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Three Mumbai-based experts decode food labels to help you steer clear of traps
Updated On: 24 April, 2023 08:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Tanishka D’Lyma
The recent row over a popular Indian health drink forces us to take a closer look at what we’re putting into our bodies. Experts help decode labels of such packaged consumables
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Read ingredient lists carefully, some ingredients like sugar and salt may be written under different names
Recently, Mondelez India rejected claims of high sugar content in their chocolate health drink and resorted to legal recourse against influencer Revant Himatsingka for a video that pointed it out. If this got you curious about overlooked ingredients and adequate sugar intake, three Mumbai-based experts decode food labels to help you steer clear of traps that propagate growth spurts, increased energy and the fulfilment of dietary requirements, especially in health drinks for kids.
Correct sugar intake
Dr Aparna Govil Bhasker, consultant bariatric and laparoscopic surgeon, Saifee, Namaha, Apollo Spectra and Currae Specialty Hospitals, notes, “For Indians, free sugars should be less than 10% of total calories per day, which includes added sugars and sugars present in honey, syrups, and fruit juices. For undernourished children, sugar can be a part of the diet to increase calorie intake.”
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