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[–] PunchEnergy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 years ago (14 children) Which is no sugar. So wheres the Problem? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 years ago (6 children) I don't like it when my tea is sweet :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) So then buy unsweetened tea. We already have a term for things that aren't sweet. https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Leaf-Unsweetened-Brewed-Calories/dp/B015Z6WJDY/ I seriously don't understand why you want the "no sugar added" label to have factually incorrect requirements. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago I want flavored tea that doesn't have sweet but all the bottles are sweet :( permalink fedilink source parent [–] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Them’s fighin’ words -the entire state of NC permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago It's okay, their toes will fall off if they try to chase us. /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Every time I go south I forget this and always end-up with disgustingly sweet tea at restaurants. I always get one huge gulp then want to vomit. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago I live in Arkansas and prefer non-sweet. I can't imagine not specifying. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LaVacaMariposa@mander.xyz 8 points 3 years ago (5 children) No sugar added should mean no sweeteners added, but that's not the case unfortunately. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 24 points 3 years ago No sugar added usually just means it's full of sugar originally found in the product. A "no sugar added" apple juice will still have an insanely unhealthy amount of sugar. I don't know why you think it should mean no sweeteners. (most) sweeteners are categorically not sugar. If you want something not sweet, the label you're looking for is "unsweetened". Besides, sugar is much worse for you than any artificial sweetener. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 years ago (3 children) "Unsweetened" means no sweeteners added. "No sugar added" means no sugars, but maybe other sweeteners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago (2 children) "Unsweetened" is a subclass of "no sugar added" though, and so if you're really looking for "unsweetened", you still have to read the labels of all of the "no sugar added" products that chose that (more generic) label over the (more specific) "unsweetened" label. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Unsweetened is a subclass of "zero/no sugar". No sugar added is a completely separate thing. No sugar added does not mean the product doesn't contain sugar or that it's not sweet. It only means there was no extra sugar added during the preparation. A "no sugar added" fruit juice, jam or even ketchup is still going to be sweet. Something like pure maple suryp qualifies as no sugar added despite being 99% sugar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago I see what you're saying. I think I said this in another comment, but my goal is just to avoid (overly-)sweet foods. From that standpoint, "unsweetened" is ideal. But "no sugar added" for something that's naturally somewhat sweet (such as tomato paste) is also acceptable. If I were to pick up tomato paste that said "no sugar added" but did have artificial sweeteners, I'd be horrified. So I guess the terminology is more straightforward if you're avoiding sugar, but it's less useful if you're avoiding sweetness. permalink fedilink source parent [–] s6original@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 years ago (6 children) I don't like it when my tea is sweet :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) So then buy unsweetened tea. We already have a term for things that aren't sweet. https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Leaf-Unsweetened-Brewed-Calories/dp/B015Z6WJDY/ I seriously don't understand why you want the "no sugar added" label to have factually incorrect requirements. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago I want flavored tea that doesn't have sweet but all the bottles are sweet :( permalink fedilink source parent [–] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Them’s fighin’ words -the entire state of NC permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago It's okay, their toes will fall off if they try to chase us. /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Every time I go south I forget this and always end-up with disgustingly sweet tea at restaurants. I always get one huge gulp then want to vomit. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago I live in Arkansas and prefer non-sweet. I can't imagine not specifying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) So then buy unsweetened tea. We already have a term for things that aren't sweet. https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Leaf-Unsweetened-Brewed-Calories/dp/B015Z6WJDY/ I seriously don't understand why you want the "no sugar added" label to have factually incorrect requirements. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago I want flavored tea that doesn't have sweet but all the bottles are sweet :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago I want flavored tea that doesn't have sweet but all the bottles are sweet :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Them’s fighin’ words -the entire state of NC permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago It's okay, their toes will fall off if they try to chase us. /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Every time I go south I forget this and always end-up with disgustingly sweet tea at restaurants. I always get one huge gulp then want to vomit. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago I live in Arkansas and prefer non-sweet. I can't imagine not specifying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago It's okay, their toes will fall off if they try to chase us. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Every time I go south I forget this and always end-up with disgustingly sweet tea at restaurants. I always get one huge gulp then want to vomit. lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago I live in Arkansas and prefer non-sweet. I can't imagine not specifying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago I live in Arkansas and prefer non-sweet. I can't imagine not specifying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LaVacaMariposa@mander.xyz 8 points 3 years ago (5 children) No sugar added should mean no sweeteners added, but that's not the case unfortunately. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 24 points 3 years ago No sugar added usually just means it's full of sugar originally found in the product. A "no sugar added" apple juice will still have an insanely unhealthy amount of sugar. I don't know why you think it should mean no sweeteners. (most) sweeteners are categorically not sugar. If you want something not sweet, the label you're looking for is "unsweetened". Besides, sugar is much worse for you than any artificial sweetener. