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Re:Children under eight should avoid slushies as glycerol le... by lesuorac on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @04:20PM (#43347286)
Surely it's cheaper to make a product without sugar than with; saves you the cost of an ingredient.

I think it really is Americans like the taste of sugar. Would be interesting to know if other countries are just behind us in ramping up sugar in food or if some sort of legislation is the difference. Really don't see much reason that some descendants of Europeans would have such a taste difference than other descendants.

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Re:Children under eight should avoid slushies as glycerol le... by asacrowflies on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @04:47PM (#43347508)
No. Sugar is cheap, addictive, and a preservative. other countries heavily regulate it is the only reason its more an America problem
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Re:Children under eight should avoid slushies as glycerol le... by Henchman21 on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @06:35PM (#43348408)
Your inability to imagine my situation doesn’t change my situation one fucking bit. Your comment is both dismissive and infuriating. I hope poverty visits you and forces you to a new perspective.
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Re:Children under eight should avoid slushies as glycerol le... by lesuorac on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @07:56PM (#43348971)
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If adding sugar to your product causes it to sell more then a company is going to do so. If every option for food include sugar then at every price point (including below poverty) then you're going to buy sugared food; but it's not because sugar is negatively priced, it's because it sold better.

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