i was thinking of this thread last night as i sipped on a hi C juice box. I flipped over the 6.75 ounce box and found it contained 25 grams of sugar...
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requesting that warning labels be put on soft drinks with more than 13 grams of refined sugar for each 12 ounces.
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*ninja edit* Found some info on the juice box.
[url:2571a]http://www.minutemaid.com/products/hic_fruit_drinks/hic_drink_box/orange_lavaburst.shtml[/url:2571a]
And Mt Dew
Mountain Dew (8 fl. oz)
Calories 110
Total Fats (g) 0
Sodium (mg) 50
Potassium (mg) 0
Total Carbohydrates (g) 31
Sugars (g) 31
Protein (g) 0
Caffeine (mg) 37
So if you take the 25g of sugar divide by 6.75 you get the number of grams in 1 ounce. Multiply by 8 which is what the Mt dew is at and you get 29.624g; round up (like they would on a can) and you get 30. So why the fuck isnt Hi C getting a warning label?
I mean heaven forbid you drink these instead of soda. [url:2571a]http://www.minutemaid.com/products/hic_fruit_drinks/hic_drink_box/wild_cherry.shtml[/url:2571a] 27g per 6.75 ounce; 32g of suger per 8 ounce, beating Mt dew. Granted a full 12 ounce can of dew has something on the order of 46g, but who the hell only drinks one of those little fucking things.