So I'm sitting here drinking a code red mountain dew. I just happen to look down and read on the label it says "with a rush of cherry flavor, with other natural flavors."
I taste the cherry, but what about these other "natural" flavors? For one thing I don't think there is anything natural with mountain dew. Let alone the flavoring that they put into it. Why can't they just say what the flavor is? Are they trying to hide what it is from all the other companies that want it? Or do they not know whats actually in it, so they just put out the blanket term "natural flavoring."
I bet what they are talking about is all the natural flavor from the metal can, or the machines, or the midgets that swim in it to stir it all up. That's probably the natural flavor. If they were putting other fruit flavors in it they would just say, orange, or lemon, or grape. It would have to be something strange that they don't want to put on the label because nobody would drink it, or even eat it for that matter. It's not just soft drinks that do it. Many processed foods have the added useless information of other natural flavors.
Give me a break if it was a natural flavor you would just say it out right. It doesn't make to much of a difference to me, I'll be shoving it into my mouth either way. But at the very least I would like a little bit of honesty.
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It's been years since I drank Mountain Dew in any way, shape, or form, but I used to have an expression for it that you could term "natural flavors".
It involved a beast of burden that's had too much to drink...
Oh, my gosh! Thomas! You and John are too much alike! Thanks for the belly laugh. By the way.... Dave's favorite drink is code red mountain dew -- go figure.
Yes they're supposed to list ingredients according to the FDA! Great choice of words gave me and my GF a hearty laugh.
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