Think you can guess the first ingredient in these foods?
Those food companies. They just can’t help designing labels that trick shoppers who don’t know the rules of the ingredient game.
See if you can guess the main (first) ingredient—don’t count water—in each of these foods. How about Newman’s Own Honey Barbecue Sauce? Or Food Should Taste Good Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips? Or Ocean Spray Cranberry Raspberry 100% Juice?

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Corn Syrup ?
May I order a paper copy of The Ten Best Foods?