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spamtrap1888 > wrote:

> On Feb 15, 4:53*pm, Nad R > wrote:
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> > My understanding there is a hidden ingredient that is not found on the soda
> > pop labels and that is SALT. The powers that be do not advertise this and
> > exempt from label laws in the US. Info from the lecture on "Sugar: The
> > bitter truth" on you tube.
> >
> > http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_u...?xl=xl_blazer&...

The video, by Robert Lustig, is 1.5 hours. I watched another video of
his about sugar and learned a lot, but wasn't interested to see another
just to verify this claim about salt.

> Can of Diet Coke I'm looking at says it has 40mg of sodium -- if this
> is hidden it's hidden like Poe's Purloined Letter.

Two kinds of things have to be listed on the label: the ingredients and
certain substances, if they are present. One of those substances is
sodium.

Sodium is not generally an ingredient of soda. Water generally is.
Water contains sodium, usually.

The USDA database shows water:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

For 8 ounces of water,tap,well there are 12mg of sodium. 40mg of sodium
sounds reasonable for a can of Coke made out of water with no added
sodium.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA