‘What things do you know most food shoppers are wrong about?’ – 21 excellent supermarket secrets that you’ll want to know

13.

‘That ‘it all comes from the same factory’ when comparing branded with supermarket own brand. I’m sure Tesco and Sainsburys get their cornflakes from the same place, but Kellogg’s taste a lot different and far nicer.’
–BeeOnYouAt

14.

”No added sugar’ when things are full of sugar-by-another-name: honey, agave syrup, fruit concentrate…just expensive ways to get sugar.

‘No artificial X’… where the petrochemical X is indistinguishable from the plant-sourced version but half the price. Thinking that plant-based anything is inherently superior or virtuous.

‘Anything labelled with a low number of calories and making a virtue of it. Sure it’s only 100 calories but how many will it take to make you feel full? And does counting calories actually achieve anything?’
–txe4

15.

‘Bulk buying isn’t always cheaper. Always check the price per pound and unit.’
–nickytheginger

16.

‘Himalayan pink salt is just cheap salt, except it isn’t cheap.’
–Evening_Elderberry_9

17.

‘Most wasabi paste is actually horseradish. The darker the roast the less caffeine the coffee has (but is often marketed as high strength).’
–TruthSeeker890

18.

‘The main issue why most chocolate tastes shit now isn’t because of sugar or palm oil – it’s that most use shitty skimmed milk powder instead of full fat. The latter is what gives it its creaminess.’
–BabaGanoushHabibi

19.

‘That Guinness contains more calories than normal beer. A pint of Guinness contains about 210 calories, a pint of Stella contains 219, Madri about 180, Carlsberg 210.

‘My mum is absolutely convinced that a doctor once told my gran to drink lots of Guinness because she kept losing weight. She’s either completely made it up, or my gran just fancied going to the pub.’
–Jenpot

20.

‘Sugar free Tic Tacs are full of sugar. If the product is five grams or less then the sugar content doesn’t count, so they can be claimed as sugar free.’
–arnie789

21.

‘Food does not instantly become a deadly toxin on the stroke of midnight on the ‘best before’ date on the pack.’
–GeekyGamer2022

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