Foods They Don't Want You To Know Have Secretly Changed

have you ever looked down at a candy bar you're eating and asked didn't these uses to be bigger or appeared at the store shelves and thought I'm sure it wasn't that expensive last year well good news you're not going crazy food companies are constantly changing their products often in the smallest ways hoping they're consumers that you won't notice luckily I'm here and I hate change so let's take a look at the products they don't want you to know have secretly changed changed tampering with tobleron now I swear Toblerone bars used to be the size of my arm have I grown or have toone bar shrunk well disappointingly it's both back in 2016 as you can see here the company secretly changed the formation of the bar so that there was less chocolate in each one they did this by removing two of the Peaks as well as widening the gaps between them this reduced the cost of production by approximately 10% well it's reduced the cost of my happiness even more of course toone maintained the same sized packaging and price so customers only discovered the lack of chocolate when they unwrapped the bar as illegal as this sounds there's actually a name for this modern phenomenon it's called shrinkflation this is when companies reduce the amount of product without anyone noticing often leaving the prices the same or even higher than before this is usually to either stealthily boost profit margins or maintain them in the face of rising costs because of shrink flation the two original glorious tobleron sizes used to weigh in at 14 oz and 6 oz respectively but the 2016 change meant these two bars shrunk down to 12 oz and 5 oz thankfully the outcry was so enormous that in 2018 the original sizes were restored and the 6 o bar was swapped for a 7 oz one but perhaps an even worse downgrade has been the quality legally they can't claim their chocolate is purely Swiss made anymore due to some of its production moving to Slovakia because of this they've had to change their logo in line with Switzerland's marketing restrictions so the famous Swiss iconography of the matter horn is no longer on their packaging replaced instead with a generic Mountaintop man it may be chocolate but those changes have left me with a bitter taste in my mouth powering down if I need an energy boost then you'll see me buying a Gatorade sugary hydrating goodness unfortunately it looks like the company has been powering down by giving us less fluid for the same price Gatorade have secretly disguised this 14% decrease through their bottle designs although they're still the same height they've made the newer bottles released in 2022 much Slimmer than before and easier to handle like that even matters this means that the company has gotten away with giving us 28 Oz instead of the original 32 manufactured by PepsiCo the price of gatorade's 28 oz bottles are $1. 72 in Walmart as I'm making this video when for 32 oz they were on sale for a166 by distracting customers with the new shape of the bottle they tricked us into paying a higher price for Less as of September 2023 PepsiCo had dragged in a ginormous 91. 5 billion doll in Revenue up 5.

88% from 2022 so can we at least keep Gatorade at the same price as before [Music] please sweet sweet Subway if you're like me you see the sandwich chain Subway as a healthier option to other greasier fast foods I mean their slogan is eat fresh their color scheme uses a healthy looking green color and they offer more veggies and lean meat options than a lot of other joints but despite appearing to offer the Healthy Choice it really doesn't Subway used to mix a chemical called azodicarbonamide into their bread which doesn't sound like something that belongs in food at all this harmful chemical is normally used to increase the elasticity of rubber shoe soes synthetic leather and yoga mats yep you've been eating yoga mat sandwiches uh although the FDA approves the use of very low quantities of it for getting baked goods to rise inhaling too much of it can induce asthma so why was it in Subways bread in the first place well it was perfect for increasing the strength texture and volume of the bread they used giving them their signature loaves after being discovered in 2014 by a food blogger a petition was launched against its use Subway responded by saying they'd always had plans to remove it but I don't think I believe that considering that it was only in response to the petition that they completely phased it out of their products in April 2014 but that's not all as of 2020 Subway bread is now no longer legally considered bread but is instead confectionary yeah it's cake normally the sugar content should not exceed 2% of a Bread's total weight but to make up for all the chemicals they've had to remove in recent years Subway has increased their bread sugar content to a staggering 10% this extra sugar is not only the reason it's closer to cake than bread but also why it smells so different to others damn I guess I'll just go to a Burger Joint then next time twinkylicious to me nothing tastes as nostalgic as a Twinkie it was the perfect sweet treat a cream flavored filling and a sponge as soft as a pillow at least they used to be when they were first invented by James D in 1930 The Filling was actually banana flavored that is until bananas were too difficult to get a hold of due to rationing in World War II so they switched to a basic cream flavoring instead I'm so glad they did even if this cream is actually just sugar and oil after many years of success the manufacturer hostess went bankrupt when sales dramatically fell during the '90s by 2004 Hostess were 700 million in debt and as a result Twinkies were discontinued in 2012 thankfully investment firms Apollo Global Management and metropolis and Co decided to buy the company out of its money troubles and twinky hysteria soon rose again after a whole year without them on the shelves people just couldn't wait to get their hands on all that sugary goodness but they soon noticed a huge difference between the Twinkies of old and these new imitations the cakes were smaller and drier and the filling didn't taste right Hostess eventually admitted to changing them to extend their shelf lives from 14 to 45 days a cheap trick and a sneaky one too despite the drop in quality Hostess started making 400 million a year by 2015 and is now worth over $4 billion a happily ever after it would have been if they had just left the recipe alone unpromising Pringles have you ever got your hands stuck ins set a pringle scan before I swear it gets harder and harder to pull it out every year there may may be a reason for that and not because I'm getting bigger but because Pringles aren't immune to shrinkflation what used to be a standard can size of 5. 2 Oz has noticeably shrunk to an insulting 4. 7 Oz and they were both sold for the same price tag of $5 in Australia the company said that the cans and Chip sizes were cut down in 2016 to fit in with a new manufacturing facility in Malaysia this production Center apparently has different equipment to the original us Factory which is Pringles as extremely bad excuse for decreasing the size of their cans the new can size is so much smaller you can actually fit it inside the old can and it's not just the packaging that's shrunk but the chips themselves this guy's 1.

