Woman Sues Jelly Bean Company over Misleading Sugar Ingredients

Share it with your friends Like

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

Close

By Julie Fidler

A woman from San Bernardino, California has sued jelly bean maker Jelly Belly, claiming she didn’t know sugar was one of the ingredients in their “Sports Beans.” Jessica Gomez alleges that Jelly Belly was trying to “trick” her into believing Jelly Belly Sports Beans didn’t contain sugar through its use of “fancy phrasing.” [1]

Marketed as an exercise supplement, Jelly Belly Sports Beans list “evaporated cane juice” instead of sugar as an ingredient. This is the “fancy language” Gomez eludes to in the suit. The beans’ nutrition label does list the product’s sugar grams correctly.

The Jelly Belly website lists “cane …read more

Read more here: naturalsociety.com

    

  • Rating:
  • Views:468 views
  • Categories: Health