Companies quietly swap ingredients, shrink packages, and raise prices. ShelfTruth catches every change they hope you won't notice.
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Real chocolate replaced with "chocolate candy." Peanut butter swapped for "peanut butter creme." Cheaper substitutes, same label.
Your ice cream went from 16oz to 14oz. Your chips lost 2 ounces. The price stayed the same — or went up.
The same product sold in Europe uses real ingredients. The US version? Synthetic dyes, corn syrup, and cheaper fillers.
"100% pure" orange juice re-flavored by perfume companies. "Whole wheat" bread where the first ingredient is white flour.
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Real products. Real changes. Here's what the app shows you.
Removed: Milk chocolate (cocoa butter, milk)
Added: "Chocolate candy" (vegetable oil, alkali-processed cocoa)
Also: Peanut butter → "peanut butter creme"
No longer meets FDA definition of chocolate.
What: Entire recipe reformulated
R&D: 60+ recipes tested over 4 years
Result: Consumer ratings dropped to 2 stars
Original recipe permanently discontinued.
Size: 16 oz → 14 oz (-12.5%)
Price: Unchanged
Real cost: +14.3% per ounce
Same container shape. Less product inside.
Was: "Ice cream"
Now: "Frozen dairy dessert"
Why: No longer meets 10% milk fat FDA standard
Legally not ice cream. Same price.
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