According to a study carried out in France by the Foodwatch organization, distributors’ products often contain much more sugar than their branded equivalent. The 7:30 p.m. compared some foodstuffs from the two main Swiss brands, Migros and Coop. Entry-level foods also contain more sugar.
The sachets of cocoa powder found on the shelves of Migros thus follow the trend noted by Foodwatch. M-Budget contains 79 grams of sugar per 100 grams of powder, twice as much as the Ovomaltine brand (40.4 g). Between the two, M-Quick cocoa contains 78 grams and Nestlé Nesquik 75.1 grams.
Same observation with products purchased at Coop. The cheapest salad dressing, Price Guarantee, contains seven times more sugar (1.8 g per 100 ml) than the Brunos brand preparation (around 0.26 g).
The gnocchi from Coop’s discount range contain 2.5 grams of sugar per 100 g, that is to say less than one gram for their most expensive competitors, the Giovanni Rana (0.6 g). .
How to understand this difference? “There is an economic issue for manufacturers,” points out dietician Sandrine Lasserre in the 7:30 p.m. “For higher quality products, with less sugar, the preservatives and texture agents are replaced by egg yolk or butter, which cost more,” she explains.
“Change tastes”
In ten years, Migros has reduced the quantity of sugar in its yogurts by 15% and in cereals by 25%. But some products retain particularly high sugar contents.
-“The sweet taste is in fashion. If you put more in a product, it appeals a little more,” defends Tristan Cerf, spokesperson for Migros. “But our responsibility is to pay attention to it. We must change recipes, avoid replacing sugar with sweeteners and change tastes. This cannot be done in a week, but over several years,” he maintains.
The RTS noted a significant quantity of very sweet low-cost products at Coop. The company nevertheless refused to answer questions on camera.
TV topic: Charlotte Onfroy-Barrier
Adaptation web: Antoine Michel
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