Nutrition label for drinks: Sellers, coffee shop association unsure how sugar, fat levels will be measured

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Drink stall owners and a coffee shop association welcome the move requiring drinks to be labelled with a Nutri-Grade mark by the end of next year, but are unsure how the nutrition content will be measured. On Thursday (Aug 11), Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced that...

He noted that each cup of coffee or tea may have different amounts of sugar added as they are freshly brewed and prepared.He suggested that coffee stall owners not add any sugar in their coffee by default.At Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre, a fruit juice stall owner who wanted to be known as Mr Yao was also uncertain how the amount of sugar would be measured.

But some coffee sellers said they support the new requirements as many of their customers are already switching to healthier drink choices.Labels for drinks high in sugar, saturated fat: How sweet are kopitiam beverages? "Many customers said they prefer drinking their coffee and tea with no or less sugar as they find them healthier," said the 51-year-old, who has been running the drink stall for 15 years.

 

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