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TIL that most store brand cereals are made in the same factories as the name brands
I was reading an article on Consumer Reports last night about budget food buying, and it said that like 80% of generic cereals are literally the same recipe as Kellogg's or General Mills just in different boxes... Why are we paying double for a cartoon character on the front when the store brand tastes identical?
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gavin6922d ago
The whole "gets soggy faster" thing feels like a myth to me though. I've done side by side taste tests and honestly couldn't tell a difference between generic and name brand.
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the_holly3d ago
I mean, idk, a lot of the time the store brand cereal gets soggy way faster for me, or the flavor is just a little off. Maybe it's just me, but I swear some of them aren't identical.
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the_simon2d ago
Ngl, I totally agree with you on the "flavor is just a little off" part. Tried a store brand Frosted Flakes knockoff last month and it just tasted like sweet cardboard with none of that actual corn flavor.
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