One of the biggest ones I’ve seen are products labeled “gluten free” that shouldn’t have gluten. Someone told me thar let’s you know it’s not prepared/processed near gluten containing foods, but I find that a bit dubious.
I’ve several celiac friends. Those labels are very welcome. Gluten ends up EVERYWHERE. Flour is often used as an anti stick agent. Even table salt isn’t always gluten free! The biggest problem is the number of people on a ‘low’ gluten diet, but that don’t react to it. Yes it means more gluten free products. Unfortunately it also means more restaurants not taking it seriously when asked.
Being stuck with only the “proper” gluten free foods is a sad SAD existence.
I’ve seen a water bottle that said gluten free on it.
Was it non-GMO?
That has to be the most absurd example.
Ah, but was it vegan as well?
I don’t know about gluten free products, but I know that for a product to be made in a peanut-free facility means even the employees at the factory are not allowed to bring a peanut butter sandwich for lunch.
This is also why many products that seem like they obviously should not contain any nuts will have warnings that they may contain traces of nuts. You never know if a worker has peanut butter sandwich and they have a bit of peanut butter on their fingers when they finish their lunch break and go back to work. You might reply “don’t they wash their hands?” but if you’ve ever tried to wash peanut butter off a knife you’d know how notoriously difficult it is to wash off completely.
Yeah I saw gluten free gummy bears once.
Non-Plant based caffeine is a thing. You can chemically derive it in massive quantities, making it cheaper than extraction. I’ve read that synthetic caffeine tends to be absorbed quicker than naturally extracted caffeine, and is supposedly why some brands bother using both: longevity. Fast upfront hit from the synthetic, then a later hit from the natural. Not something I’ve ever truly looked into though. For the most part I just drink coffee, so it’s never really been pertinent.
I think about this all the time. I saw something that said “Made with REAL tomatoes” and I wasn’t sure what they would use instead? But then I imagined some slick reasoning where they just put a few romas somewhere along the production line, making it technically true.
Honestly though, sometimes it’s educational
I was wondering why some beers are non vegan, turns out there’s this stuff called isinglass made from fish bladders that some of them use to clear the sediment
Prior to knowing that I don’t reckon I’d have figured out where something non-vegan could have been involved
My dad got a pack of sugar-free Werther’s caramels for christmas. Explain that one please.
hard candy with butter flavor, lacking any sugar content but containing aspartame, which old people can collect and prank their… fuck what’s the word in english… yelders? people with less olds than them.
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