Tag: soft drinks

Mountain Dew: the colored twins

Mountain Dew: the colored twins

[ 0 ] June 5, 2011 |

As I wrote before, the soft drinks and candy manufacturers do not bother to use their intellectual potential, even if they have it, to design really new products. They simply breed new brands and give different names to the same old set of the ingredients: HFCS, a bunch of preservatives, artificial flavors and the food dyes. This […]

Read More

Blue Raspberry of Tum-E Yummies

Blue Raspberry of Tum-E Yummies

[ 5 ] May 28, 2011 |

Have you ever seen a blue raspberry? Here it is, the “sour-sational raspberry,” a soft drink with no raspberries but FD&C Blue #1 aniline food dye in it instead. Look for yourself: This is another example of the freakish marketing ideas used by the food manufacturers to trick you and your children into buying their wasteful […]

Read More

How Much Food Dyes Are in Gatorade?

How Much Food Dyes Are in Gatorade?

[ 10 ] May 1, 2011 |

Gatorade, distributed by The Gatorade Co., is a popular sport beverage which comes in a variety of flavors like Glacier Freeze, Blueberry Pomegranate, Lemon-Lime, Tropical Blend, Orange and Tropical Mango considered below. However, their composition is almost all the same (G2 series reviewed): Water Sucrose Citric acid Flavor Salt Sodium citrate Mono-potassium phosphate Sucralose (The […]

Read More