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Just fixin’ the red bull slogan (thelemmy.club)
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Take that, red bull bonces!!!

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[–] 1 point 18 hours ago (4 children)

That's 100% their shitty decision. But even if you don't buy a red bull for exercise, it's still only 110 calories. The can says 53% sugar, which is about the same as the amount of carbs in bread. You can easily eat more calories with bread.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 18 hours ago (3 children)

    Oh I 100% agree it’s their poor decision. The only thing I would say is just because the % of sugar is the same, it doesn’t necessarily mean the same quantity. For example, this white bread company claims only 3 grams of sugar in a loaf of bread (obviously it won’t be the same in every loaf, though I’ve never heard of a loaf of bread containing 36 grams of sugar - though I could be wrong).

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  • [–] 2 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

    The percentage isn't a percent of the can, it's a percent of your "Daily Value" which is how much an average person is supposed to have in a day. 100% means it contains the amount you are supposed to have in a day. Not that the can is 100% sugar. So a soda that has 50% DV has the same amount of sugar as bread that has a serving marked as 50% DV.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 18 hours ago* (1 child)

    That’s interesting, I hadn’t known that. But given the maximum daily intake of sugar is around 40 g, I guess that would make sense mathematically. May I ask, is that percentage purely in terms of mass, or is it also in terms of calories?

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