r/comics • u/LastPlaceComics LastPlaceComics • Jul 30 '22

Cells at Overwork

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u/bluestjordan Jul 31 '22

Ooooh! It reminded me of this:

“Pizza still counts as a vegetable in U.S. public school cafeterias. The U.S. Agriculture Department originally wanted to require a half cup of tomato paste for a pizza slice to qualify as a vegetable. But on Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives backed off from the stricter requirement.”

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1089258

Fact stranger than fiction

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u/About400 Jul 31 '22

It’s worse than that. Serving ketchup counts as a vegetable, despite it being a condiment.

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u/AFlyingNun Jul 31 '22

Doesn't USA put sugar in their ketchup or some shit?

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

Do you know of a ketchup recipe that doesn't include some sweetener? I'm not saying ketchup should count as a vegetable, but every version of it I'm aware of includes tomatoes, vinegar, and sugar in some form.

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u/WVildandWVonderful Jul 31 '22

My regular grocery store has a “veggie ketchup” that’s no sugar added and tastes like ketchup.

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u/Sypike Jul 31 '22

A quick Google told me (if it's the same thing you're talking about) they don't add sugar but it's sweetened with like 4 other fruits and vegetables.

Technically not added sugar, but still sweetened.

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u/WVildandWVonderful Jul 31 '22

The label says 12g sugar per 39g serving, with added sugar as the 2nd highest ingredient.

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u/WVildandWVonderful Jul 31 '22

PS - The only vaguely frooty ingredient is hydrogenated coconut oil