Which of these products is more misleading?
Polls
13th February 2020
13th February 2020
IT’S no secret that a lot of food and drink products use cheeky methods to hide what they’re made from.
In their latest bid to straighten out the food industry, new youth-led movement Bite Back 2030ย has been drawing attention to some of the dodgy tactics used by companies who want to make us eat too much of what isn’t good for us.
Of the many products out there who use these tactics, two finalists have been chosen to go head to head in the hunt to crown the winner of THE most misleading food label. As partners of Bite Back 2030, we at First News want you to take a look at these two products โ and let us know which you think is the MOST misleading in our poll below!
Don’t miss next week’s issue of the paper, where you can find out more about these cheeky tactics!
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48 Comments
ameliau · 5 years ago
personally, i think that veggie straws are more misleading than juicy water because veggie sticks are wrapped in single use plastic and juicy water you can use multiple times. #first to comment
omangion · 5 years ago
A lot of food packets make out that they are really healthy but it isn't - for example, some food packets say that there is no added sugar when it already has an unhealthy 8 teaspoons!
anju-fnews · 5 years ago
I put veggie straws because I think that it is the most misleading as it probably has more artificial products than natural ones.
champs2005 · 5 years ago
The veggie straws are more misleading because you think they are good for you but in fact theyโre not at all
piggyo5 · 5 years ago
I think the juicy water is more misleading because seems like it is just diluted fruit juice. With the veggie straws, the producers will have to add something to give it flavour. However, the juice has the flavour of the fruit so most people would probably think that it doesn't need sugar to give it taste - it is just natural.
5honypony · 5 years ago
First to comment
dog_lover · 5 years ago
When they say no added sugar, it means they add no extra sugar to it. However, they still add all sorts of flavourings to make up for it, which is why it is still unhealthy. Diet Coke does this too.
115 · 5 years ago
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wildcat90 · 5 years ago
I think veggie straws are more misleading because they are saying that they are a healthy vegetable snack when really only a tiny percentage is made out of vegetables
bamboomilk · 5 years ago
Juicy Water because it said that there was no sugar in it but there was lots. The veggie thing did still have vegetables in so I choose the other one.
spacepanda · 5 years ago
Veggie straws because not only does it say the veg it contains but they are also called veggie straws and on the juice it said added sugar not sugar free implying that they have natural sugar
lollipop33 · 5 years ago
But bamboomilk, it says no ADDED sugar not no sugar. The important word is added.
yellowtoad · 5 years ago
Both of them are misleading
cloudy23 · 5 years ago
I think the Veggie Straws are the most misleading, cos the whole POINT of them is that they're supposed to be made out of VEGETABLES! I mean, the clue's in the title?
kinsparke9 · 5 years ago
Veggie straws. The juicy water obviously points out 'no added sugar', and the eight teaspoons is not added. It occurs naturally.
remi27 · 5 years ago
I definitely think Veggie Straws as it is much more misleading.
starblaze3 · 5 years ago
Veggie straws are aimed for kids๐ฆThis would make kids eat unhealthy when they thought they were eating healthy๐ก
beabopper · 5 years ago
only 1.2% !
dcfan · 5 years ago
Veggie Straws because, although it has 8 teaspoons of natural sugar, the Juicy Water claim is correct,it has no added sugar, but Veggie Straws are less than 1.2 percent vegetables.
ocean32 · 5 years ago
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netball_09 · 5 years ago
I think juicy water because like 8 TEASPOONS!!! "No added sugar" confuses me so I look at the packet to see the real sugar percentage ๐๐ฝ
snufflypug · 5 years ago
Um ok
lollipop33 · 5 years ago
Veggie Straws. Juicy water says there is no added sugar implying sugar occurs naturally in the fruit, but the veggie straws say it's made out of vegetables when it's really like 1%.
thanos · 5 years ago
I think that it is the veggie straws and that they don't really have veg in it.
agentlord · 5 years ago
I think that veggie straws are more misleading because only 1.2% of the veggie straws are actually vegetables
sloth-love · 5 years ago
I voted that Veggie straws where more misleading this is because Juicy water doesn't have added sugar it's because they have lemons and limes in which have a high quantity of natural sugars
Did you know that walkers beetroot baked crisps have 40% less fat. However, Normal Walkers baked have 50% less fat then average walkers crisps! However, 'YellowToad' is right they are both misleading.
stargrl · 5 years ago
The veggie sticks do have veg, and the sugars used in the juice are natural, so it isn't too bad.
mob789 · 5 years ago
@ameliau
Plastic Bottles, if re-used, break down and leave microscopic bits of plastic in your body so would be worse to re-use than a normal bottle.
mob789 · 5 years ago
There are always natural sugars in fruit drinks because it's in the fruit.
olised · 5 years ago
Veggie sticks sound horrible
scichaser2 · 5 years ago
Both are awful products that shouldnโt exist scientifically to put it blatantly
fishgirl2 · 5 years ago
Veggie straws are most misleading.
puzzlepeas · 5 years ago
I think juicy water because it has truly lied about the sugar contents whilst veggie straws have told 1% of the truth!
ninjahorse · 5 years ago
ya
dingbat202 · 5 years ago
juicy water cos they lie. they have sugar when they say they don't and veggie staws have at least some veg in so they're not lying #first to comment(not)
adalard · 5 years ago
Veggie straws is more misleading, cuz technically the juicy water didn't LIE - it just didn't tell the whole truth.
oceangirl · 5 years ago
Veggie Sticks because they use the word โVegโ
superpug27 · 5 years ago
I think the juicy water is more misleading. With the veggie straws, at least it contains SOME traces of health unlike the juicy water that has EIGHT teaspoons of pure sugar when they said they have none. Iโm not sure how many people think that the veggie straws are worse. Yes, they do have plastic wrapping but so does the bottle. Itโs re-usable but still estimated that 2/3 of the population reuse plastic bottles.
superpug27 · 5 years ago
@Adalard, the veggie sticks ALSO didnโt tell the whole truth like you said with the bottle. It still has traces of veg inside of it but the bottle has PURE sugar.
wordworm · 4 years ago
juicy water's sugar is from fruit which cannot helped unlike veggie straws where more can be done to increase the veg content
cutedolphi · 4 years ago
I think they are all misleading :/
spagletti · 4 years ago
Veggie straws- tomatoes arenโt even a vegetable
pickles7 · 4 years ago
I said juicy water bc if I were to choose one of those as a healthy option I would choose veggie sticks
badgehuff · 4 years ago
Proper cordial is okay
luigi55 · 4 years ago
Juicy water because I like sour stuff
simbasimba · 3 years ago
Ummm... maybe the friut jiuce
puzzlepeas · 3 years ago
yo veggie straws are never so veggie
sophieling · 2 years ago
juicy water does have no added sugar tho