Gawker Media Saves Humanity

[Ookii]

As you can see from a recent post at the Consumerist:

Did you know that ingredients on ingredients labels are listed in their descending order of proportion?

Say you're shopping for aloe. If WATER is one of the first ingredients, it's a ripoff. Similarly, if you're trying to buy healthy foods you would want to avoid products where SUGAR is one of the first ingredients (also be aware of the different names sugar can hide under, like CANE JUICE or FRUCTOSE).

Yes this was an actual post

http://consumerist.com/consumer/nutrition/the-earlier-ingredients-are-on-a-label-the-more-there-is-inside-300798.php

What is the internet coming to?

[Morat20]

Say you're shopping for aloe. If WATER is one of the first ingredients, it's a ripoff.

WTF? There are a LOT of things that I don't want to eat, drink, or apply to my skin undiluted. I mean, aloe-type stuff alone -- you'd need to suspend it in some base medium to actually be able to apply it decently, for one.

[Samwise]

I always apply aloe straight from the plant. 

Am I going to die?   

[Merusk]

Yes, but if you sign all your assets over to me I can assure you a place in the afterlife of your choice.

[Samwise]

Huzzah!  I am free to continue my aloe-smearing lifestyle unhindered.

[Calantus]

Yes there are quite a number of products I would bloody-well hope have their highest ingredient as water. Anything that's supposed to be wet for starters. Also, didn't everyone know this already?

[Trippy]

We're talking about Americans here.

[Ironwood]

Isn't that my line ?

[Nonentity]

ALERT:

When a product says it is sorted 'Alphabetically', that means it is sorted using the 'Alphabet'.

Example:

Apples
Bananas
Carrots