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 years ago (3 children) "Unsweetened" means no sweeteners added. "No sugar added" means no sugars, but maybe other sweeteners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago (2 children) "Unsweetened" is a subclass of "no sugar added" though, and so if you're really looking for "unsweetened", you still have to read the labels of all of the "no sugar added" products that chose that (more generic) label over the (more specific) "unsweetened" label. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Unsweetened is a subclass of "zero/no sugar". No sugar added is a completely separate thing. No sugar added does not mean the product doesn't contain sugar or that it's not sweet. It only means there was no extra sugar added during the preparation. A "no sugar added" fruit juice, jam or even ketchup is still going to be sweet. Something like pure maple suryp qualifies as no sugar added despite being 99% sugar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago I see what you're saying. I think I said this in another comment, but my goal is just to avoid (overly-)sweet foods. From that standpoint, "unsweetened" is ideal. But "no sugar added" for something that's naturally somewhat sweet (such as tomato paste) is also acceptable. If I were to pick up tomato paste that said "no sugar added" but did have artificial sweeteners, I'd be horrified. So I guess the terminology is more straightforward if you're avoiding sugar, but it's less useful if you're avoiding sweetness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 24 points 3 years ago No sugar added usually just means it's full of sugar originally found in the product. A "no sugar added" apple juice will still have an insanely unhealthy amount of sugar. I don't know why you think it should mean no sweeteners. (most) sweeteners are categorically not sugar. If you want something not sweet, the label you're looking for is "unsweetened". Besides, sugar is much worse for you than any artificial sweetener. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 years ago (3 children) "Unsweetened" means no sweeteners added. "No sugar added" means no sugars, but maybe other sweeteners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago (2 children) "Unsweetened" is a subclass of "no sugar added" though, and so if you're really looking for "unsweetened", you still have to read the labels of all of the "no sugar added" products that chose that (more generic) label over the (more specific) "unsweetened" label. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Unsweetened is a subclass of "zero/no sugar". No sugar added is a completely separate thing. No sugar added does not mean the product doesn't contain sugar or that it's not sweet. It only means there was no extra sugar added during the preparation. A "no sugar added" fruit juice, jam or even ketchup is still going to be sweet. Something like pure maple suryp qualifies as no sugar added despite being 99% sugar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago I see what you're saying. I think I said this in another comment, but my goal is just to avoid (overly-)sweet foods. From that standpoint, "unsweetened" is ideal. But "no sugar added" for something that's naturally somewhat sweet (such as tomato paste) is also acceptable. If I were to pick up tomato paste that said "no sugar added" but did have artificial sweeteners, I'd be horrified. So I guess the terminology is more straightforward if you're avoiding sugar, but it's less useful if you're avoiding sweetness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago (2 children) "Unsweetened" is a subclass of "no sugar added" though, and so if you're really looking for "unsweetened", you still have to read the labels of all of the "no sugar added" products that chose that (more generic) label over the (more specific) "unsweetened" label. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Unsweetened is a subclass of "zero/no sugar". No sugar added is a completely separate thing. No sugar added does not mean the product doesn't contain sugar or that it's not sweet. It only means there was no extra sugar added during the preparation. A "no sugar added" fruit juice, jam or even ketchup is still going to be sweet. Something like pure maple suryp qualifies as no sugar added despite being 99% sugar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago I see what you're saying. I think I said this in another comment, but my goal is just to avoid (overly-)sweet foods. From that standpoint, "unsweetened" is ideal. But "no sugar added" for something that's naturally somewhat sweet (such as tomato paste) is also acceptable. If I were to pick up tomato paste that said "no sugar added" but did have artificial sweeteners, I'd be horrified. So I guess the terminology is more straightforward if you're avoiding sugar, but it's less useful if you're avoiding sweetness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Unsweetened is a subclass of "zero/no sugar". No sugar added is a completely separate thing. No sugar added does not mean the product doesn't contain sugar or that it's not sweet. It only means there was no extra sugar added during the preparation. A "no sugar added" fruit juice, jam or even ketchup is still going to be sweet. Something like pure maple suryp qualifies as no sugar added despite being 99% sugar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago I see what you're saying. I think I said this in another comment, but my goal is just to avoid (overly-)sweet foods. From that standpoint, "unsweetened" is ideal. But "no sugar added" for something that's naturally somewhat sweet (such as tomato paste) is also acceptable. If I were to pick up tomato paste that said "no sugar added" but did have artificial sweeteners, I'd be horrified. So I guess the terminology is more straightforward if you're avoiding sugar, but it's less useful if you're avoiding sweetness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 133arc585@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago I see what you're saying. I think I said this in another comment, but my goal is just to avoid (overly-)sweet foods. From that standpoint, "unsweetened" is ideal. But "no sugar added" for something that's naturally somewhat sweet (such as tomato paste) is also acceptable. If I were to pick up tomato paste that said "no sugar added" but did have artificial sweeteners, I'd be horrified. So I guess the terminology is more straightforward if you're avoiding sugar, but it's less useful if you're avoiding sweetness. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] s6original@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) permalink fedilink source parent