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5XTEEM t1_iwvp75g wrote

Reply to comment by twowheels in What is this garbage? It's neither syrup, nor Vermont.... by twowheels

But it is syrup, so it's not like your title is actually accurate.

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Glass_Entertainer_10 t1_iwvtw05 wrote

The point is, that it's not from a maple tree. It's syrup, but not from Vermont or from a maple tree. So his title is correct.

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twowheels OP t1_iwvrhq3 wrote

Dictionary definition of syrup:

> a thick sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, often used for preserving fruit.

...or...

> a thick sticky liquid derived from a sugar-rich plant, especially sugar cane, corn, and maple.

I see,

> Sorbitol, cellulose gum, 'natural' and artificial flavors (look it up, natural flavors are anything but), caramel color, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, Sucralose (artificial), phosphoric acid, acesulfame potassium, aspartame, and citric acid.

NONE of those are sugar (though some are distantly 'derived from' sugars), nor directly derived from a plant -- that's not syrup, it's a chemistry experiment -- it's time to recognize that we're killing ourselves with this garbage -- it's not syrup, and it's not food.

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KITTYONFYRE t1_iwzi9cs wrote

> it's time to recognize that we're killing ourselves with this garbage -- it's not syrup, and it's not food.

fucking lol. most artificial sweeteners are just not digested at all. they do nothing in your body. you eat them, you excrete 100% of them. they're far better for you than sugar, which is one of the biggest killers in the US (heart disease, obesity - not directly sugar's fault but a highly contributing factor).

you're using the naturalistic fallacy

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