Soda manufacturers have started to massively remove sugar from drinks

Manufacturers have begun to massively remove sugar from non-diet soda, reducing the number of calories (kcal). Izvestia came to this conclusion after purchasing drinks from several large Russian companies.

For example, the company IPBC Ochakovo Cool Cola, released in February this year, contains 45 calories per 100 ml, and in April there were only 20 left. The energy value of the kvass of the company with the same name "Ochakovo" has also decreased. So, a bottle released in April contains only 20 kcal, while in the VkusVill hypermarket and the Samokate food delivery service it is sold with another 35 kcal.

The orange soda of the Dobry brand also began to lose its energy value. So, today you can buy two drinks with the same name, but with different characteristics, released at almost the same time. At the same time, one will have 19 kcal and 2.5% of orange juice, while the other will have 32 kcal and 3%.

The amount of sugar in Chernogolovka Group soda has also decreased recently. For example, the Cola drink purchased by Izvestia contains 19 kcal, while on marketplaces you can still find products with 40 kcal. The same can be said about the company's lemonades.

Some changes in the formulations of soft drinks have indeed occurred in recent years, Alla Andreeva, General director of the Union of Producers of Juices, Water and Beverages (Soyuznapitki), confirmed to Izvestia.

Business representatives recognize the change in production technologies, but at the same time note the trend of society towards healthy lifestyle and call the reduction of sugar logical. Nutritionists, in turn, advise consumers not to abuse sweeteners.

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