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Crush Grape soda: Somehow manages to have "natural and artificial ingredients" yet contains no fruit juice (which is clearly marked on the can above the nutrition facts). An insane amount of sugar. Yet this formulated grape flavor harkens back to summer field days with freeze pops, ice cream sandwiches, and other highly processed yet nostalgic foods. In other words, this soda is childhood, albeit a completely unhealthy one. 2.5/5.0

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365 organic honey graham crackers: Thickly cut with a slight cardboard-like consistency. Lightly sweetened. Made with good ingredients but doesn't translate on flavor (bland). 2.0/5.0

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Lays lattice cut aged cheddar and black pepper chips: Surprisingly good, crunchy chips. Pepperiness is quite high, but cheese flavor mellows it out a bit. Definitely not healthy but pretty satisfying. 3.5/5.0

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Lawless Jerky Sweet sriracha beef jerky: Sweet chili flavored jerky that has a balanced amount of heat. Doesn't have an overwhelming amount of sriracha flavor. Personally I preferred the mango habanero, but this is still a quality snack. 3.5/5.0

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Honolulu Cookie's Hawaiian fruit shortbread cookie: An assortment of pineapple shaped cookies, each with a piece of dried fruit at the center. Individually wrapped. The pineapple flavored one I had was very good. The shortbread was buttery and crumbly, and the dried fruit was flavorful with just the right amount of sweetness. 4.0/5.0

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Minamoto Kitchoan kinkan daifuku: Light yellow mochi filled with white bean paste and a whole kumquat. Fantastic citrus flavor. Intense, juicy kumquat. Mochi to filling ratio is perfect, as was the amount of sugar. 4.5/5.0

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