Cheap vs. Expensive Food Packaging (Taste Test)

Does fancy packaged food actually taste better? Let's talk about that. Good Mythical Morning! You know, it's been a while since we played the game where. we see if our favorite food packaging actually aligns with. our favorite tasting food. Mm hmm. And since that time, there's been a world of. trendy new food products with beautifully designed. packaging for us to taste. Well, we got two mouths, four eyes, five kids, 19 toes,

105 employees, and all the time in the world, so nobody. better to give them a try. It's time for do the carpets match the taste? Okay, peanut butter boys, on Rhett's side. You've got some peanut butter jars to choose. from based on looks alone. No reading ingredients No considering prices about. what your gut says about the visuals and then afterwards. you're going to go over to the Peanut butters on Link's.

side, you're going to taste them all blindly, you're. going to tell us which one tastes the best, and we're. going to see if there's any correlation between your. favorite packaging looks and your favorite food tastes. Alright! Okay, starting with natural-way peanut butter. made with olive oil. It's simple. It's boring right off the bat. I mean, from a distance, all you see is the word peanut. You don't even see butter. They shove it in on the side. Of course, I guess you could know. Looking at this package, you're probably, you know.

I mean, I'm not, I'm not gonna complain about that. I can't help but notice all of this runniness at the top. That's because these are like natural peanut butters. Alright. Now, this one would catch my eye. I mean, look at that pinky purple. Purple is my favorite color at the moment. One trick pony, each word is inside of, guess what? A peanut. A peanut shape, but then you've got a pony. with a peanut saddle. And you also have on the top of it a sticker. that's also purple.

Yeah. That's right. So if you're looking down on it... And that means a lot for me. Say you're a tall boy looking down on a little shelf. I only see the tops of most products. This is very simple. It's eye catching. It says silky smooth peanut butter. That's what's intriguing me the most. I like a little silk in my peanut butter. I've seen this all around town, and I know. that it's pricey, so I've never bought it. With a name like MaraNatha. I don't know. You just know it's gonna be so natural, it might.

be too natural for you. You know, if you grew up with Buies Greek. Is MaraNatha... MaraNatha is what? Biblical. Yeah. What language is that? Well, I don't know. Is it Hebrew or Greek? - I think it was... - Is it Old Testament. or New Testament? I don't know. Organic MaraNatha with the N. Why is the N capitalized? Peanut butter spread. Why do they call it spread? So many questions. Cause it's spreadable. - All right, I... - We have to pick which one.

Without a doubt. Which one would you buy just based on packaging? Oh, I'm all over this purple one. I'm pretty good. I've seen this one so much and I haven't got it. I'm actually, I feel like this is going to. be the highest quality. Okay. It's like somebody cares too much. Let's taste. Is this one silky? It's pretty smooth. It's a little runny. It's tough, man. I gotta be honest with you. I like those hydrogenated oils.

It sticks to your tongue and the roof of your mouth. That palm oil. Ain't nothing you can do about it. It's hard to naturally achieve the thing that. synthetically tastes so good. Almost too natural. It tastes very natural. Like, you just, you went up to a mud puddle in the woods and. you realized that a bunch of, it was a peanut mud puddle. Yep, that's happened to me several times. I think they bubble up like that. This one is shinier. Ooh. A little bit more regular peanut butter consistency. I think this might be silky.

Oh! Oh! That is so smooth! It's still natural. But it doesn't stick so hard. The naturalness is just like this thick sticky. Thick and sticky. I like that one. I like the way it looks. I like the way it feels. I do like the way it tastes. Do you love the way it tastes? No. I would love if, if it was like Jif or, uh, Skippy. Or Peter Pan. Eat a Peter Pan.

This one's real dark and and little grimy. Granular. We got some granular. If it's natural. I like to have bits of like gravel in there. This tastes like. There was a class of fourth graders. And they were learning about the invention. of peanut butter. And the lesson for the day was just to give. them a bunch of peanuts, and have them crush it. And what would they end up with at the end of class? That. It's just not enough going on for me. It's too, it's too normal.

Okay, well when you're ready, go ahead and place your. flag behind the one that you think tastes the best. None of these are our favorite. The Peanut Butter Boys, we gotta be clear. Yeah. This is not an endorsement. Yeah. This is just a pick of what's the best of these three. That middle one's pretty good. You want a three, two, one? Okay, okay, okay. Three, two, one. We're both going for what we believe to. be silky and purple. I don't know if it's purple, but it's the best one. Okay, well let's start from the left. The first one you tasted, that was One Trick Pony.

