Kenco secretly TRIPLES sugar (and halves coffee content) in popular 2in1 sachets
KENCO’S popular 2in1 coffee sachet has undergone a drastic change under the radar.
Kenco has made some drastic changes to its coffee sachets
The coffee company has halved the coffee content and nearly tripled the amount of sugar in each sachet.
Smooth white coffee packets now contain 9.9g per 100g compared to the previous content of 19g.
That’s a staggering decline of 48 per cent.
Meanwhile the sugar content has skyrocketed by an astounding 168 per cent.
There’s now 33.5g instead of 12.5g per 100g.
Kenco's smooth white coffee 2in1 sachets changed back in July
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The change was made back in July and while it has been updated on the nutritional label, Kenco hasn’t informed the public.
Consumer body Which? magazine discovered the glaring difference.
Editor Richard Headland said: "Shoppers are now much more aware of the health risks of hidden sugars in food and drink, which makes Kenco's decision to nearly triple the sugar content hard to justify.
"When manufacturers roll out lower-sugar versions of a product, they're quick to advertise the fact. In this case, though, Kenco drastically increased the sugar but failed to flag this clearly to regular drinkers."
Kenco has confirmed it did alter the product and didn't "overly advertise this change".
A spokesperson said: "During this change we increased the quality of the coffee which now has a more intense flavour and stronger aromas. Subsequently we have reduced the physical amount of coffee to reach the desired flavour profile.
"The composition of the whitener element of the product was also altered, resulting in a higher sugar content, but a lower overall calorie content, fat content and, more importantly, saturated fat content."
The sugar content has been almost tripled in the coffee sachets
The popular pasta sauce products were found to contain a worrying level of fat, salt and sugar.
Many people in the UK are consuming far too much sugar without realising it.
According to NHS.uk, no-added sugar does not mean the product is sugar free.
They warn: “A food that has "no added sugar" might still taste sweet and can still contain sugar.
“Just because a food contains "no added sugar", this does not necessarily mean it has a low sugar content.”