Nuts of Deception: Planters Mixed Nuts

I love Planters. From Honey Roasted Peanuts to Dry Roasted Sunflower Kernels to Mixed Nuts, they make some tasty snacks.

But a man can only turn a blind eye to injustice for so long. Shown below are the entire contents of a 248g pack of Planters Deluxe Mixed Nuts: Cashews, Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Pecans, and Pistachios:

What’s wrong with this picture?

This is not an anomaly. I eat these regularly and it’s always the same. This time I decided to separate the nuts to see if the disparity was really as bad as it seemed to be. The results:

Cashews: 113g
Almonds: 113g
Brazil nuts: 8g (2 nuts)
Pecans: 8g (~6 nuts)
Pistachios: 8g (~16 nuts)

I know some nuts are more expensive than others so I don’t expect the ratios to be exactly one to one... but TEN to one? That’s just pathetic. Planters, you oughta be ashamed of yourselves.

Posted by Anthony on Mar 15, 2014 | 4 replies
Filed under: Absurdity, Business, Evil, Food

Comments:

01. Apr 16, 2014 at 10:52pm by Gwen Morris:

I recently bought a can of Planters Deluxe Mixed nuts. You were lucky! You had Brazil nuts and pecans in your container. I had an absurd amount of cashews and almonds and 6 pistachios. I was looking for an email address to send my disappointment to Planters but alas was unable to bring one up.

02. Apr 16, 2014 at 11:04pm by Anthony:

Wow, not a single pecan or Brazil nut? That’s really bad. Yeah, I tweeted to Planters with a link to this post, but got no response. It looks like you can contact them here too...