8 o can of sour cream and onion shows just how pitiful the size of them has become they should be modeled on the hyperbolic paraboloid yes that's actually a shape this satisfying curve reduces the risk of the chips breaking during production but here it just looks like a regular potato chip and as only 40% of the chips are actually potato flour this shrink flation is even worse than you could imagine this travesty isn't Just Happening down under though in the US different flavors can be different sizes this cheddar cheese can is 5. 5 Oz while the original can is 5. 2 but they're both $2.

29 can we go back in time to when value for money was a thing please Nella whether you like your Nutella on toast on a cake or straight off the spoon the hazelnut cocoa spread has been a kitchen staple for chocolate lovers since it first hit the shelves back in 1964 but for every chocaholic out there came some devastating disappointment in 2017 Nutella changed the recipe under everyone's noses by adding more sugar and skimmed milk at the expense of the cocoa the new recipe is a clear downgrade in quality with a rise in powdered milk from 7 1/2% to 88. 7% and a sugar content that's risen from 55. 9 to 56.

3% these factors also changed the color from dark to light brown it was first noticed by the Hamburg consumer protection Center which released these findings on their Facebook page customers were outraged to find out that the product wasn't the same but Nutella claimed it tasted identical only citing the switch as a minor fine tuning to the recipe if you're still a fan I'm afraid there's more bad news in 2021 Nella shrank the size of their jars from 14 oz to 12 oz is nothing sacred in this world well in 2018 it was estimated that 15 to 20% of all packaged food products had been downsized since 2013 anyone else just feel their soul leave their body huh New Coke new disaster Coca-Cola is one of the most successful beverage companies in the world and they never do anything to compromise that would they well in 1985 they put their reputation on the line with a recipe change when new Coke hit the shelves they were hoping consumers would love the new taste instead they filed over 40,000 angry complaints forcing them to bring back classic Coke why did they do this well some people believe that the new version was used to cover up the company switch from natural sugar cane to artificial fructose syrup which is much cheaper another red flag was The Taste itself they had made it sweeter than before in test it went down a treat but in real life customers realized they missed the taste of regular Coca Cola the disappointment and the sales were so bad it only took 3 months before New Coke had to be pulled from the shelves and classic Coke took its rightful place once again unsurprisingly sales for this original Coke sword increasing more than twice the rate of rival Pepsi in 2019 New Coke made its reappearance on the market with 50,000 units available to buy unbelievably the demand was so great that the orders crashed the website and reviews for The Taste were much more positive some people even admitted to preferring The Taste to Classic Coke looks like the customer isn't always right crafty of all the Comfort meals mac and cheese is my all-time favorite I even had a bowl for lunch today and even more comforting is crafts mac and cheese there's just something about the distinctive cheesiness and their boxed up recipe that can't be replicated anywhere else am I right this family favorite has stayed constant Through The Years so there's no reason it would need to change but it did and we had no idea about it in 2016 the company removed artificial preservatives flavors and dyes such as yellow 5 and six these artificial dyes are what kept the sauce looking Chernobyl level neon instead they opted to use natural spices like paprika and turmeric crap did this after learning parents were starting to prioritize their children's nutrition but swapping artificial dies for natural ones doesn't mean the Mac is any healthier natural flavors come from proteins and plants sure but both are still heavily processed in Labs it seems like it didn't really make much a difference anyway since customers didn't notice the Switcheroo at all more than 50 million boxes were sold when the change was first made showing no deviation from regular sales patterns so the change had no effect now I couldn't tell the difference between the old and new craft mac and cheese if my life depended on it but could you let me know down in the comments below coffee cuts when I wake up in the morning I need coffee without it my videos would have significantly fewer dad jokes and a m more let's say threatening Vibe coffee just helps me and many others like me cope which is exactly why customers were so frustrated when NES Cafe changed one of the coffee products back in 2015 the company released an improved version of their sachche range called Cafe menu with packet lattes and cappuccinos that were supposedly creamier and frothier with a fuller taste does anyone really know what that means while it was nes Cafe's defense when customers started blowing up their social media claiming that the coffee tasted disgusting with some even vowing to boycott the brand and comparing it to dishwater these fans were so upset in fact NES Cafe started deleting comments and blocking users from posting at them which is a cardinal internet sin so what alterations were made to make these customer so angry NES Cafe admitted to tampering with the texture as well as the flavor of the comp coffee formula like Nutella the new product seem to have a greater concentration of milk powder