What?! The trendy option. But it's not silky enough! It's not good. I believe you hated it. Um, but they do claim to use the best Argentinian. peanuts with a dash of Patagonian sea salt. Oh, I did taste Patagonia. Uh, and it sells for 61 cents an ounce. And then the one in the middle that you both really loved. Well, you know, you love the best. What's 61 cents an ounce? I didn't like. If I go and pick this up at a grocery store, am. I gonna pay, is that $8? That's like seven or eight bucks?

I don't know. I can't math that fast. It ain't worth it. And then the middle one is, what did you call it? Maranatha? MaraNatha. Come on. Uh, another no sugar added peanut butter sells. for 34 cents an ounce, so nearly half that. And the last one. He matched it. That's good. And it's silky! Er. Is Natural-Way. Natural-Way. is way too natural. For 62 cents. So, yeah, Link chose packaging and, uh, taste.

that, that matched up. You're in sync. Yes, I'm very consistent. I'm glad that the purple didn't win because I don't. want to fall for that crap. Oh, I would gladly fall for it. Moving on to pickles. Yeah, we are. And we're gonna blindfold you and fly the pickles in. for the tasting because these guys are all various sizes. - So go ahead and... - Flying pickles. Take a look. Wow. Kaylin and Kaylin. So simple. Smiley face, classic deal, happiness in every crunch. So simple it might be too simple.

It's a minimalist... I don't know, it fit, you know, Pickling anything became hipster a few years ago. And I think this packaging has followed suit. The smile looks a little bit like the. Amazon smile, kind of. Yep, Kaylin, uh, you need to talk to Kaylin about that. And y'all need to come up with something better. Uh, I don't, if you're going minimal, I don't think. you need a smile at all. Just a line. So, that's a little bit of inconsistency for me.

I don't know how to interpret that. Now, this feels more classic than Gedney, you. know, established 1881. This is just like, we've been making pickles forever, y'all. Right. They probably also make gherkins. Everyone who works here has accidentally pickled. at least one appendage. Could be a finger, could be a toe, could be a third leg. And it could happen overnight, or it could happen over time. That's right. Depends on which vat you go in. Uh huh. If you had to pickle a finger, which finger would it be?

You can still use it, but it would be real shrively, and it. would taste like pickle juice. That'd be too much of a temptation to. not eat my finger. Yeah, that was the trick I was hoping you'd fall for. I mean, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Maybe the best one is that one. But this one, Hot Girl Pickles, Ooh, they're. trying, they're trying hard. They got the long and tall jar. Good Girl Snacks, Good Girl Snacks is the brand.

The art is very interesting. Yeah, it's like scribbly... What is that thing. talking to the girl? Is that a cloud or like, is that a virus? It just, it looks like a germ. - A blob? - It looks like a germ. So you got a germ that can't, what's that on the far right? Is this like arteries? I think it's a ham. It's supposed to be a ham with weird fingers. He's so off-putting. I can see and i'm not gonna.

I can see that they've added an ingredient. That's just part of the label there. Turmeric twist. So, I don't know how that's going to impact things. There's only so much you can do to a pickle. And pickles, they kind of figured it. out a long time ago. And so, I think I'm actually gonna go with Gedney. I'm a good girl, so I want to see what the. good girls taste like. That's the one that's interesting to me. I don't like the illustration. It's hot girls. Oh, well it's good girl snacks, hot girl pickles. Oh. I don't like a normal pickle.

I want it to be different. So, for both reasons, I'm going with that. All right, let's blindfold up. All right. As you can see, we can't. So, let's start closest to me and just find a. little pickle piece. Oh, just handsy? Mm hmm. That? That's a good classic dill pickle. Just a pickle. That's really good, though. What about this next one?

Ooh! Different. What is happening there? I don't think that's turmeric, though. That's pretty dang good. I really like pickles, man. Those are finger sized. If you're ever trying to figure out what to get. me for Christmas, give me a pickle subscription. What? I might get you pickles, but I'm not gonna give. you a subscription. I'm not gonna commit to an indefinite bill every month. for your Christmas present. Just a year. You just pay for a year. So for 12 months, I'm gonna get a bill?

