Did you know that ingredients on ingredients labels are listed in their descending order of proportion?

Say you’re shopping for aloe. If WATER is one of the first ingredients, it’s a ripoff. Similarly, if you’re trying to buy healthy foods you would want to avoid products where SUGAR is one of the first ingredients (also be aware of the different names sugar can hide under, like CANE JUICE or FRUCTOSE).

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