[Rant] Lipton sucks

.. (Dude111)

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:26:41 GMT

I wish i could find another iced tea THAT TASTED AS GOOD AS THIERS DID...... The closest i found is 4C but they use slightly different ingredients which throws the taste off from Liptons a little.... (DONT LIKE IT AS MUCH)

Now 4C also has maltodextrin in thier Iced Tea BUT NOT IN THE REG MIXs!! (It doesnt belong there,they are sugar sweetend products!!)

http://www.4c.com/documents/products.html

Look at thier reg mixs then look at the LIGHT mixs (They have maltodextrin)

Thier light mixs ARE ACTUALLY BETTER then liptons as they dont have aspertame in them!! (Surprisingly)

If they only used the exact same ingredients as lipton uses,I WOULD HAVE MY ICED TEA BACK!!! (Thiers is good but not quite as good as liptons WAS)

Im quite dissapointed in lipton!! (They used to be a good company that put out good stuff)

I emailed them one more time with the above site and said PLEASE DONT REPLY TO ME UNTIL YOU REALISE I AM RIGHT.... (STILL NO REPLY A WEEK LATER,THEY WONT ADMIT IT TO ME)

The reg tea mix was only sweetend WITH SUGAR,there was no maltodextrin in it until they changed thier provider.... (Used to be done in Canada and they switched to a USA distributor (Thats when Maltodextrin was added to reg lemon instant mix)

There is no talking to them.... Companies think they can treat ppl like crap and there is next to no getting anything back (If they make stupid changes,etc) -- There have been a couple times i have gotton good responses from companies BUT NOT VERY OFTEN..

Re: (ann peeples)

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:18:19 GMT

I have been using Constant Comment tea for years, but a couple of you have mentioned Luzianne, so I am going to try it.

Re: (jmckee)

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:56:02 GMT

Any more, I won't use anything for iced tea but Luzianne family-size bags. Best tea. Best taste.

Re: (Foodbme)

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:34:34 GMT

I thought it was interesting that nowhere in their reply to you did they mention anything about asking customers what they liked or doing any kind of taste test sampling with real live people, AKA customers. Just some high priced food scientists trying to justify their jobs!

Re: (MellowRoast)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:59:00 GMT

Yes, Stricken, I definitely remember those Snapple flavors. As a side note, I'd love to buy their Grape Ade locally, but it's not sold anywhere in the area. It's my 2nd favorite grape drink after Knudsen Grape Spritzer (bottles), which I can fortunately find nearby. You're right about the Pepsi Throwback. Just bought 3 cartons. Interestingly, Wal-Mart here has started carrying Mexican Coke, with the original cane sugar formula. I'm glad, too, because I recently stopped at a store inquiring about "Mexican Coke", and the manager nearly called the police. You should have seen the look of outrage on her face. She thought I was referring to something else!

Re: (stricken_detective)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:14:18 GMT

MellowRoast

Twenty years ago, Snapple tea was so good I'd buy it by the case (nearly as good as my mother's). Now it doesn't even taste like tea, and I won't touch it.

Do you remember when Snapple sold clear sodas in flavors like root beer?

Also, Pepsi has come back with their original formula. It's called Pepsi Throwback & is fabulous.

Re:More lies!! (stricken_detective)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:12:06 GMT

Dude111: I know it's not the kind of help you asked for, but why not try a store brand? If you hold the containers up next to each other, you can compare ingredients & nutritionals.

http://www.amazon.com/Lipton-Iced-48-Count-Gallon-SizeTea/dp/B00286KM2A/ref=pd_sim_gro_14

Re:More lies!! (plb)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:09:04 GMT

Re:More lies!! (plb)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:08:30 GMT

Sir Thomas Lippenboris, millioniare yachtman, would not approve of that.

Re:More lies!! (Extreme Glow)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:40:08 GMT

For brewing, the only choice is Luzianne.

For bottled, I think Peak is pretty good.

Re:More lies!! (wanderingjew)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:00:29 GMT

Dude111
Thanks once again for one of your many extremely relevant Roadfood posts

(ok where is that sarcasm smiley??)

Re:More lies!! (ann peeples)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:19:44 GMT

My only advice is if you dont like it, dont drink it. Make your own-much cheaper.I guess I am of a generation that doesnt buy the premade stuff-hell, I rarely drink soda.

More lies!! (Dude111)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:54:07 GMT

I got an email back from Lipton today and they said this

Hello
Thank you for writing us regarding Lipton Natural Lemon Iced Tea .

All the labels for Lipton Iced Tea mixes have been redesigned and ingredient declarations and nutritionals were reviewed and updated. The formulas didn't change but some nutritionals and ingredient declarations have changed slightly. Maltodextrin was one of the ingredients that wasn't declared before but it needs to be declared now because it is the only source of corn (an allergen) in the ingredient declaration.

Maltodexterin offers a anti-bulking agent there fore keeping the instant tea granulars from clumping and giving a less than satisfactory texture.

THEY ARE TRYING TO INSULT MY TASTE BUDS!!!!!!!!!!!
I drank this crap for 30 YEARS..... IT DID NOT HAVE THIS GARBAGE IN IT!! (The reg instant mix) THE FIRST CAN I TASTED AFTER THEY REDESIGNED THE CAN THAT HAD "MALTODEXTRIN" ON THE INGREDIENTS I COULD TASTE!! (Im not a blasted moron!!!!)

