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The "100% Organic" soup that lists corn syrup as its 2nd ingredient
I picked up a can of tomato soup at my local Stop & Shop last Tuesday because the front had a huge "All Natural" banner and a green leaf logo. Got home and read the fine print - the 2nd ingredient after tomato puree was high fructose corn syrup, not even cane sugar. It had like 18g of sugar per serving lol, that's more than a candy bar. Anyone else notice these big health claims on the front that the back label totally contradicts?
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oliviat175mo ago
Gonna push back a little here. In my experience, "All Natural" and "Organic" have become such buzzwords that companies slap them on anything that meets the bare minimum legal definition. The FDA rules for "natural" are pretty loose, and corn syrup is technically derived from corn which counts as natural under some interpretations. Your mileage may vary but I've found that checking the ingredient list is the only reliable way to know what's actually in the can, regardless of what the front says. That sugar count is definitely high though, no argument there.
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tyler65mo ago
Reminds me of that time @oliviat17 tried the same trick with a "low fat" label.
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mark3614mo ago
Remember when @tyler6 tried to argue that "high fructose corn syrup" was basically fruit because it came from corn, and we all just stared at him. You're spot on about reading the fine print though, what's your go-to brand that actually keeps it simple?
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