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Post by Darcy Collins on May 2, 2018 14:10:37 GMT
This isn't true. Your maple sugar is concentrated before bottled. It comes out of the tree at 2% sugar. Cranberries is a totally separate issue as there IS added sugar or other fruits to compensate for the very tart fruit of a cranberry. I linked the actual discussion from the FDA above - no there wouldn't be labels on whole fruits as there's been nothing done to concentrate the sweetness - it WOULD be added to products that included products with concentrated fruit juice as similar to maple syrup, you're taking a product high in natural sugars and concentrating it. I stated above that the label would add more confusion and it should be worded to correctly reflect that sugar isn't added. But don't disagree with the idea that we need to increase the clarity of products high in sugar. But they're also applying the ruling to honey, which is not refined or concentrated. My father raised bees; the honey is in the combs, they put the comb in a spinner and spin out the honey and it's ready to eat. If they add maple syrup or honey to another item as a sweetener, then that's an added sugar. Pure maple syrup and honey do not have added sugar. If the issue is that the FDA is trying to make consumers aware of empty calories, they need to find a different way to do it. I agree with a previous poster - if I'm shopping for maple syrup and I see "added sugar", I'm not buying that and I'm moving on to try and find the real, Pure Maple Syrup. If I see honey labeled "added sugar", I'm assuming it's the "honey spread" crap like they serve at KFC, and I'm moving on to find the pure honey. The honey is interesting as it is technically concentrated - it's just done through evaporation in the hive. I completely agree that the terminology is bad and they should use something different than added sugars as it's misleading. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on May 2, 2018 14:12:43 GMT
if I'm shopping for maple syrup and I see "added sugar", I'm not buying that and I'm moving on to try and find the real, Pure Maple Syrup. If I see honey labeled "added sugar", I'm assuming it's the "honey spread" crap like they serve at KFC, and I'm moving on to find the pure honey. The other problem is that some people read the fine print labels, some don't. If I saw 'added sugar' I would look into the label/listings farther... NOT convenient! Many have to read too many labels for dietary issues, this might make them not buy maple syrup or honey.. We should make sure we're all talking about the same thing. There is no "added sugar" on the front of the bottle or an obvious place. It's IN the fine print. Under carbohydrates there is an added sugar section.  |
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Post by PrettyInPeank on May 2, 2018 14:19:12 GMT
I wonder if this is being considered because the percent daily value will be empty unless the classify it as added sugar, then it will be easily measured. I could see a huge switch to maple and honey by consumers thinking it's "healthy" and those companies advertising as no added sugar! Look, the value is empty! It's healthy!! Because people are really, really stupid and gullible.
Then there'd be a lawsuit, "woman gains 40 lbs and gets diabetes in suit saying honey label was misleading." 🤦‍♀️
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Post by crimsoncat05 on May 2, 2018 17:17:36 GMT
the guidance doc does say, at least, that the 'added sugar' statement on honey and maple syrup will have a symbol and an explanation that the sugar is naturally in the product and NOT 'added' but most people probably won't read that. It is confusing.
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Post by LisaDV on May 2, 2018 18:31:52 GMT
If I read that label, I would think they added cane sugar to maple syrup to make it sweeter. So my answer would be no. Unless there is more to this that I don't understand. This |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 3, 2018 0:36:27 GMT
the guidance doc does say, at least, that the 'added sugar' statement on honey and maple syrup will have a symbol and an explanation that the sugar is naturally in the product and NOT 'added' but most people probably won't read that. It is confusing. If I read that label, I would think they added cane sugar to maple syrup to make it sweeter. So my answer would be no. Unless there is more to this that I don't understand. I think the above hopefully answers our questions... it will be noted about natural sugar.. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 1:10:40 GMT
The idea of labeling something that is pure sugar as having added sugar is stupid. People who pay attention to labels already get it. I don’t think labeling foods has really made anyone pay attention who wasn’t already paying attention. And that sample label upthread is killing me with its RDA for sugar, not to mention it says 20g is only 10% of what you “need.”
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