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Nestle to cut sugar content by 10 per cent
Nestle chocolate bars are set contain 10 per cent less sugar by 2018, in a bid to have a more beneficial impact on public health.
The sugar will be replaced with higher quantities of existing ingredients or other, non-artificial ingredients, and the amount of calories will be limited.
The news means about 7,500 tonnes less sugar will be used to make the confectioner's products by next year.
Fiona Kendrick, chairman and CEO of Nestle UK and Ireland, explained: “We know that if we can improve these products nutritionally, provide more choice and information for the consumer... we can have a significant impact on public health.
"Nestle is at the forefront of efforts to research and develop new technology that makes food products better for our consumers.
"These innovations will help us to reduce sugar in confectionery when they are combined with other, more common methods like reformulating recipes and swapping sugar for other, non-artificial ingredients.
"Making these improvements to our products is key to us delivering better choices for our consumers while retaining the same great taste that they know and love."
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