During the interview she reveals that she has substituted the regular Hot Pockets to “lean” Hot Pockets.
The percentage of carbohydrates, fat, protein etc. for every processed product including Hot Pockets are mandated by the federal government to be on the finished product however the percentage for sugar is nowhere to be found in the nutrient facts. . The main reason behind omitting the sugar percentage from the daily value is due to that most foods that are considered “wholesome” contain more sugar than the FDA considers healthy. As described by the documentary when removing the fat from the product, you are also removing the flavor, thus sugar is added to give the public another reason to crave it.
Although sugar may be the villain the main obstacle isn’t sugar itself rather sugar education. If costumers where made aware of not just its addictive properties they would possibly make healthier selections at the checkout counter. One of the film’s experts even referred to sugar as “chronic, dose- dependent” liver