going by this article, it did exist, but currently contains “only” 142 grams of sugar. we also found a list of ingredients and stuff here.
if you’re curious about the how, well…
sugar (the variant pictured above is sucrose) contains a lot of hydroxyl/OH groups… a LOT of them. in short this provides a ton of places for water molecules to “pull” on the sugar molecule in question, keeping it sort of “suspended” within all the water, stopping gravity from pulling it all out of the water. milk and dairy is mostly just water, so voila! (not really a correct use of suspension in this context, however we feel it helps get the point across!)
but nonetheless U.S. food and safety regulations can be a little (heavily) concerning at times, you are not faulted one bit :)
the scary part is not the big number. it is how enough buyers might consume this to the point where this was deemed financially favorable to put to market.
but over-seriousness aside we love chemistry and teaching others stuff so it’s our pleasure hehe
There’s no way that there’s that much sugar in that thing, is that even allowed?
going by this article, it did exist, but currently contains “only” 142 grams of sugar. we also found a list of ingredients and stuff here.
if you’re curious about the how, well…
sugar (the variant pictured above is sucrose) contains a lot of hydroxyl/OH groups… a LOT of them. in short this provides a ton of places for water molecules to “pull” on the sugar molecule in question, keeping it sort of “suspended” within all the water, stopping gravity from pulling it all out of the water. milk and dairy is mostly just water, so voila! (not really a correct use of suspension in this context, however we feel it helps get the point across!)
but nonetheless U.S. food and safety regulations can be a little (heavily) concerning at times, you are not faulted one bit :)
Wow, now I didn’t expect a small chemistry lesson right there, but I appreciate the detail. It’s mostly my vibe that big number = scary
the scary part is not the big number. it is how enough buyers might consume this to the point where this was deemed financially favorable to put to market.
but over-seriousness aside we love chemistry and teaching others stuff so it’s our pleasure hehe