Examples of creative food product bullshit

[WouldBe]

how many people are going to look at the front of that packet and think "ah, 33% fewer calories per spoonful! that must mean there is simply less sugar per spoonful. what a clever bit of marketing!

I'm not sure many people would make that connection. Most would just think that lo-cal sugar was a cool idea.

it is now completely obvious that the sugar is the same as normal sugar, but its crystal structure is such that its density is 33% lower than normal sugar. genius! so, now that i know this fact, i could just buy some normal sugar instead, and use less of it in my tea, and perhaps even add some artificial sweetener to make up for the reduced sweetness!"

But that would mean people having to buy sugar and sweetner separately and mixing their own which would be too much hassle for some people

 

[Herbsman.]

I'm not sure many people would make that connection. Most would just think that lo-cal sugar was a cool idea.

exactly my point

 

[beeboo]

lol lol lol

You're so onto a loser here Herbsman.

It clearly says 33% less PER SPOONFUL on the packet and in the blurb. So what if there is less sugar in that spoonful? The absolute, number-one, fundamental quality of sugar for the average consumer is SWEETNESS and as they're offering a product where one spoonful is equally sweet, then people adding it to their tea and coffee will consume fewer calories. And live happily ever after (unless they succumb to some side effects of aspartame )

I think we need a poll to settle this once and for all

 

[Herbsman.]

lol lol lol

You're so onto a loser here Herbsman.

It clearly says 33% less PER SPOONFUL on the packet and in the blurb. So what if there is less sugar in that spoonful? The absolute, number-one, fundamental quality of sugar for the average consumer is SWEETNESS and as they're offering a product where one spoonful is equally sweet, then people adding it to their tea and coffee will consume fewer calories. And live happily ever after (unless they succumb to some side effects of aspartame )

I think we need a poll to settle this once and for all

Calories per spoonful means nothing to me.

Answer me this.

If there was no intention to mislead, why doesn't the packet tell the whole truth i.e. 30% less sugar per spoonful? Why does the packet not mention that there is 30% less sugar per spoonful? Why is that fact hidden in the nutritional information table rather than clearly on the front?

 

[Chairman Meow]

Because one teaspon of the low sugar stuff looks the same, tastes the same and does the same as the real ting, only with 33% less calories. Who cares whether there is less actual bona-fide sugar in it? It's like if you had a two choc bar which tasted and looked just the same, only one had a third fewer cals and this had been done by replacing some of the real choc with low cal choc trickery. Obviously people concerned about calories would buy the latter.

 

[WouldBe]

While in the supermarket last Saturday my dad pointed out to me some bottled water with 'zero cal' on the label.

I should hope it is.

 

[Stobart Stopper]

Nothing wrong with low fat food, but I can't understand these mega healthy people who obsess over every bloody calorie/protein/sugar etc. It's called orthorexia, that's the name for people whose healthy eating takes over their life.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

This actually makes me a bit cross. What, so because it's lower in fat it's rubbish? Low-fat cottage cheese is GOOD. Low-fat creme fraiche is GOOD. I use it all the time in curries and sauces and all sorts of things. Being lower-fat does not make a food rubbish, and to my mind it's pure snobbery to think otherwise.

I aggree, in fact I prefer a slightly less rich taste so these tend to be perfect for me (esp lo fat cream cheese).

However low fat actual cheese tends to be horrible, just eat 33% less per week for 33% less fat instead of eating 100% yuck.