It's still a crust, mom

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• unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The concept of “uncrustables” is something so absurd. Surely thats a US invention right?

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  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It’s not as bad as all that, kinda. The soft-style breads you get in US supermarkets often have crusts that are very bitter to the highly sensitive bitter receptors children have, and which die off as you finish adolescence. It’s the basis for the idea of foods being an “acquired taste” and why children are so often portrayed as hating vegetables, to the perplexity of adults. The adult palate shifts sensitivity away from sweet and bitter flavours to umami and saltiness, and no longer finds things like kale or coffee or beer or brussel sprouts (yes I know about the new species no they aren’t less bitter) to be offensively flavoured. These things exist (intentionally or not) as a result of that largely culturally unknown shift and are an alright compromise for children particularly sensitive to their regional breads.

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    • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Looks like the studies back you up. Also explains why there is so much sugar in children’s foods. It says in the article that it’s because it helps you avoid poison, but aren’t some poisons sweet?

      In spite of these reductions, however, children’s intake of sugar remains higher than that recommended by health organizations worldwide. In contrast to sweet taste, children dislike and reject bitter taste, which protects them from ingesting poisons. Although variation in bitter taste receptor genes such as TAS2R38 accounts for people’s marked differences in perceptions of the same bitter-tasting compounds, basic research revealed that these genotype-phenotype relationships are modified with age, with children of the same genotype being more bitter sensitive than adults and the changeover occurring during mid adolescence.

      In this article, we review findings from basic, experimental research in children that suggest the liking of sweet taste and the dislike of bitter taste are not solely a product of modern-day technology and advertising, but are reflective of children’s basic biology.

      pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4654709/

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    • Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Hm… Interesting. I’m in my thirties and those things haven’t really changed for me. I still can’t stand the taste of beer or coffee without a lot of additives, and the crust on breads is still very bitter to me. I actually brought up bread crust being bitter to some friends a while back because I was musing about why adults are just meant to suck it up and eat this despite the taste, and they had no idea what I was talking about.

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Of course! And it’s sugar gel inside cake.

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    • Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I was curious and looked up the nutrition info - weirdly a lot healthier than I expected. No HFCS, the bread appears to be absolutely normal bread, the fillings are sugary but in small enough quantities to not be particularly egregious. Still not great for you in that bread is terrible for you and sugar enriched peanut butter is a moral sin, but really theyre no worse than just making a sandwich from components.

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• WereCat@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s why I have crust issues

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• user1234@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  That’s discrusting

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• Strider@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s not even a bread, lol

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• selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Side note: those things are tasty af. I bought some on a lark and damn. Hate being patient though.

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  • Denalduh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Patient? Let me introduce you to the frozen uncrustable.

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• humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  These are the parts with no filling, just bread. Uncrustables don’t solve that very important problem with “crust”.

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• FerretyFever0@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  They taste good lol
  Definitely bad for you though

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