I'm looking at a bottle of "Mountain Dew MDX Sugar-Free Energy Soda".
It says so right on the bottle.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 0
Total Fat: 0g
Sodium: 30mg
Total Carb: 0g
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 0g
"Not a significant source of other nutrients"
So can someone please tell me how the hell this can be an energy drink? Ah, boy, that 30 mg of Sodium just perked me right up!
tanstaafl.
Posted by: lectric
Re: WTF - 07/12/2005 02:51
Well? Was it good? Nasty?
Oh, and the "energy" part no doubt comes from caffeine as well as the Guarana, Ginseng, and Taurine.
Posted by: lectric
Re: WTF - 07/12/2005 02:57
What the hell is inverted sugar syrup? Splenda syrup? Ewwwwww... I can't get the thought of the warning on Olestra out of my mind long enough to try undigestible sugar.
Posted by: gbeer
Re: WTF - 07/12/2005 04:31
Wiki on inverted sugar. Could this possibly why well made fudge comes out smooth.
Posted by: Robotic
Re: WTF - 07/12/2005 14:34
I was just reading Wikipedia's entries on energy drinks about a week and a half ago.
You don't want to know what Taurine comes from.
It's not a stimulant, either- it supposedly acts to enhance the body's reaction to caffeine.
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: WTF - 07/12/2005 16:41
At least in the US, well made fudge comes out smooth because of the use of a little corn syrup in addition to the regular sugar. But it seems like you ought to be able to use invert syrup, too, as it's the glucose that keeps the sucrose from crystallizing as easily.
Posted by: Ezekiel
Re: WTF - 07/12/2005 18:09
Just ask someone if they know what red bull's secret ingredient is. When they say they don't show them the ingredients with your finger over the Ta of Taurine.
-Zeke
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: WTF - 07/12/2005 18:56
It's a joke. Natural taurine comes from bovine bile, anyway, not urine.
Posted by: Ezekiel
Re: WTF - 07/12/2005 19:39
Yeah, I never said it was true, just funny! I declare shennanigans on being Snoped for a snipe! SHENNANIGANS! SHENNANIGANS!
Everybody get your brooms!
-Zeke
Posted by: lectric
Re: WTF - 08/12/2005 03:38
OK, then how do they do the 0 calorie part? If it just splits it into 2 different sugars, it's still sugar, right?
Posted by: frog51
Re: WTF - 08/12/2005 06:26
When I used to do a lot of weight training, most of the drinks I made up had Taurine, Inositol and Choline - the combination appeared to be a very good fat and sugar metaboliser. If it wasn't for the high stress they place on the heart, I'm sure they'd get mileage out of selling them as diet drinks:)
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: WTF - 08/12/2005 13:57
There's probably so little in there that it ends up being less than one calorie. At any rate, there's some point where "small" becomes "zero" according to the US agency that regulates food labelling.
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: WTF - 08/12/2005 14:19
First, I'm amazed that anyone in the US still makes any mints out of sugar. It seems to be all sorbitol and other sugar alcohols lately.
Second, they were supposed to rectify the labelling to have a reasonable "serving size" so that you couldn't have things where they'd sell you a candy bar labelled "50 Calories" but list the serving size as a quarter of the bar. Then again, I suppose, since it's a mint and not a candy, one TicTac might be considered a legitimate serving size.
