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Why This “Zero Calorie Sweetener” Isn’t Zero Calories

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11 points by mpitt 2 years ago · 6 comments

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londgine 2 years ago

https://www.tictac.com/us/en/products/tic-tacr-mint-flavors-... Similarly, tic-tacs are labeled as having 0 grams of sugar even though they are nearly 100% sugar. That is because their chosen serving size is 1 tictac, and 1 tictac is 0.49 g, which is 0.01 g below the limit for reporting.

dixie_land 2 years ago

The takeaway is as far as labeling is concerned, any food is zero calories if the serving size is sufficiently small.

  • mdhen 2 years ago

    Which is why the US should adopt the EU labeling guidelines. Everything is listed as per 100g, so you can't hide sugar content.

SnorkelTan 2 years ago

But isn’t the sugar in a form that it can’t be metabolized by the body? Or is that untrue?

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