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Pookah posted:The US system of guessing a "serving size" that make the metrics look good is (gasp) pretty dishonest. "Oh, these pork rinds are touting a quarter of the <whatever> of potato chips per serving!" *flips bag over* "Oh, that's because this bag is labeled as four servings."
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You know how a Twix comes in two parts? That's two servings.
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Four lokos have 4 and 3/4 servings per can
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¿Cómo está tu madre, de todos modos?
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Dareon posted:"Oh, these pork rinds are touting a quarter of the <whatever> of potato chips per serving!" *flips bag over* "Oh, that's because this bag is labeled as four servings." I distinctly remember there was a time in like the early 90s when the Nutrition Facts info boxes were standardized to the format they're in now, and all the serving sizes were made "realistic". Like before that a can of Coke would be listed as like 1 2/3 servings or some poo poo, or the serving size on a bag of chips would be given in ounces; but afterwards it was like "it's 1 serving, give me a break. Serving size: 1 CAN". Does anyone else remember that? In any case I guess things have drifted off into la-la land again since then if that's what the conventional wisdom is, but I still think it was a lot more insane back in the 80s, to the point where as a kid I was accustomed to looking at the serving sizes in the store just to laugh at them. Data Graham has a new favorite as of 11:27 on May 2, 2023 |
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Data Graham posted:I distinctly remember there was a time in like the early 90s when the Nutrition Facts info boxes were standardized to the format they're in now, and all the serving sizes were made "realistic". Like before that a can of Coke would be listed as like 1 2/3 servings or some poo poo, or the serving size on a bag of chips would be given in ounces; but afterwards it was like "it's 1 serving, give me a break. Serving size: 1 CAN". If that was a thing, it has since drifted back, I recall holding a container that fit comfortably in the palm of my hand and giggling at them trying to call it 8 servings. Unrelated, 
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Okay I sort of get everything but why Pinocchio?
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Data Graham posted:I distinctly remember there was a time in like the early 90s when the Nutrition Facts info boxes were standardized to the format they're in now, and all the serving sizes were made "realistic". Like before that a can of Coke would be listed as like 1 2/3 servings or some poo poo, or the serving size on a bag of chips would be given in ounces; but afterwards it was like "it's 1 serving, give me a break. Serving size: 1 CAN". There's still some weird loopholes you can get away with packaging. Like put cooking oil in a normal can and your serving size is table spoon but put it in a little spritzer and now your serving size is 1 spritz, rounding error 0 calories. Only way around this is per standard weight like they do in the EU. But at least we better than Canada. They still have the chaos measurements from the 90s-00s.
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Didn't know T-shirt Hell sold spices.
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They (I don't know who "they" actually is, because it's not universal) fairly recently introduced a revamped Nutrition Facts label that has a "per serving" table side-by-side with a "per container" table. I definitely don't see it on everything, but it's starting to show up more. "FIESTA TART" is an anagram for "I TASTE FART"
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Sir Lemming posted:
A perfect way to celebrate Stinko de Mayo
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Sir Lemming posted:They (I don't know who "they" actually is, because it's not universal) fairly recently introduced a revamped Nutrition Facts label that has a "per serving" table side-by-side with a "per container" table. I definitely don't see it on everything, but it's starting to show up more. I think that's the normal label in the UK/Europe? Or not per container, but I think there's always a per 100g, even when there isn't 100g of stuff. Here's the Aldi 1 ingredient no salt, no added sugar peanut butter I've been dipping crackers into. 
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FFT posted:It's technically not a liquid. Though I'd be intrigued to see someone consume 12 oz / 350ml of peanut butter in a sitting. So this one time I was backpacking, right... Long story short I had nothing else to eat and got really hungry, and a jar of peanut butter went down with like, at least half a loaf of bread and possibly some jam or honey, but I probably ran out of that early.
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Nettle Soup posted:I think that's the normal label in the UK/Europe? Or not per container, but I think there's always a per 100g, even when there isn't 100g of stuff. Kinda? I’ve seen all sorts, but “per package” and “per serving” are sort of randomly on there sometimes. Usually always 100g servings which for some it’s fine but I’m not using 100g of nutritional yeast, not YET, anyhow
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I mean I tell ya, the first time in the 90s I started seeing info boxes that said "serving size: 1oz (about 20 nuts)" instead of just abstract ounces it was a revelation, like true end-of-history stuff Course now I'm looking at a bag that says "serving size: 6 chips" and 
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*Looking at my salt container* Serving size: 100g Sodium per serving: 100g *drat, this sumabitch got a lotta sodium in it*
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May 2, 2023 15:12
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That is a block of elemental sodium.
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If you got the low-sodium variety it would be 80% the size and cost 20% more! /andyrooney
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I'm trying to get a block of elemental peanut butter
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OwlFancier posted:That is a block of elemental sodium.
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LifeSunDeath posted:I'm trying to get a block of elemental peanut butter I hope you have like $2k cause lol https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/US/en/product/sial/nist2387
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*furiously scribbling notes for my upcoming food-based Planescape campaign*
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Zero_Grade posted:*furiously scribbling notes for my upcoming food-based Planescape campaign* Remember to include a platonic teapot
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Nettle Soup posted:I think that's the normal label in the UK/Europe? Or not per container, but I think there's always a per 100g, even when there isn't 100g of stuff. Your peanut butter contains at least 3 ingredients: peanuts, insect parts, and rodent hairs. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/health/insect-rodent-filth-in-food-wellness/index.html
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I do wonder what the UK standards for that are. There's a reason the general public don't want food trade deals with the US.
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Basically for spices other countries tend to piggyback off US legal regulations or US trade association internal regulations. https://www.cbi.eu/market-information/spices-herbs/what-requirements-should-your-product-comply quote:There is no official limit for foreign bodies in spices and herbs shipments to the European market. Most European buyers define their own specification requirements or follow the cleanliness specification of the American Spice Trade Association (ASTA). The cleanliness specification of ASTA defines the maximum presence of dead insects, excreta, moulds and other foreign matter. The Quality Minima Document (pdf) of the European Spices Association does not allow presence of any foreign objects greater than 2mm in diameter. The UK does not put any limit on spices https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/importing-herbs-and-spices quote:Standards for spices Tunicate has a new favorite as of 18:23 on May 2, 2023 |
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People keep complaining about salty things having too much sodium, why not use ammonium chloride salt instead if that's their complaint? That's what scandinavians put in their salty licorice.
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Whooping Crabs posted:Your peanut butter contains at least 3 ingredients: peanuts, insect parts, and rodent hairs. Nuh uh quote:In the US, producers adhere to a “Defects Levels Handbook,” which sets out the maximum number of foreign bodies like maggots, insect fragments and mould that can be in food products before they are put on the market. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...s-a8575721.html
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That's why the food here in the US is so much better, you get that little extra zest to everything
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Learning that the US uses actual bleach to make bleached flour.
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It appears that is 'no allowable limits' as in they don't have EU regulations on that topic lol.
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"no allowable limits", or in other words, "unlimited".
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Whooping Crabs posted:Your peanut butter contains at least 3 ingredients: peanuts, insect parts, and rodent hairs. I live below the poverty line, all my food contains insect parts. Or as an ingredient label would claim it, "natural flavorings".
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And who taxes pays for all thaty free protein you get?! wealthy people like me!!11
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maize flavored "Summer Beer" from the people who brought you red cabbage and green pea flavored "Christmas Beer" 
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Wow, loose corn beer! Maybe if it were roasted corn, I'd try that
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FreudianSlippers posted:maize flavored "Summer Beer" Oh sweet I didn't know they were doing My Summer Car merch
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