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Nestle has said it has discovered a way to cut the amount of sugar that goes into its Kit Kat, Butterfinger and other candy bars, but without affecting the taste.<\/p>\n
The Swiss food giant’s scientists say a breakthrough will allow the company to cut sugar content by up to 40 percent. Sweetness of chocolate and other confectionery products will be unchanged.<\/p>\n
“Our scientists have discovered a completely new way to use a traditional, natural ingredient,” Nestle Chief Technology Officer Stefan Catsicas said in a statement late Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The researchers have found a way to “structure sugar differently,” the company said, stressing that “even when much less is used in chocolate, your tongue perceives an almost identical sweetness to before.”<\/p>\n
The company said it was patenting its findings and would begin using the faster-dissolving sugar across a range of its confectionery products starting in 2018.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes as food and beverage makers are under increasing pressure to provide healthier alternatives to sugar-laden products, which have in part been blamed for swelling obesity and diabetes rates around the globe.<\/p>\n
Using less sugar also has potentially massive cost savings.<\/p>\n
The World Health Organization has long said sugars should make up less than 10 percent of a person’s total daily energy intake, and now urges countries to lower the bar to five percent.<\/p>\n
That would mean consuming no more than 25 grammes, or the equivalent of six teaspoons of sugar a day — less than the 10 teaspoons in your average can of soda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nestle has said it has discovered a way to cut the amount of sugar that goes into its Kit Kat, Butterfinger and other candy bars, but without affecting the taste. The Swiss food giant’s scientists say a breakthrough will allow the company to cut sugar content by up to 40 percent. Sweetness of chocolate and other confectionery products will be unchanged. “Our scientists have discovered… <\/p>\n