Grammar rules. Which is correct?

First label: "Dense & Caramelly-Sweet"

Second label: "Dense, Caramelly Sweetness"

I think they're both okay although I prefer the first because it's hard to see how density could be sweet. Technically I'd say you need the hyphen for much the same reason, but out of 5 million casual customers only one or two fanatics like myself would entertain any difference

You're to be congratulated Shin for your intense interest in our silly language

Only one label has a hyphen, according to you.



Things like food labels don't have to be "grammatically correct", just (reasonably) understandable. These are both OK. A hyphen in the place shown in the first label is optional: the label would be fine either way.



Don't you mean "how sweetness could be dense"? I suppose 'dense' could be understood as 'intense' or 'strong'. The language employed by food writers and those who advertise food products is often fanciful and not terribly concise.

Yea Con you're absolutely right

mookbark.