Im wondering if i could ask a favour of everyone reading this?
Could you please send LIPTON some feedback on thier REG ICED TEA and tell them it doesnt taste good with Maltodextrin in it and for years it was WONDERFULL WITHOUT IT! (Or make up some feedback about it)

Here is the address
https://ssl.unilever.com/liptont.com/contact_us/contact_us.aspx

I know it wont help you but IT MIGHT HELP ME (If enough people email them about it)

Im wondering if anything can be done to them FOR NOT LISTING MALTODEXTRIN ON THIER WEBSITE!! (In the REG instant mix) they are not disclosing and if someone orders it from them,THEY WONT KNOW IT NOW HAS THIS CRAP UNTIL THEY HAVE IT!!

I asked them if i could please order some from them WITHOUT MALTODEXTRIN IN IT (As its not listed on the site) and they didnt respond back :(

Food is under attack and we must stick together :)

Thank you all......

Re: (analei)

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:49:11 GMT

I like tea with lemon..It's preference.

Re: (PapaJoe8)

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:16:31 GMT

Sweet tea tea mixed w/ limeade. I musta got that idea from Arnold. A little Rum dosn't hurt.
Joe

Re: (rumaki)

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:32:04 GMT

MellowRoast, Amazon.com sells Tender Leaf tea.
Just google it, or search on amazon.com

Re: (ann peeples)

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:32:47 GMT

Mom used Constant Comment Tea, and I do too.

Re: (MellowRoast)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:05:12 GMT

Now that you mention it, when I was growing up, my mother used a wonderful brand called Tender Leaf. Fabulous, smooth tea. Now it's distributed to restaurants and no longer available in stores.

Re: (rumaki)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:35:17 GMT

I've never cared for Lipton Tea, in any formulation.

Growing up, my mom always made iced tea with Tetley Tea -- several tea bags in a tea pot to which boiling water was added, then after it was brewed to the stage she wanted, the tea was placed in a big ceramic iced tea pitcher, and ice cubes added to that. No sugar, no lemon.

Nowadays, we use loose tea -- usually English or Scottish breakfast tea -- and "brew" it overnight in the refrigerator in a pitcher of cold water.

Re: (Scorereader)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:20:01 GMT

Lipton tea bags make for good iced tea. I use 7-10 bags with my Mr. Coffee Brand Iced Tea Brewer - and it comes out great.

Re: (MellowRoast)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:01:14 GMT

Heartbreaksoup

I switched to Duke's some time ago, and won't go back.

As for tea, if I'm bringing it home from the supermarket, I'm bringing home Milo's or nothin'.

Yes, when it comes to prepared tea, Milo's may well be the best anywhere.

Re: (Heartbreaksoup)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:30:57 GMT

I switched to Duke's some time ago, and won't go back.

As for tea, if I'm bringing it home from the supermarket, I'm bringing home Milo's or nothin'.

Re: (MellowRoast)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:55:01 GMT

By the way, I think Duke's is the thickest mayo on the market, and JFG is probably the zestiest.

Re: (MellowRoast)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:52:31 GMT

Duke's is excellent, but JFG is my favorite sandwich mayo.

Re: (ann peeples)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:35:58 GMT

I have never cared for instant iced tea.My Mom always brewed her own and thats what I do.No lemon or sugar.The only exception to that rule is my cousins home brewed sweet tea.
Mellow-didnt realize that about Hellmans-no wonder I need so much more on a blt! I wonder about Dukes...

Re: (MellowRoast)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:02:40 GMT

Reformulations frustrate me, too, and they tend to be inferior to the original product. Twenty years ago, Snapple tea was so good I'd buy it by the case (nearly as good as my mother's). Now it doesn't even taste like tea, and I won't touch it.

I used to love Hellmann's (Best Foods) mayo. Several years ago, it was reformulated, and it sucks. The #2 ingredient is no longer eggs, it's WATER. So I switched to JFG Mayonnaise; the #2 ingrdient is pure egg yolks, which is most unusual for a supermarket mayo.

There are countless examples, and I'm with you. Leave a successful product alone and don't try to fool the consumer. I won't even go into the Coke-Pepsi switch to yucky corn syrup.

Re: (stricken_detective)

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:53:00 GMT

I was scarred a child by a babysitter who had gallons of the stuff you're describing around the house. She is the reason I don't like sweetened iced tea, powdered or otherwise. I don't even like lemon in it half the time because of her & those big containers of the Powder N Scoop.

Re: (Dude111)

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:53:26 GMT

I love powdered because i am able to taste it as i like (Make it sweeter or not as sweet)

Many ask me why i like this.. IM SURPRISED MORE DONT..

Ah well... :)

Re: (stricken_detective)

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:13:17 GMT

Why are you sticking with the powdered stuff? When you could have this?
http://www.amazon.com/Lip...nt-Boxes/dp/B000HBIHK2

Sorry for posting a link, but seriously. Powdered Iced tea? What is next, the Olive Garden????

They're not the only company that does this. Celestial Seasonings makes them, too, I know. If you like the tea strong, just brew it overnight. If you like a lemon in there, slice up a lemon, freeze the slices, and put it at the bottom of the glass before you pour the tea in.

(Dude111)

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:01:04 GMT

I dunno...

But i do know that MALTODEXTRIN is for DIET PRODUCTS!! (Or low calorie) IT IS NOT NEEDED IN A NON-DIET DRINK THAT HAS SUGAR!!