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Oreo_formulation

Level 4 — Significant concerns

Oreo_Formulation is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.

Also: Oreo cookie, Oreo Cakester

What the research says

Reformulated repeatedly to escape competitive pressure (Hershey's S'mores cookies pushed Kraft to lift its internal saturated-fat cap by creating a new 'Choco Bakery' category). The 100-calorie Mini pack drove sales by easing guilt; the Cakester added 92 calories, 4g sugar, 1g sat fat for indulgence. [salt-sugar-fat] Reformulated repeatedly to escape competitive pressure (Hershey's S'mores cookies pushed Kraft to lift its internal saturated-fat cap by creating a new 'Choco Bakery' category). The 100-calorie Mini pack drove sales by easing guilt; the Cakester added 92 calories, 4g sugar, 1g sat fat for indulgence.

Regulatory status

  • Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary

Sources

  • Salt Sugar Fat (Moss) — Chapter 11 (No Sugar, No Fat, No Sales): All those Oreos and Chips Ahoy! — shoppers were afraid to go down the cookie aisle because they might lose control