Thread 21444524

https://apnews.com/article/del-monte-canned-bankruptcy-9d147e901ddd22335b4575009bc9d096

Store brand is good enough anyway

>Consumer preferences have shifted away from preservative-laden canned food in favor of healthier alternatives
Good riddance. Canned veggies are only good for camping and doomsday prepping these days.

>>21444537
>preservative-laden
none of that del monte stuff has preservatives. I think the real issue is that people associate canned veggies with poor people

>>21444524 (OP)
The only canned vegetable worth getting is corn. Everything else is just slimy mush

>>21444545
there is literally no reason to buy them unless you're stocking a bomb shelter or going camping or something like that
just buy frozen

>>21444558
I prefer them to frozen in some cases.
Green beans for green bean casserole is one such case. The frozen ones just don't taste right for it, probably because I grew up with canned ones.

>>21444558
Sometimes, you just want to dump salt in a can of corn and eat it cold.

>>21444545
>none of that del monte stuff has preservatives
Completely wrong

>>21444524 (OP)
Wow. They've been around all my life. Their ketchup used to be better, too.

>>21444562
>probably because I grew up with canned
This is the only reason non-poors have for eating canned veggies, and it's a bad one

>preservatives preserve food and keep your cans from getting botulism
>this is bad to /v/

>>21444624
They're still going to be around. Bankruptcy doesn't mean they're getting vaporized, just restructured.

>>21444524 (OP)
But I buy this shit to live. This is literally the backbone of my budget. FUCK.

>>21444637
>the backbone of my budget is overpriced canned goods
Sorry that you'll maybe have to start buying cans from cheaper brands?

>>21444619
would you care to back that up?

>>21444628
>"I like it" is a bad reason

>>21444675
Sure, right after you back up >>21444545

>>21444683
You like it because you grew up with it. There's no other reason to like something so objectively shit

>>21444537
>preservative-laden

Your retard is showing. You should push him back.

>>21444697
That's a quote from the article, retard

>>21444537
>>21444545
This stuff made sense before modern cold supply chains and reliable electricity, but now that basic infrastructure, health and safety practices are being banned for wokeness we may see a resurgence in demand for things we previously associated with third world countries. Canned food, camp stoves, mosquito netting, boiling the shit out of any vegetables you acquire, all meat cooked well done, etc.

It would surprise me if the next generation after Gen Alpha will be able to brush their teeth with tap water. If there even is tap water. Maybe toothbrushes will be considered a kind of sexual perversion.

>>21444686
just go look on their website, they list the ingredients for all that stuff. none of the ones I've checked have preservatives
https://www.delmonte.com/products/vegetables/corn/fire-roasted-whole-kernel-corn-blend

I still like canned fruit, but as for vegetables I'll only buy fresh or frozen.

>>21444728
the pressure cooking and canning process makes the food sterile and the salt content is typically high which in itself is a preservative. what health nuts are concerned about is the lining (BPA) and other substances in the can itself leeching into the food.

>>21444524 (OP)
so many generic brands out there, but Del Monte was always the best. the best canned corn.

>>21444524 (OP)
meh! I never had a preference on canned foods they are 99% all the same.

>>21444537
>Consumer preferences have shifted away from preservative-laden canned food
anon... that's the point of canning no preservatives needed. the canning process is the preservative.

>>21445462
Most Del Monte products contain sugar and/or "natural flavor". Natural flavor means it contains a secret mix of practically anything extracted from a plant, animal, fungus, or insect. They are not pure vegetable products.

>>21444721
>This stuff made sense before modern cold supply chains and reliable electricity, but now that basic infrastructure, health and safety practices are being banned for wokeness we may see a resurgence in demand for things we previously associated with third world countries. Canned food, camp stoves, mosquito netting, boiling the shit out of any vegetables you acquire, all meat cooked well done, etc.
>It would surprise me if the next generation after Gen Alpha will be able to brush their teeth with tap water. If there even is tap water. Maybe toothbrushes will be considered a kind of sexual perversion.

>>21445481
Stuff heterosexuals don't care about for $500, Alex.

>>21444545
I mean it was invented way before preservatives, like the whole point was preserving it by canning alone

>>21444688
Good point. I knew there was a reason nobody liked you.
>>21445437
you're obese?

