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Now It's Just Silly

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Domino sugar, "now certified Carbonfree."  Spotted in WalMart. I am, of course, compelled to point out that the molecular formula for sucrose is C 12 H 22 O 11.  That's 12 atoms of carbon. According to Domino , what they actually mean is that the "carbon footprint" of the production process is neutral.  Evidently, that was just too clunky of a slogan to put on the label, so they settled for implying that their product is composed only of colorless gases. Hey, whatever makes you feel all self-righteous...