Nutrition in the News: Chocolate and Coffee
What is this “new sugar” that Nestle has developed? Nestle researchers have been trying to reduce the amount of sugar in chocolate. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend we reduce our intake of “added sugars”. So it would be a good thing if chocolate candy has less “added sugar”. What Nestle is doing is changing the actual structure of the sugar molecule. Basically, it will be hollowed-out sugar molecule so you taste the sugar on your tongue but it will be hollow inside, and thus reducing the sugar content by 30%. In their press release , Nestle introduced their new Milkybar , their first candy with the reduced sugar content. Not yet available here in the U.S.A., but will be appearing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Nestle describes the new sugar as, an aerated, porous sugar that dissolves more quickly in the mouth. This allows someone to perceive the same sweetness as before while consuming less sugar. Hopefull...