The largest catering company in the world admits that 28% of its products are not "healthy"
Several can be in your pantry right now.
Update: An earlier version of this story indicated that 60% of Nestlé products are unhealthy, other reports. However, according to a Kepler Cox report, the number is actually closer to 28% once such things as pet care, drinks and coffee are excluded.
It's not a secret thatCandy and chocolate are notsuperfeumentBut the companies that make them have never really recognized their low nutritional value ... that is to say so far.
Nestlé-the largest restoration company in the world thatpossesses Brands such as Gerber, Cheerios, San Pellegrino, hot pockets, lean cuisine, carnations, nesquik, häagen-dazs and more recently admitted in its own internal documents that more than 28% of food and drinks produced are unhealthy .
"We have made significant improvements to our products ..according toFinancial times, who saw the nestled report.
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The presentation indicates that only 37% of Nestlé's products mark above the "recognized health definition" of 3.5 on Australia's 5-star health assessment system. Several products also received an "E" score (which is the worst score that can be given) on another notation system called Nutri-Score.
For example, Soda and the Nestled Canned San Pellegrino Strawberry and the Nesquik Strawberry have large amounts of sugar ... which are not qualified as healthy options.
In response to leaks, Nestlé says it reduced the sugars and sodium of its products from about 14 to 15% over the last seven years, but will continue to work to make them all healthy,Reuters reports.
In the past, Nestlé rejected the idea that the "transformed" foods it produces are unhealthy. Thus, this new admission of the company is a rare face to face for the great food manufacturer.
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