Sunday, July 09, 2006

Did you know that the number one juice in a grape juice box is apple juice? And it has pear juice in it?
AND
Did you know that the strawberry pieces in Quaker Instant Oatmeal are just strawberry-flavored apple pieces?

Well... I was outraged.


Minute Maid GRAPE BLEND OF APPLE, GRAPE AND PEAR JUICES FROM CONCENTRATE WITH ADDED INGREDIENTS CONTAINS APPLE, GRAPE AND PEAR JUICES FROM CONCENTRATE, LESS THAN 2% OF: NATURAL FLAVORS, CALCIUM CITRATE (CALCIUM SOURCE), VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID), CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS).

WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS (WITH OAT BRAN), SUGAR, FLAVORED FRUIT PIECES (DEHYDRATED APPLES [TREATED WITH SODIUM SULFITE TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION], ARTIFICIAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, RED 40), CREAMING AGENT (MALTODEXTRIN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY, SODIUM CASEINATE), SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, GUAR GUM, OAT FLOUR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, NIACINAMIDE*, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, REDUCED IRON, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE*, RIBOFLAVIN*, THIAMIN MONONITRATE*, FOLIC ACID*. *ONE OF THE B VITAMINS CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE in Cheerios?

Eeee-uuwwww!!!

9:26 PM  
Blogger mypage said...

does it taste goood? well then I honestly don't care :-P

11:09 PM  
Blogger j said...

um, as long as orange juice remains mostly orange juice, i don't care much about the rest of the juice kingdom.

but strawberry-flavored apple chunks? ridiculous!

11:43 PM  

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