at 17% with only 7% actual coffee so improved really meant cheaper to produce yeah I was going to put a bad dad joke here but I'm just too tired and disappointed cookie crisis not only is Oreo America's favorite cookie but it's mine too the company has been around since 1912 and we've been twisting licking and Duncan this sweet sandwich cookie ever since but in 1997 a significant change was made to the recipe without consumers knowing they removed the pig lard okay I can already hear people gagging at the idea of a cookie containing animal fat in this day and age but it gave the Oreos of that time their flavor Oreos owners Nabisco were hoping to get into the lucrative kosher food market and with pigs not being a kosher animal Oreos had to remove the lard and spend more than $150,000 some $300,000 today over 3 and2 years to thoroughly cleanse its baking Ovens of the ingredients they replaced the lard with trans fats which eventually made the cookies both kosher and vegan so just about everyone could enjoy them but there have since been cases of low quality and Shrink flation of foot in 2016 there were many reports of the cream filling and chocolate cookie not tasting the same while Oreos are still made in the US Nabisco started moving some production facilities to Mexico incredibly customers claim to be able to taste the difference between American and Mexican produced cookies but the changes don't stop there many fans have noticed a lack of cream in their Oreos contrary to the packaging I mean these fillings are nowhere near the edges nor are they very thick the ratio should be 71% cookie to 29% cream with7 oz of the filling in each one but that doesn't feel right I mean compare them to to a photo from 1986 and you'll clearly Spot the Difference check out the net weight too that's 16 glorious oun of Oreos compared to a measly 1329 Oz today well I'll still be dunking Oreos dunking on them that is MC disappearing McDonald's famous golden arches have seen many many visits since the fast food chains conception back in 1955 a lot of them for me and unsurprisingly its menu has adapted and changed over the years but some of them haven't gone down as well as others recently the US changed not only the appearance but the recipe of its famous apple pie the mouthwatering deep fried pastry which was hotter than the sun when you bit into it delighted customers since 1968 but in 2018 McDonald's decided to switch to a baked version instead granted it looks more like the All-American apple pie but it now contains less sugar and fewer ingredients overall upsetting many fans please let me just be unhealthy in peace further controversy surrounded their Famous Burgers with many accusing McDonald's of shrinking them down I mean to me they definitely look like they always have since they started out more than 50 years ago but TV adverts 20 years apart show how the classic Big Mac now looks way smaller after denying the accusations for years McDonald's eventually confirmed that their burger buns had shrunk they went from 4 1/2 in to a 4in bun which is probably why so much stuff slides out the sides I guess that means these guys must just have really massive hands to make the sandwiches look so small right right Fanta flavor there's nothing like a can of cold orange Fanta on a hot day if you're a fan of the Citrus taste like I am you wouldn't want anything about it to change anything at oh oh crap too late see Fanta started all the way back in Germany 1940 created by Coca-Cola deuts land Fanta was made from sugar beat whey and apple pomus leftovers a perfect way to prevent waste at the height of an ongoing War as you can see this left the classic drink with a pale yellow appearance in 1955 the Fanta we all know and love today was born launched an Italy with a completely new recipe this is where oranges were introduced used to change both flavor and color modern Fanta in the US is made from Orange and citrus fruit juice as well as high fructose corn syrup but in 2017 Fanta changed the recipe again in the UK they reduced their sugar content by 33% and substituted this with artificial sweeteners sugar was lowered to just6 O per 3. 3 fluid ounces where previously it had 24 oz this move was spurred on by the UK's announced tax on sugar sugar which came into effect in 2018 this created a levy fee which would apply to drinks with a total 17 ounce of sugar per 3. 3 flu ounces the company knew what they had to do and at the expense of its great sugary taste for their UK customers they chose to keep their taxes as low as possible please a moment of silence for our British brothers and sisters Unlucky Charms sweet treats for breakfast are definitely a guil pleasure Donuts Pop-Tarts but Lucky Charms may be the sweetest and guiltiest of them all that's why we love them the colorful marshmallow bits have always been the best part too but they've gone through their fair share of changes originally the cereal was put to Market in 1964 and included pink hearts yellow moons orange stars and green clovers after 1975 however producer General Mills changed up the charms and has continued to do so whether you've noticed or not is the key I'm willing to bet many people were as oblivious to it as I was blue diamonds were added in 75 purple horseshoes in 83 red balloons in 89 rainbows in ' 92 and so on General Mills face different marshmallows in and out of their cereal like a baseball team switches out their batters but this was more than just a fun bonus it helped sales grow and appealed to children who recognized the updated charms coming in and out of play but most crucially in 2021 the company shrunk family size packs down from 19.

