Tacs. [...] I've been buying them in bulk, where each container has 200 candies each, and they come in bulk packs of 12 containers. I tend to eat them by the handful while I'm working or gaming, so in a day I can easily slam through 1-2 containers. > Over the past year, I found that I gained about 40lbs, and nothing about my eating habits had changed as far as I was aware. I told my doctor about it and she was a bit worried, so she had me do a bunch of bloodwork to see if there was a reason why I gained so much weight in a short period of time. Everything came back normal. She referred me to see a weight loss doctor who would also have me see a dietician. > I had been working with the dietician for a few months now, and we have me keep a food log. I had a virtual visit with her today and during it, I was fiddling around with an empty container to keep my hands busy. She saw it and asked where I got such a large container from, so I told her about it and how I eat 1-2 of those per day. She asked why those weren't on my food tracker and I said it was because they're 0 calories so they wouldn't count. Reddit OP goes on to discover what you posted. One of the comments in the thread was: > I just finished a diploma in a medical field, we were warned about people like you OP. I wish I was joking. https://old.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/1cck4u8/tifu_by_not_telling_my_doctor_how_many_tictacs_i/ https://old.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/1cck4u8/tifu_by_not_t...