This is among the many reasons why I shifted to purchasing as much as I can from zero-waste groceries, bulk ingredients buying using my own containers, and preparing meals from scratch. Packaged products' value proposition used to be predicated primarily upon convenience. If I find myself having to spend time and cognitive load to evaluate and vet a type/brand of packaged product due to obfuscations and distortions, then I immediately stop buying from them altogether, find DIY options and bulk prepare them, or do without.
