Additives & labels

Apples - fresh, dried, puree or juice – are they still good for you?

3 August 2016 by

Apples - fresh, dried, puree or juice – are they still good for you?

Processing is getting a bad rap in the news but it really isn’t all bad. The general rule of thumb is that the more processed a food, the less fibre and fewer nutrients it has, but not always. That’s a point often forgotten in popular blogs.

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Nutrition labelling on beers

20 July 2016 by

Nutrition labelling on beers

In the past, there was no way to tell how much carb, sugar and kilojoules were in your favourite beer. Now it’s easy! You just...

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48 shades of hidden sugars!

6 July 2016 by

48 shades of hidden sugars!

Sugars. These days, it’s not just white sugar you have to worry about. It’s agave, rice malt syrup, panela, high-fructose corn...

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Country of Origin Food Labels

10 June 2016 by

Country of Origin Food Labels

We told you all about the new Country of Origin Food Labels in the May Newsletter but in case you didn't receive the Newsletter...

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Discretionary food overload?

8 June 2016 by

Discretionary food overload?

Basically, discretionary = junk. Everyone knows that ‘junk foods’ like sweet biscuits, cakes, pies, pasties, chips, crisps,...

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I-Spy Hidden Sugar! The unsavoury truth of savoury sauces

20 April 2016 by Catherine Saxelby

I-Spy Hidden Sugar! The unsavoury truth of savoury sauces

Tomato, barbecue, chilli, mustard, horseradish. We all love a slurp of sauce and it’s so easy with store-bought brands as you just...

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