Customers of the Oreo cookie have accused the corporation of cutting back on creme filling in its products, arguing that they have only utilized a thin coating rather than the original amount.
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Shane Ransonet and his wife recently purchased a pack of Oreos and noticed something significantly different about the cookies. The Louisiana couple said they noticed that the two chocolate wafers had a thin layer of creme in the middle and decided to purchase Double Stuf Oreos to see if there was a similar issue. Once they opened the packet, Ransonet said the Double Stuf cookie had the same amount of creme as the regular Oreos.
Nebraska resident Beverly Cooper noticed that the amount of creme used in Oreo cookies had been downsized and said it was a sign of the times, she explained to the Wall Street Journal. Mondelez, the company that makes the cookies, presented to the outlet that they have been trying to find ways to balance the increased costs of cocoa and sugar, such as shrinking package sizes.
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CEO Dirk Van de Put claimed that the company is not downsizing the creme filling on Oreo cookies and said it could be individual errors at manufacturing cookie plants. However, customers are still skeptical about the company’s products, as they have posted several images on the subreddit r/shrinkflation.
“I used to buy Oreos all the time, but they are different now, they fall apart as soon as they are put in milk, I looked on the package because I knew they were different, bio engineered, look on the back of every oreo package.”
Another Reddit user said, “Lower quality ingredients too. These cookies fall apart after a fresh open. I won’t purchase again. They’re too expensive to have them turn into crumbles.” According to the New York Post, Mondelez also produces Chips Ahoy, Ritz crackers, Swedish Fish, and Sour Patch Kids.
Oreo’s creme filling is a proprietary blend of ingredients. Still, the ingredient list on a package of Oreos reveals that it is made from a combination of sugar, high fructose corn syrup, palm and canola oil, soy lecithin, and artificial flavor. Some commercial white frostings are made from basically the same ingredients. Oreo creme does not contain any actual cream. The FDA requires that Oreos be labeled as “creme” instead of “cream.”