3 Oz to 18. 1 Oz shrink flation strikes again this wasn't the only cereal in the General Mills Family to get the shrinking treatment though they elongated boxes of Cocoa Puffs to make you think you're getting more than usual in the taller boxes but in reality they also reduce them from 19 to 18 Oz the same fate befell my personal favorite the almighty Cinnamon Toast Crunch why General Mills why Domino's drama if there's one thing you can rely on it's Pizza Domino's is my go-to when I need a great tasting pie any day of the week to me it's tasted exactly the same over the years but I was shocked to learn that it doesn't actually taste how it used to I certainly didn't notice but apparently in 2008 dominoes transformed their pizza recipe for the better after consumers consistently complained about the lack of quality grievances ranged from the tomato sauce liken to ketchup to the the dough crust possessing the texture of cardboard astonishingly the company actually listened Domino spent 18 months triing every ingredient together in testing new pizza combinations to improve their menu after they had found the perfect formula popularity grew and this time the praise wasn't just reserved for their quick delivery service their pizzas were a hit their store sales Rose by 10% and now they're the largest pizza chain in the world delivering over a million a Day founded in 19 60 in a small store in Michigan Domino's now takes a huge $17 billion slice out of the pizza industry and it's all thanks to us the complaining consumer maybe other companies could learn a thing or two from them Taco Bell taste if you're going to eat a Taco Bell you have to get their nachos and with every nacho you need their cheese sauce to dip them in but if you thought itd looked different to how you remember it I promise you you're not going crazy Taco Bell removed one key ingredient from their cheese sauce in 2015 to make it look different than before like craft they also switched out artificial dyes like yellow 6 and replace them with natural flavorings this is why the melted cheese doesn't have the signature shade of bright orange anymore some beli the swamp permanently changed the taste of the sauce which is the worst thing a food company can do this change over went further than the nacho cheese however a staggering 95% of the Taco Bell food menu was affected with the avocado a ranch dressing and red tortilla chips also losing their vibrant colorings again it sounds like the company thought it would be healthier to use natural dies than artificial ones without realizing how much it could affect their products did you notice the difference let me know down below Brier's bad choices I scream you scream we all scream for frozen dairy dessert hang on that ain't right Brier's ice cream found it all the way back in 186 6 6 in Pennsylvania have been sneakily changing their recipes since 2006 to include more ingredients so much so that it can no longer be legally classed as ice cream ice cream has at least 10% dairy fat but Briars went for lower fat options and now it contains up to 40 ingredients these include corn syrup kagin a red seaweed used to thicken food and diglycerides and emulsifier Briar claims this enhances the flavor but many wished for the old recipe to come back but what's worse is that the company claimed this change was all thanks to the customers apparently we all wanted a smoother texture which was what drove them to make the changes in reality it's more likely this was a cost cutting move stemming from Unilever buying Briar up a company famous for reformulating recipes with food additives they already made bad choices by shrinking their tub sizes in 2008 what other Horrors could they have in store for us ice cream lovers a half G tub shrinks down to 56 Oz then 48 oz and they expect us to go along with it yeah I guess we did I still love Brier's ice cream even though it's not technically ice cream soup swaps when I'm Ill it's straight to chicken noodle soup to help me feel better and if you're going to have chicken noodle soup it's got to be Campbell they chicken noodle is just perfect when you're fighting off a cold but the company decided to take our health concerns even further by removing ingredients from their soup these included flavoring such as MSG a food additive used to enhance flavor soybean oil and corn starch with more customers aware of what they're consuming these were changed to fall in line with the consumer's health concerns but they also removed onions and celery those are healthy vegetables I thought that's what Campbell wanteded to keep well there may be another reason for the switch Global soup sales had fallen consistently since 2012 including a 5% decrease for Campbell which may have prompted them to cut back on funding all the ingredients all in all campel actually cut down their 30 ingredient recipe to just 20 in 2015 well there's tweaking a recipe and there's just completely remaking it chew trouble gum is great when you accidentally leave your house without brushing your teeth it's your ond demand toothpaste when you have a date it keeps your breath minty fresh but sadly shrink inflation has affected this too is nothing safe increasingly companies have started to tack on an easy to grip tab on their packets robbing you of one or two gum pieces yeah because I never knew how to hold on to my packet of Airwaves before thanks guys the grip tab is one of the most blatant cases of shrink flation I've ever seen and when they're not putting pointless grips on your packets they're physically shrinking them down instead from 18 sticks to 14 who hurt you Trident and and this atrocity from Airwaves they're not even trying to hide it anymore ultimately with less pieces The Chew the quicker you have to buy a new pack man I'm going to have to chew on this downsizing dessert if you thought Brier's frozen dairy dessert was bad what I'm about to reveal to you will shock you to your core food companies have come up with some very clever ways of cheating you out of your ice cream from shrinking them down to deliberately giving you less this tillamuk tub is all already making me angry with their 1. 75qt carton cut down to 1.

