In a significant move, India’s National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), falling under the purview of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has proposed revised dietary guidelines to tackle high sugar content in packaged foods and beverages.
This marks a first for the country and replaces the previous focus on calorie thresholds, which have been in place for 13 years.
The new guidelines, curated by an expert committee at NIN, set specific limits on sugar content.
For solid foods, the proposed threshold is around 5% of total energy intake from added sugar, with a maximum of 10% from all sugars (including naturally occurring ones).
For beverages, the limit is stricter, with a proposed threshold of 10% of energy intake from added sugar and a maximum of 30% from total sugars (including natural sugars in fruit juices and milk).
In a significant move, India’s National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), falling under the purview of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has proposed revised dietary guidelines to tackle high sugar content in packaged foods and beverages. This marks a first for the country and replaces the previous focus on calorie thresholds, which have been in place for 13 years.
The new guidelines, curated by an expert committee at NIN, set specific limits on sugar content. For solid foods, the proposed threshold is around 5% of total energy intake from added sugar, with a maximum of 10% from all sugars (including naturally occurring ones). For beverages, the limit is stricter, with a proposed threshold of 10% of energy intake from added sugar and a maximum of 30% from total sugars (including natural sugars in fruit juices and milk).
