[IYAS9YAS]

Now, to be fair, the suit is about the fact that one of the products (Sport Beans) does not mention sugar in the label, just evaporated cane juice.

The nutrition information on the Sport Beans lists "Cane Sugar" as the first ingredient.

http://www.sportbeans.com/products/assorted_sport_beans.aspx

It also lists "Total Sugars" in the calorie counts.

Now, this is from their website as of today, so that's not to say that's what the information was on the Sport Beans when she was consuming them. That being said, she's still an industrial-grade idiot.

[NohSpinZone]

Completely agree - and she’s not alone. The suit says that there is a potential class action for this.

Thank you for the info on the Sport Beans label. Not sure if that’s been changed recently either.

[jjsheridan5]

It also lists "Total Sugars" in the calorie counts.

Total sugars does not distinguish between refined sugars, and natural sugars. Since the body reacts to those two sources of sugars differently (or, at least, there is evidence that refined sugars are broken down and absorbed much quicker, and results in a greater insulin spike), "total sugars" really doesn't tell you very much. My bag of frozen spinach lists a positive value for total sugars, but contains no refined sugars.

Many people believe, not without justification, that naturally occurring sugars are fine in moderation, whereas refined sugars should be avoided. Listing "total sugars" in the calorie count does nothing to mitigate the clear deception of the manufacturers of this product.