Some do not disclose their content of sugar alcohols, and some have so much of these additives that they are almost certain to produce laxative effects or gas. Others are so highly fortified with vitamin A or D that ConsumerLab advises against giving them to young children.
同样，在能量条（年销售额达到20亿美元）中，一半的脂肪都是饱和脂肪，还有一些是反式脂肪。许多针对低碳水化合物食用者的能量条在“碳水化合物净含量”的计算上进行误导。有的产品不披露其含糖酒精成分，而有的产品的这类添加剂含量如此之高，几乎肯定会带来腹泻和胀气的副作用。而有的食品的强化维他命A和D的含量也是高得离谱，以至于ConsumerLab建议不能将它们给儿童食用。