I mean, it's gonna be August. No, you prepay. You prepay for a discount. I'm still paying. I'm still buying that pickle. You prepay for a discount. You do it once, and then I get pickles all year. Christy's looking at my... - Every single time I'm... - Credit card statement. Why are we still getting pickles that I never find? Well, I'm giving them to Rhett. Remember, that was my Christmas present. The beauty of this is every time I'm sucking on. a pickle for a whole year, I'll be thinking about you. Yeah. And every time I look at my credit card bill, I'll be paying for it. Okay. You want to pick, you're gonna put your hand over so you.

don't stab each other again. Okay. Three, two, one. I think I'm just, I love what's happening in the. middle, but the classic, the classic dill is... Is it, though? It's hard to beat, man. Okay, you can take your blindfold off. I like them all, though. - So the first plate... - I think I'm right. was Kaylin and Kaylin Pickles. Okay. It's an LA based brand. with a tasting stand at The Grove, and a jar costs $16.75. And you see how they're, they're like, uh, they're. still pretty cucumber colory?

That means it's a light, it's a light touch. Yeah. I like it. And then the next is our trendy option! Good Girl Snacks Hot Girl Pickles for $12.99 a jar. They call it your favorite classic dill pickle elevated. with a dash of turmeric for a zesty and savory blend. Which means Link, you again picked. Aesthetically and Taste. And because you liked the Trendy Taste option, I have. a little trendy accessory that you get to wear.

Oh my gosh. Wow. It's these people. That is so cute. I totally remember what they're called. I will say, the ones I thought I would like the. most, I like the least, by kind of a long shot. So Gedney is $4.99 a jar. So it is like, you know a third of the price of. the other two basically, but... Run of the mill, huh? Kaylin and Kaylin. - I like what you're doing. - And I like what the good girls. are doing with the hot girl.

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Pasta sauce. Pasta sauce. This one is, uh I was about to eat. We got an orange sauce and we have an orange label for. some creamy Calabrian vodka. Sauz is the name of it. Sauz. So it's trendy but simple. It's refined. It's an interesting color combination. It's all very what I still want to call tonal. - At least the... - Don't hold back, call it tonal.

I'm gonna call it tonal even though maybe, maybe it's not. Every time I say that, Chrissy's like, that's. not what it means. But the orange in the orange is tonal. I really like that one. I think I might choose that one. This one, you, I mean, you kind of want people pictured. on your thing, but the people that they have pictured. are like from a fresco. Yeah, they're like a ta it's like old Italy. Like everything about this screams old Italy. Yeah, it says product of Italy, and like.

embossed, golden... Text. There's embosstion around each item down there, too. Yeah, that's pricey. Wow. You gotta pay for that embossing. Is this actual gold plated? Yeah, yeah, it's gold. Spicy vodka. I mean, and it's, I like the shape of it. I don't know. And, Delallo. Pomodoro fresco. This is hurting. - This feels like.. - This is... They didn't put a lot of time into this.

Like, and the color of the bottom band there is just... You don't like that? I don't like it. It's clashing. Oh. It's the It's I think they tried to do tonal. And they didn't know what they were doing. Neither one of us like that. - Let's see which one we like the taste of. - We're not voting for that crowd. I really like this label. I love this label. But I just don't trust it. I trust this so much more. Okay. Well, we have a spoon to eat your...

Your pasta. I mean because how much pasta do you really need? You really just need the sauce. Whoa. That is a little spicy. That is good It's almost so spicy that I. can't taste it that well. It's very chunky, too. You know what i'm gonna do for round. - Two? A fork. - Good gracious. I faked you out. So this one seems well blended. They blend it. Yeah. Ew. That's actually patently sour.

Sour? I don't know... I know what you're getting at. It almost tastes like the pepper they used. was a Carolina Reaper. You know that taste that the Carolina Reaper has? But it's not spicy. Yeah, it's just weird. There's no spice. This one looks creamy. It looks primo. - Oh, it's got some... - To speak Italian. It's got chunks in there. Mmm. That's a really classic... That's a really classic taste.

It's got a lot of spices. Italian spices, like Oregano and I don't know. Grandma hairs. Yeah. The taste of the last one is really good. The spice on the first one and the taste of it is good. Three. Whoo! Two. - Know what my point is. - One. That one's too spicy for me. It was a toss up. It's too spicy. The middle one is weird. Okay, the first one was Delallo. Oh, really? For $8.95, yeah.

