RSSL LinTech offers a range of strategies and approaches for sugar reduction in a wide variety of food products
Sugar replacement and sugar reduction is set to be high on the agenda of food companies in the coming months, not least due to the impact of the Food Standards Agency's proposals to require companies to use 'traffic-light' labels on all food products.
Under such a system, many products currently on sale would have to bear a 'red' warning symbol in respect of their sugar content, possibly deterring customers from making a purchase in favour of 'green light' options.
RSSL LinTech offers a range of strategies and approaches for sugar reduction in a wide variety of food products.
The company offers specialist advice, reformulation expertise, and a thorough understanding of all commercially available artificial and natural sweeteners, meaning it can help manufacturers to reduce or remove sugar without compromising the taste or performance of existing brands.
The signposting idea has been mooted for a couple of years now, and according to studies carried out by the FSA, the overwhelming majority of consumers (96%) said they thought front of pack signposting would be useful in helping them make healthier food choices.
A similarly high proportion of people interviewed said they would prefer a colour-coded individual nutrient signpost such as multiple traffic lights or colour-coded GDA.
Colour-coded GDA was the most favoured signpost (65% preferred it).
