Ferrero’s Tic-Tac candies are made almost entirely of sugar. The exact proportion varies from 94.2% to 97.5%. But on American labels it is written in yellow and green: “Sugar – 0 g.” It’s absolutely legal. And that’s why.
– In the USA, by law, manufacturers must indicate KBJU per serving, not per 100 g.
– The weight of the “portion” varies depending on the type of product. For jelly beans, this is one piece of candy.
– The FDA allows labeling “sugar-free” if there is less than 0.5 g in one serving. It would seem logical – this amount can be neglected.
– Only the mass of one “tick-tock” is exactly 0.49 g for precisely this reason.
– This means that its manufacturer can, with a pure soul, inform consumers that there is no sugar in the product at all.
– And this despite the fact that there is almost 28 g of it in one Tic-Tac box. That’s like a heaping tablespoon.
– You can compare the American label with the Russian one: we honestly state that 100 g of candy contains 94.2 g of carbohydrates and 391 calories.
American manufacturers of other products perform the same trick. For example, a “portion” of avocado oil in a spray bottle is considered to be one “spray”. And yes, it contains so little fat and calories that companies can safely put the words “0 calories” on the packaging. In oil. Zero calories. Everything is legal.