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Coca-Cola cherry: Risk and Nutrition

Coca-Cola cherry: Risk and Nutrition

[ 2 ] July 30, 2011 |

I cannot say that Coca-Cola cherry is healthier than just reviewed Dr Pepper cherry but the truth is that it is less risky. And yet it is not good enough for regular drinking. Take a look at the risk diagram to see why. DyeDiet DOESN’T BUY IT! Unlike Dr Pepper cherry, this one is a little lower […]

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Dr Pepper cherry: dye content

Dr Pepper cherry: dye content

[ 3 ] July 27, 2011 |

Dr Pepper cherry is a soft drink with only TWO nutrients: carbonated water and High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) that constitute for 98% of the content.  The rest 2% are unnecessary and potentially harmful chemicals like sodium benzoate (see Southampton University ADHD studies), phosphoric acid (rust converter) and an artificial color Red 40, number one food colorant in […]

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Tic Tac: more artificial colors

Tic Tac: more artificial colors

[ 0 ] July 24, 2011 |

Tic Tac Fruit Adventure is artificially flavored mints; net weight 1 OZ, (29 g) containing 1.9 calories from sugar per mint. Made in Canada for exclusive distribution by Ferrero USA Inc. DyeDiet Diesn’t Buy It! Tic Tac mints: Risk, Nutrition and Dye Content  Unlike recently reviewed Tic Tac Orange this time TWO more nutritional ingredients […]

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Jolly Rancher: another fake fruit candy

Jolly Rancher: another fake fruit candy

[ 10 ] July 20, 2011 |

Jolly Rancher hard candy is artificially flavored SUGAR manufactured in Canada for the Hershey Food Corporation. It took the manufacturer even lesser to formulate this candy than what it took Zachary Confection to make their fake “cherry” slices. This time they were able to get away without food starch. One nutrient less! What they have left to Americans were only […]

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Cherry Slices: artificial color content

Cherry Slices: artificial color content

[ 0 ] July 17, 2011 |

Cherry Slices are naturally and artificially flavored candies from Zachary Confections, Inc., “A Family Owned American Company” located in Indiana. This is another illustration of the primitive principle American food manufacturers keep applying to making candies for you and your children: Keep it simple and stupid. Take a look for yourself. DyeDiet Doesn’t Buy It! […]

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Pickles: artificial color content

Pickles: artificial color content

[ 3 ] July 13, 2011 |

Mt. Olive Pickle Company’s Sandwich Stuffers; Kosher Dill. Let’s see what is inside. There is no dill weed added to these yellow pickles. No dill – No deal! See below why. DyeDiet DOESN’T BUY IT! Based on the ingredients list (see the DyeDiet “Dyegram” above) anti-nutritional risk of DDFI = 20/3 ~ 6.7 (very high!) comes […]

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Crackers: Dye Content

Crackers: Dye Content

[ 3 ] July 10, 2011 |

Austin Cheese Crackers with cheddar cheese, since 1932; net weight 1.38 OZ, (39 g), distributed by Kellogg’s. DyeDiet DOESN’T BUY IT! Austin Cheese Crackers: Risk, Nutrition and Dye Content This is another NOT very toxic food example with only 0.6 units of the Foreign Additive Impact (DDFI) and poor nutritional value of DDNF ~ 0.8. […]

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Tic Tac: food dye content

Tic Tac: food dye content

[ 2 ] July 7, 2011 |

Tic Tac Orange, artificially flavored mints; net weight 1 OZ, (29 g). Less than 2 calories per mint. Made in CANADA. Let us see what is inside. DyeDiet DOESN’T BUY IT! Tic Tac: Risk, Nutrition and Dye Content In fact this product is NOT too bad. You get only 7 mg of FD&C Yellow 6 from the whole container (see […]

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Crush soda: food dyes content

Crush soda: food dyes content

[ 0 ] July 4, 2011 |

Recently DyeDiet reported similarity in the ingredients of Skittles and Blue Bell frozen confections. Blue Bell composition, in turn, was found very similar to Kool-Aid Bursts and various Kool-Aid Bursts were found identical to each other.  Sadly, High Fructose Corn Syrup (watch an educational video on HFCS), citric acid, artificial flavors and dyes is what it takes […]

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Unpatriotic cupcakes of Walmart

Unpatriotic cupcakes of Walmart

[ 2 ] July 1, 2011 |

Do Americans deserve better food? It depends on how YOU respond to this offer from Wal-Mart Stores: Celebrate America 12 “patriotic” chocolate mini cupcakes with buttercream icing. For $2.60 you get low nutritional value and apparent prevalence of artificial food dyes, emulsifiers and other wasteful food additives. DYEDIET DOESN’T BUY IT! Let’s take a look To see what did […]

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