{"id":2099,"date":"2026-02-23T12:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:52:24","slug":"many-people-cant-tell-these-apart-but-its-super-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/?p=2099","title":{"rendered":"Many people can\u2019t tell these apart, but it\u2019s super important."},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that how big a spice tin is can make a big difference? Some famous spice companies, like McCormick & Co., are getting sued because of how big their tins of ground pepper are.<\/p>\n

A small company called Watkins Inc. says that McCormick reduced the amount of pepper in their tins by 25% but kept the tin size the same. So, even though the tins look the same, you\u2019re getting less pepper.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n

But why does this matter? It\u2019s about fairness and honesty. Watkins says McCormick is tricking people by making them think they\u2019re getting more pepper in each tin than they really are. McCormick\u2019s tins are hard to see through, so you can\u2019t tell how much pepper is inside. In contrast, Watkins sells smaller tins with the same amount of pepper as McCormick\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Watkins says McCormick is trying to trick people to make their product seem better than others. They argue that McCormick is using tricky packaging instead of making their product better. Even though McCormick\u2019s tins say they contain 6 ounces of pepper, the writing is small and hard to read right away.<\/p>\n

This trick, called \u201cslack-filling,\u201d is seen as dishonest and breaks rules to protect consumers. McCormick isn\u2019t giving customers as much pepper as they think by not filling their tins all the way. This doesn\u2019t just affect how much you get for your money, but it also makes it hard to compare products accurately.<\/p>\n

So, when you\u2019re at the store buying spices, look closely at the package. Don\u2019t be fooled by the size of the tin\u2014what\u2019s in it is what counts!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you know that how big a spice tin is can make a big difference? Some famous spice companies, like McCormick & Co., are getting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viral-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2101,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2099\/revisions\/2101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}