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If… …thereisnohigh
fructosecornsyrupinthismaplesyrup…
…Then
• Highfructosecornsyrup(HFCS)isasweetenerderivedfromcornsyrup.
• Itissimilartotablesugar(sucrose)andiscomposedoffructoseandglucose.
Tablesugar=50%fructose,50%glucose.HFCS=55%fructose,42%glucose.
• Nutritionally,HFCSandsugararenearlyidentical.
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If……mypeanutbutteris“Natural”…
…Then
• FDAdefines“natural”as,
“nothingartificialorsynthetic(includingcoloradditives)hasbeenincludedin,orhasbeenaddedtothefood(inprocessing)thatwouldnotnormallybeexpectedtobeinthat
food.”
• Doesnotaddressfoodproductionmethodsfromthefarmwhereitwasproduced(pesticides,seedvarieties(GMOs),animalhusbandrypractices,etc.)
Actually…
If……my
vegetablesare
organic…
…Then
• USDAorganicsealcanbeusedbycertifiedorganicfarmsandprocessingplants.• Noantibioticsorhormones(inlivestockproduction)• Noirradiationorgeneticallymodifiedseed• Herbicideandpesticideusemustcomplywith
NationalListofAllowedandProhibitedSubstances
Actually…
• DoesNOTindicatecompleteabsenceofchemicals,farmsize,overallhealthoffood,environmentalimpact,waterusage,treatmentofanimals,orworkingconditions.
If……myclementinesare
Non-GMO…
…Then
• Thereisnosuchthingasageneticallymodifiedclementine.Thelabeldoesnotseparateonepackageofclementinesfromanother.
• EvenIFtherewereGMOclementines,foodsderivedfromgeneticallymodifiedplantshavenotbeencrediblyproventoposeanyrisksdifferentfromtheirconventionallygrown(non-GMO)counterparts.
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If……myeggsare‘cagefree’…
…Then
• Thehenswhoproducedtheeggswerenothousedincages.Likelytheywerehousedinanindooraviarysystem.
• Henswerenothousedoutdoors.
• Theeggsareidenticalinnutritionandtastetoothereggs.
Actually…
If……mymilkdoesn’thave
artificialgrowthhormones…
…Then
• Ifyoureadthefineprint,“Nosignificantdifferenceisfoundinmilkfromcowstreatedwithartificialgrowthhormone.”
• ThereisnodetectabledifferenceinmilkwithorwithoutcowsbeingtreatedwithrBST.
• Thislabelstemmedfromtheuseofasynthetichormoneapprovedin1993thatboostedmilkproduction.Itisnotacommondairyfarmingpracticeanymore,butthelabelremains.
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If……mybeefwas100%grassfed…
…Then
• Theterm“grass-fed”generallyreferstomeatobtainedfromanimalsraisedonadietofgrassandotherforage,orhaywhenpasturewasunavailable.
• Thelabelmaybecertifiedbyprivategroupswhosettheirownstandardsforcertification.
• Labeldoesnotmeanmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyorsustainable.
• Grass-feddoesnotequal“organic.”• Doesnotnecessarilyequatetodifferentanimal
welfarepractices.• Isn’tnecessarilyfromcattleraisedfreeofgrowth
hormonesorantibiotics.• Thereareonlyminornutritionaldifferences
betweenbeeffinished(fed)ongrassvsthosefinishedongrain.
Actually…
If……mypopsicledoesn’thave
anyaddedsugar…
…Then
• ‘Addedsugar’isanytypeofsugarorsyrupsweeteneraddedtofoodsinprocessing.
• Itdoesnotrefertonaturallyoccurringsugarssuchaslactoseinmilkorfructoseinfruit.
• ThenewNutritionFactslabelincludesameasurementand%DailyValueofaddedsugars.Tohelpavoidobesityandriskofdiabetesitisrecommendedtoconsumenomorethan50grams(12teaspoons)ofaddedsugarperday.
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