It doesn't even... Oh, it does say spicy down there. You were hatin but you liked it. Dang, son! The middle one is the trendy option, Sauz, a brand. that promises no compromise on health or flavor ever. Oh, sorry, Delallo was $8.95 a jar, and Sauz is $11.99 a jar. And that means, Link, for the third round in a row, you. have chosen the same taste to aesthetic. situation, and, uh, that's Botticelli for $9.50 a jar.

- That taste... - It is really good. it's the Calabrian chilies, and they, uh, I usually like. those, but I did not like them in this, Trendy Boys. Okay. I'm fine with that. Let's round things out with these cheesy nacho flavored. tortilla chips, shall we? Okay, but you don't want to say Doritos because. none of these are Doritos? Mm hmm. Tortillas! Tortillas! Tastier, crunchier, nacho flavored tortilla chips.

So, they're basically just saying right there. It's tastier and crunchier. What else would you want it to be more of? You're leading hard with the gluten free, non. GMO, and whole grain. So it's, it's, it's giving maybe this is good for you. Uh, this, this one is giving maybe it's good for you. - Cause it says good eatin. - Oh, I like this logo. But that is playful. And surprisingly plant based? The matte finish on that is like what they're.

doing with cars now. Have you noticed that like, car paint colors have. gotten to be flat and matte. So you can't be seen at night. I think it's, I like it, but then I'm starting to think. it might be too trendy. I've been buffing everything. Buffing everything? I don't have a shiny, not buffing, I've been. roughing everything. I don't have a shiny pair of shoes now. It's all matte. You're mattin it up. And then these.

There's a clue that this might not be as good. It says surprisingly plant based. Which, when you plant based cheese. Oh, you ruined it for me. You're, uh, It's not usually as good. And these Clancy's are apparently a. classic I've never had. They don't like to make their logo big. Nacho cheese flavored. I predict these are gonna be awesome. But... If I go with the packaging that. is the most eye catching, and for some reason I didn't. see surprisingly plant based, I'll just be honest with you. I'd go, I'd go for the Good Eatin I'd go for the.

Good Eatin I like the logo. I mean, just to try it once? Maybe it'll be surprising. Tortillas! Queen! It says that it's surprisingly plant based. So, I'm, I'm ready to be surprised. But there's no way. Once I read that, I wouldn't buy it. But I might give these a shot. Tortillas! Okay. This is a good looking chip. It's got some, uh, flex in it. I hope that's fiber. I hope that's fiber. Very thick chip.

Yeah, I think I hurt myself. I might need to go to Lick Daddy on this. It tastes good. But you haven't eaten any of this. The nacho cheese is true to form. What are those, seeds? I think those flecks may be seeds. - And then, um... - I don't know if we need seeds, guys. Guy. Guy.

All right, so this looks much more normal. Oh. But they're really inconsistent. Like, they're all broken. They're thin. They're sad. They taste pretty salty. I'm not loving these. I like the initial taste in my mouth. They're very corny, very salty. You're exactly right. More salty than cheesy. Yeah. It's a fail for me, though. Yeah, too salty. And then these right here look like a Dorito.

They, they crisp like a Dorito. I'd like more nacho cheese flavor. Yeah. I'm trying to figure it out. Is there something weird about that nacho cheese flavor? But I am going back to these. very crunchy. If you want to be so bold to dip a nacho chip into. something else, which I highly recommend, these are your jam. Okay.

I know it's one I like the best. The aftertaste might be a little like foot, but... But in a good way. A good foot. In a good cheesy way. Three, two, one. We both agree. Oh, here we go. Okay. - You have both chosen... - What have we done? The trendy option, Good Eatin Tortilla Chips, which calls themselves the best snack of the world. No, the best of the snack world. They're vegan, gluten free, non GMO, $3.99 per bag.

Well, that is surprising. Rhett, you matched your aesthetic to your taste, but also since you both chose the trendy one taste. wise, you're getting doused in trendy accessories. - Oh, look. - What is this? No! Well, we, I was thrown off by the fact that, like... - I mean, aren't all of these... - No, you get them too. Oh, I get them too? Yeah, yeah, you both chose it. Aren't all of these plant based stuff? - I mean, it's corn... - Cheese.

It's a corn chip. Cheese! It's not plant based. Cheese doesn't come from plants? I knew that. I got little butterflies. In the middle was Utz brand tortillas. Utz owns it. Uh, for $4.66 a bag. And last was Clancy's, which is an Aldi brand. For $2.63 a bag. I gotta tell you. Tell me. I'd really give these a shot. I'd give these a shot. Now don't get near Doritos when you're eating these.

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