100% Natural 7up

[chris7b]

Is it just me or has anyone else found this to be false advertising and highly ridiculous. HFCS is by no means natural.

 

[paulw86]

never heard of it.

 

[Ika]

heard it, dont really care for it. hell, if you're drinking a canful of sugar, why would you care about "naturality" (yes made up word)?

 

[Lorax]

read somewhere there's no FDA guidelines for the term "natural". so anything can be 100% natural.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: chris7b
Is it just me or has anyone else found this to be false advertising and highly ridiculous. HFCS is by no means natural.

Isn't HFCS just a type of sugar extracted from corn? Why wouldn't that be natural?

 

[Ika]

/dies

 

[ballmode]

The can is processed SHENS

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: ballmode
The can is processed SHENS

booyakasha

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: chris7b
Is it just me or has anyone else found this to be false advertising and highly ridiculous. HFCS is by no means natural.

Isn't HFCS just a type of sugar extracted from corn? Why wouldn't that be natural?

but it's processed. if you go with that sort of thinking, everything is natural - its made up of molecules that were originally in the environment.

Pure cane sugar is "processed" too, to make it suitable for human consumption and packaging. Is the chemical compound for HFCS naturally in corn or is the compound synthesized by a chemical reaction in a factory?

 

[QED]

I think all they did is remove the "artificial flavor" from the ingredient list.

Everything else by one definition or another can be considered "natural"....

 

[eplebnista]

:thumbsdown:

 

[mugs]

Define "natural"? I mean, what could they possibly put in it that is not derived from substances found in nature?

The misuse of the term "natural" is about as absurd as the misuse of the term "chemical."

 

[dullard]

The FDA states that natural means "Ingredients extracted directly from plants or animal products as opposed to being produced synthetically." "Natural" says nothing about not being processed.

Sounds natural to me. :thumbsup: Good for 7-Up for taking advantage of silly consumers.

 

[chris7b]

HFCS production involves vats of murky fermenting liquid, fungus and chemical tweaking. There is hardly anything natural about it.

Also, HFCS is by far the worst type of "natural" sweetner there is. Basically, the thing get stored as fat right away. You don't even get a chance to use it. A whole bunch of our drinks and foods are made with it. Its part of the reason why America is so FAT. They rarely use HCFS in other parts of the world, especially Europe.

 

[Vic]

HFCS is not natural. It is synthesized in a 3-step enzymatic process.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: chris7b
HFCS production involves vats of murky fermenting liquid, fungus and chemical tweaking. There is hardly anything natural about it.

Also, HFCS is by far the worst type of "natural" sweetner there is. Basically, the thing get stored as fat right away. You don't even get a chance to use it. A whole bunch of our drinks and foods are made with it. Its part of the reason why America is so FAT. They rarely use HCFS in other parts of the world, especially Europe.

wouldn't fermenting vats be counter productive to producing sugars?

edit: i just looked it up. the process involves breaking down starches into short and then shorter sugar molecules. this is done naturally in grains through enzymes and moisture, though i imagine that HFCS processes involve adding enzymes from somewhere and temperature controlled equipment.

 

[JustinGoodie]

as long as it's mixed correctly with seagrams 7, who gives a damn????