An Unanswered Letter to Torani

Christopher L. Jorgensen
P.O. Box 546
Ames, IA 50010

March 28, 2011

Torani
233 East Harris Avenue
So. San Francisco, CA, 94080

Dear Torani,

The other day I finally got around to taking down the bottle of Torani Pomegranate flavored syrup off the top of the fridge. I’ve had it a while and figure it was about time to open it. I’d been saving it for a special occasion. I heard 2009 was a good year for this syrup, but mostly I wanted to get it drank (or is it drunk?) before it goes off.

Anyway, I looked at the ingredients and it said something like: Pure Cane Sugar, Water, Natural Flavors, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate, and some dyes I can’t remember. What concerns me is that I didn’t see pomegranate anywhere in that list. How do you managed to get pomegranate flavor without pomegranate? (Or is that a trade secret?) And if you are using pomegranate then you should add that to the label!

Sincerely,

Christopher L. Jorgensen