PSA Don't be fooled by this "maple syrup"

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100909/ap_on_bi_ge/us_maple_syrup_flap

Vt.: Log Cabin All Natural Syrup not the real deal

MONTPELIER, Vt. – A new Log Cabin syrup touted as "all natural" looks a lot like the pure, 100 percent maple product that's the pride of Vermont, right down to its packaging in a plastic beige jug.

But Vermont officials, seeking to protect the state's signature commodity, contend that Log Cabin All Natural Syrup is not what it seems, enticing consumers into dousing their pancakes with ingredients that include caramel color, xanthan gum — a natural thickener — and a paltry 4 percent maple.

They want the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate whether Log Cabin Syrup, a division of Pinnacle Foods LLC, is violating FDA labeling laws.

"While most Vermonters have a discerning eye and palate for real maple syrup, the countless consumers outside of our state who have come to expect quality from natural Vermont products may be fooled by this misleading labeling," U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said Wednesday in a letter to FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg.

Michelle Weese, a spokeswoman for Mountain Lakes, N.J.-based Pinnacle Foods, said the company believes its Log Cabin All Natural syrup "complies with all FDA regulations."

The FDA said it does not have a definition for "natural."


This is NOT maple syrup. It's the same high fructose corn sugar crap as it has always been:
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Chaotic42

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Yeah, I don't think that "All Natural" should be allowed on consumables containing high-fructose corn syrup. It should be what it sounds like.
 

rivan

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Not cool, but look-alike packaging has been around for ages.
 

Ika

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as long as it has the real ingredients on the label, I don't really care. I always check the label for shit like this. My mom, on the other hand, doesn't... I told her to buy "real maple syrup" because it tasted better and she got "syrup flavored with real maple syrup"... /facepalm
 

BoomerD

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meh. We saw this in the store a while back. NOTHING on the label says 100% Pure Maple Syrup. If it doesn't state that...whether on the front or back label, it's NOT maple syrup. It's a maple-flavored product at best.
 

Jeff7

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Hey, if mimicry is good enough for the viceroy butterfly, it's good enough for me. :D



It's a deliberate attempt to fool consumers, said Doug Bragg, owner of Bragg Farm Sugarhouse and Gift Shop in East Montpelier.

"It's pretty disturbing because they're trying to sell a product that's making the public think it's something that it isn't and competing with something pure that we're making," he said.
A marketing department attempting to fool consumers? Shocking.



Well, there's some work that needs to be done before putting tree sap on your waffles.
I just thought of a nice way they could bring in some impressive profit margins without all that work - all-natural homeopathic maple syrup. You could tap one tree for an hour and have enough to make 1,000,000 gallons of syrup. :awe:
 
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IronWing

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Michelle's Pecan flavored syrup > Karo syrup+vanilla+brown sugar> Mrs Buttersworth > all maple syrup > log cabin
 

Eli

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That wouldn't fool me. If the price didn't give it away, the fact that it does not say "100% Maple Syrup" would.
 

KeithTalent

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I actually do not like 100% maple syrup on my waffles or pancakes, it's not viscous enough for me. I like something that's a little thicker and stickier, so something with say 50-60% of maple for the flavour is what I prefer.

KT
 

Malak

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$20 jar of real syrup, or $3 jar of syrup that tastes more than good enough. And actually, I don't find real syrup to taste even twice as good, let alone 6 times as good.
 

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I actually do not like 100% maple syrup on my waffles or pancakes, it's not viscous enough for me. I like something that's a little thicker and stickier, so something with say 50-60% of maple for the flavour is what I prefer.

KT

Yea, full maple syrup tends to be way to sweet for breakfast.
 

BoomerD

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This stuff:

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PWNS the typical American "non-maple" syrup offerings.
 

Cogman

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Step 1, Look at the ingredients list
Step 2, You aren't fooled.

Is it really that hard?