5 that's a 177% decrease in ice cream for the exact same price but wait there's more this dude's ice cream has a whole empty shell around it instead of being filled to the top and Klondike Bars they used to be so big and chunky now they look as flat as an old Tire these chocolate covered ice cream bars were once advertised as being too big for a stick but now it looks like they might need one or they'll fall apart I turn to ice cream when something makes me sad but what am I meant to turn to when the ice cream is the one making me sad disappointing Doritos as a snack or let's be honest sometimes as a whole meal Doritos chips and dip is the answer I think I must have tried every combination of chip flavor and dip out there but when I last went to the store to get a bag I suddenly noticed the difference in size a bag that used to weigh 9. 75 oz is now 9. 25 Oz with an average of five less chips in every pack according to Fredo these changes were first announced in 2022 and customers have since found little change in price flaming hot cool ranch chips at 9.

25 o were being sold for $559 the same price as flamin' hot nacho cheese at 9. 75 o another way they cheat you is by advertising a bigger bag but they just give you the same amount of product in that bigger bag as there is in a regular one 17 oz in each but approximately 30 cents more for the sharing version what's next 15 chips left out a large bag sold for over $7 looks like the only chip I'll be getting is the one on my shoulder Reese's and pces ah peanut butter and chocolate the greatest combination of flavors on Earth and who does it better than Reese's nobody founded in 1928 they've quickly become one of the bestselling candy brands in the US and receive over $2 billion in sales each year but the company has slowly been reducing the sizes of their products and now we're finally starting to notice the standard peanut butter cup was originally . 9 Oz but in 1991 they were reduced to8 Oz it didn't last too long before the cup sizes were reduced again in 2001 to 75 oz as a result the classic 2 two pack in 1980 was 1.

6 Oz but in 2022 they were 1. 5 Oz instead marking a 7% decrease but it's not just the cups the Reese's Christmas cane is definitely a few pieces short the company has used the label to sneakily disguise the gaps inside the two one redditor also spotted a difference in their Reese's PCS bought only weeks apart in February 2023 the right packet is 6 oz but the left has been downsized to 5 5.