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At our canteen they sell little packages with spreads for your bread. I checked one, and it said in big letters 114 CALORIES. Obviously, these were already in portion sized packaging so its logical to assume this 114 to be for the entire thing (which was tiny). Checking the bottom, in the smallest print they could muster it said: "This packaging contains 2 portions". Another one even contained 3 portions!
Little *kitten*.12 -
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I'd like to see anyone beat Diet Water.14
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Diet Mountain Dew.
A 20 oz bottle is labeled 20 calories. That would make it 0.5 calories per oz. So, a 12 oz can should be 6 calories, but it's listed as zero. Not that I'm sweating the calories in diet soda, but seriously1 -
LMAO at diet water.
I've seen some really weird things labeled 'gluten free' too... like packaged fruit or veggies.
And the pure sugary drinks or candy saying 'fat free' on the label tend to crack me up a little bit.5 -
EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
I'm enjoying that it's produced by Sapporo...6 -
EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
I'm enjoying that it's produced by Sapporo...
And Coke produces ... Water Salad.
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »Diet Mountain Dew.
A 20 oz bottle is labeled 20 calories. That would make it 0.5 calories per oz. So, a 12 oz can should be 6 calories, but it's listed as zero. Not that I'm sweating the calories in diet soda, but seriously
I've wondered that before haha, but like you I don't care since Diet Mountain Dew is delicious.2 -
pinggolfer96 wrote: »heatherhammy wrote: »I was surprised by the packets of "low sodium" soy sauce... it had added sugar and corn syrup. I'd rather have the sodium! I can understand if you need a low sodium diet, but otherwise I think I can do without added sugar in my soy sauce.
Low sodium soy sauce should say LOWER sodium soy sauce....it's still packed with it
Also, not all of it has added sugar or corn syrup. I've never run into that:
Kikkoman's (labeled "lower sodium") has the following ingredients: WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE; LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE. Regular has: WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE; LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE.2 -
PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »Diet Mountain Dew.
A 20 oz bottle is labeled 20 calories. That would make it 0.5 calories per oz. So, a 12 oz can should be 6 calories, but it's listed as zero. Not that I'm sweating the calories in diet soda, but seriously
Aaaand it's too late to edit. A 20 oz diet dew is 10 calories.1 -
Strawblackcat wrote: »I've always thought that European labels looked kind of crazy. They get so specific!
Also, on the HFCS topic, I've seen customers come into our store (local health food/supplement shop) shunning HFCS and damming it to hellfire and brimstone, and then immediately thereafter purchase a bag of fructose crystals from one of our bulk suppliers of "health" foods. Me and the other girl at the counter were going, "Wait, what?"
Also, almonds. I don't know why companies label unroasted almonds grown in the USA as "raw". They're not. They're all pasteurized, using one method or another. Unless you're buying Silician or Marcona almonds or something (way more delicious than USA almonds, by the way,) they're not raw.
I think they mean they are not toasted or roasted.1 -
PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »Diet Mountain Dew.
A 20 oz bottle is labeled 20 calories. That would make it 0.5 calories per oz. So, a 12 oz can should be 6 calories, but it's listed as zero. Not that I'm sweating the calories in diet soda, but seriously
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All the diet mountain dew I have seen don't say 0 calories0
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Red Licorice package that says "fat free!!!" ummm.....yes, I guess so, but what about all that sugar? I had to laugh.2
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KarenHatch1 wrote: »Red Licorice package that says "fat free!!!" ummm.....yes, I guess so, but what about all that sugar? I had to laugh.
But it's not like the label said said sugar free.0 -
kommodevaran wrote: »In Norway, bags of nuts often have a warning on the label: "May contain nuts".
In Britain bottles of milk carry a milk allergy warning....3 -
I thought this was a gag gift when I first saw it.
I know people are trying to lose weight but does it really have to come to THIS?
100% GUARANTEED for what exactly? :laugh:
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[During the whole 'low fat' craze of the 90's and early 2000s, "low fat" was listed on many gummy and hard candies. *facepalm* I also remember an ad in Australia for a brand of gummy candies, and the ladies smile at the camera and exclaim that the candies are 100% FAT FREE!!!!!!! I think it was the 'Natural confectionery co'.JanetYellen wrote: »Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese.
Has 10% wood pulp in it, which is ok, but is it still 100% cheese?3 -
JanetYellen wrote: »Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese.
Has 10% wood pulp in it, which is ok, but is it still 100% cheese?
I think they mean 100% grated.
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this hot sauce is pretty funny
Unrelated to food but still a funny label was a door mat that included "Do not set door mat on fire. Do not hit pregnant women with door mat. Door mat is not edible" Someone had fun writing those silly instructions.4
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