A&W Root Beer

As I mentioned in a previous article, I like root beer a lot. It's a rare treat for me, so the following made me very unhappy:

As I was pouring my root beer (A&W) I noticed something: the ingredients. Here is all of the ingredients in the correct order:

1. Carbonated Water
2. High Fructose Corn Syrup
3. Caramel Color
4. Sodium Benzoate (preservative)
5. Natural and Artificial flavors

These are all the ingredients. This means that there is more coloring that flavoring, and also that root beer is horrible for you, but that comes as no surprise.

I'll be posting more commentary on food ingredients soon.

M