Reduced calorie hot chocolate just had less hot chocolate.
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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The regular uses sugar, Ace K, and Splenda as sweeteners, but the reduced calorie doesn’t have the sugar, just the other two artificial sweeteners. The artificial sweeteners use just a tiny amount for the same level of sweeteness. You’re not getting ripped off, you’re just getting different ingredients.
It might not be less chocolate, just less sugar.
I’m guessing it just has less sugar or uses a sweetener instead. Sweetener generally only needs a very small amount so doesn’t take up as much space as the sugar would.
The reduced calorie version is artificially sweetened with sucralose and acesulfame, which are much sweeter per gram than sugar and corn syrup powder in the original version. So there’s just less bulk required for the same sweetness.
You’re not wrong Swiss Miss, you’re just an asshole.
Probably just because of the fake sugars. A lot of times the fake/diet sweeteners are more sweet than sugar so there’s less of it in there. Look at the sugar free Jello packets. They’re like 1/4 the powder of a normal Jello packet, but they make the same amount.
You know it’s going to have less calories, so they have to put less of something in it — I’m sorry, do you WANT them to make up the difference by filling volume with some kind of zero calorie bulk powder? I’d rather not have that in my drink.
Check the nutrition value table. Most of these “mixes” have around 60%-80% sugar in it. So a lower quantity of the “mix” is technically significantly lower calories.
That’s the lack of sugar…..
Quoting Sam O’Nella: Swiss Miss instant piss
Artificial sweeteners are way less bulky that sugar.
Fun fact, to achieve equal sweetness, you have to use a *LOT* less artificial sweetener than sugar.
Example: a coke has 38 grams of sugar, but a diet coke only has 200 mg of aspartame.
It’s not less hot chocolate, it’s different sweeteners.
That’s how much sugar you’re not consuming now 👍
Swiss-mist instant piss
Wow, that’s hilarious. Was there a price difference?
Reduced calories = less sugar = less quantity of ingredients….
Half the volume, add sugar to bulk it up.
r/technicallythetruth
Less sugar, the same about of cocoa.
r/technicallythetruth?? i mean there are less calories lol
in the wise words of an educationally uneducation academy YouTuber “Swiss miss, instant PISS”
Reminds me of Extra Creamy Kraft Dinner 30 years ago…30% higher price, same ingredients, instructions were altered to add more butter and milk.
they used to do that for diet soda, diet soda didn’t use a sugar replacement, just 1/3 less sugar which honestly makes the most sense when making a diet version of something. instead people chase the intensity of the sweetness with alternatives and lose the overall flavor in the process.
I know this is BS because of the sweetener difference, but it’s still funny lol
..or they simply left out sugar.
Like how is that not the first thought?!
You’d be surprised how many reduced calorie things do this. It’s common with sauces to put stuff like “50% less calories” when it’s 15g/serving vs the more typical 30g serving
Swiss Miss Instant Piss.
Oh. Well this is embarrassing
Different countries fair trade laws are interesting
hmph
I’m sure the per 100g calories are also lower.
Imake this argument with low fat cheese. It tastes disgusting so just buy normal cheese but slice half the thickness. 50% lower fat, tastes nicer cheaper. If you think you loose flavour by doing this just buy a more mature cheddar.
Calorieflation 🤣
Now please compare with the one that has tiny dehydrated marshmallows!
Ingredientlist coconutmilk:
-56% coconut extract
-Water
-E415, E412,E407
Ingedientlist coconutmilk light:
-17% coconut extract
-Water
-E415, E412,E407
Yes i could add water myself if i want.
I bought apple juice 50 percent less sugar…. Simply watered down aj🤣🖕.
I’m such a sucker.
I was thinking “oh this’ll be good for the family”
lol they’re preying on you’re desire to have less sugar in diet meanwhile playing you.
It’s despicable 😂
That is similar to the “reduced calorie” craisns I saw. Regular craisin serving size: one-third cup. Reduce calorie serving size: one quarter cup. Um, yup, smaller servings have fewer calories…
Technically true
just buy the normal one and pour half as much into the cup
They didn’t lie, technically.
But yeah, Swiss Miss isn’t even good hot choco.
I once bought expensive Weight Watchers low-calorie microwave popcorn.
Turned out to be two dozen kernels of popcorn in a paper bag.
It’s like how instant ramen packets say “For less sodium, use less flavoring!” Thanks, never would’ve thought of that!