>>21444558
ew why would you buy frozen? all you can taste is the freezer

How many year can a Del Mont can exist
before it expires and out of stock?
The answer is blowing in the wind

For me it’s LeSeur
https://www.tiktok.com/@lex_tiktoks/video/7494447455203839262

>>21445724
Le surely you are

>>21444524 (OP)
Markiplier's gonna be pissed. Or happy. I don't know what his current stance on Del Monte is

>>21444633
if the can is sealed properly it's sterile and can't grow botulism

>>21445724
Are these any good?

>>21444562
America in a nutshell. They can't cook

>>21444524 (OP)
Stoe Brand shit is not the same. I've been evaluating this when shopping for things like cream cawn and black beans and stuff, and the first ingredient on the store brand is fucking starch, then sugar, then corn and then a bunch of chemicals that make it yellow and crisp. Del Monte has corn first, then starch and citric acid.

The shit is not the same. Poor DM :<

>>21444524 (OP)
probably from boomers starting to die off
gen xers started exploring different cuisines and actually making decent food instead of just boiling the fuck out of everything and warming up canned shit on the stovetop

>>21444524 (OP)
That sucks. They were the only people selling canned zucchini :(
No wonder it became harder and harder to find
>>21444634
Hopefully they’ll keep making tomato stewed zucchini

I need their creamed corn

>>21446119
>tomato stewed zucchini
Man as far a cand veggies go that's the one thing I still fucking dream about from my childhood. It's so good. I've made it from scratch which is a delicious and nutritious meal but it's just not the same. The way the rind gets squeaky on your teeth is just a little added magic, but the texture and flavour are amazing.

I should see if mumsy will send me a can or two for Chrimmas, I haven't had that shit in over a decade

>>21444524 (OP)
mmm microplastics

>>21446410
says who??

>>21446145
Good luck. I haven’t seen a can in stores in a year

>>21444524 (OP)
Good, every time I have to pick up a load of delmonte bananas from port its always hell in some way.

>>21445877
Yes. All the LeSeur products are great

Nooooo.

Delmonte is the best quality common canned veggies.

They have peas and corn that are as good as quality frozen ines.

Store brands are awful. Peas with hard outsides, bitter flavors. Nothing alike.

>>21444558
>war breaks out
>starve to death because veggie supplies are never coming in again and farms will be burned down by cartels
>no stock of cans that will last years

>>21446410
>metal can
>microplastic
Stupid bitch.

>>21449688
i think you need to look up what all cans are lined with

guess i have to buy Libbys or store brand now

Another casualty of millenials

>>21450108
I have eaten my fair share of del monte and still do. The problem I had is that they rose in price so fucking much. Used to get them for a dollar a can pre-covid and they were a quick addition to a meal. Then they went up to 2.50 and back down to 2. It's hard to justify spending 2.50 on that shit when you could spend a little more and get fresh vegetables.

>>21444537
I do like some canned corn every now and then. Something about the flavor and texture I like. Also like canned fruit in juice like peaches and pears when they're out of season.

>>21450117
>The problem I had is that they rose in price so fucking much. Used to get them for a dollar a can pre-covid and they were a quick addition to a meal. Then they went up to 2.50 and back down to 2. It's hard to justify spending 2.50 on that shit when you could spend a little more and get fresh vegetables.

Exactly. I wouldn't be surprised if Campbell's Soup is next on the chopping block of canned foods. Canned food is supposed to be cheap. We don't expect it to be healthy or even tasty, it's just supposed to be cheap. An 8oz can of green beans or creamed corn should cost like 50 cents, maybe 1 dollar at the most. But as this Anon said, they pushed prices up to $2 and in some markets even higher. At that price...why would I buy canned veggies instead of just paying like another 25 cents and getting the equivalent amount in fresh veggies? It used to be if you wanted to save you bought some canned veggies for 50c or a dollar, and if you wanted to splurge you'd spend like 2.50 or 3 bucks for the equivalent in fresh veggies. Now the fresh veggies are basically still the same price, sometimes even cheaper due to globalized markets, while canned foods keep rising in cost. It makes no sense