Kit-Kats and other chocolates should end up with less sugar in them. Image Credit: Scott Ehardt
Swiss food giant Nestle has found a way to reduce sugar in chocolate by 40% without affecting the taste.
It's good news for those of us looking to reduce our sugar intake without having to give up sweets and it could lead to a whole new range of healthier foods that are just as good as the originals.
Nestle, which is currently attempting to secure a patent for its new idea, explained that the breakthrough involved changing the structure of sugar so that it tastes sweeter.
As a result it is possible to reduce the amount needed without any perceivable difference in taste.
Products using the new type of sugar are set to begin appearing in shops by 2018.
Great news! I wonder how long it will take some group to say the new crystal form is dangerous? The picture is kind of funny. It shows a Kit-Kat which is made in the U.S. by Hershey's through a license.
Kit Kat is owned by Nestle and is manufactured all over the world by them. They have only granted Hershey a license in the U.S. to make it there, not actually own it; so it is still a Nestle product.
Please, please, let me live long enough to benefit from this! I only eat dark chocolate in small amounts anyway, but it would be nice to be able to have the odd indulgence without wrecking my low sugar diet completely! There is a god after all!
My point is will Hershey have to also license the new chocolate as part of the Kit-Kat agreement? Licensing a candy is like "owning" a DVD or Blu-Ray. You never own any movie you buy. You own the disc it's written on and packaging , but not the files..It's a life time license until the copyright isn't renewed which virtually never happens.
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