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Alpro’s mission is to add as little sugar as possible to any of our products. We believe in creating delicious foods and drinks from plant-based ingredients such as fruits, nuts and coconut that are sweet enough already. We offer a wide range of foods and drinks with varying amounts of sugars. There is something for everyone. From unsweetened products to products low in sugars, right through to gently sweetened indulgent ones. Unsweetened for Alpro means: no sugars, no sweeteners.

If a recipe cries out for a little extra sweetness, because the base ingredient has little or none of its own, it is kept as low as possible, while still giving the desired taste. We always aim for a significant lower sugars content than comparable products on the market. 

Meet these natural born sweeties:

  • White beet sugar – grown in Europe to keep food miles down.
  • Cane sugar – from the Caribbean.
  • Glucose-fructose syrup – derived from beet sugar or maize.
  • Sweetener – derived only from the stevia plant. We will never, ever use artificial sweeteners.

Health

As part of a healthy, balanced diet the recommended reference intake (RI) for all sugars is 90g/day. This includes sugars naturally present in food, as well as sugars that have been added to foods.

The RI value provides a useful indication as to the amount of sugars an average person can eat a day as part of a healthy, balanced diet. This value is based on an average sized woman doing an average amount of physical activity. However RI's are not intended to be targets. Requirements may vary depending on individual factors, such as age and activity levels.

Generally soya foods contain less sugars than similar dairy products. Dairy foods contain the milk sugar lactose, which is not present in soya foods. Semi-skimmed milk contains 5g of lactose per 100mls. Whereas 100mls of a non-flavoured soya drink contains around 2.5g of sugars. Only the smallest amounts of sugars are used to ensure taste is not compromised. This makes soya foods a perfect fit into a healthy, balanced diet.

No, they get used by the body in the same way. All sugars, whether they’ve been added to foods or are naturally present in foods, are made up of the same building blocks (sugar molecules) -either as single sugar molecules (monosaccharides – glucose, fructose and galactose) or two sugar molecules joined together (disaccharides – sucrose, lactose and maltose). This is why sugars, whether added or natural, get treated by the body in the same way and provide the same amount of calories - 4kcals/ gram of sugar.

Soya protein contains all 8 essential amino acids – the building blocks of protein – that cannot be made by the body and must be obtained by eating protein in a healthy diet. Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass as well as the maintenance of muscle mass and the maintenance of normal bones. A varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle are recommended for good health.

Yes, the soya protein that is present in the Alpro soya products contains all the essential amino acids – the building blocks of protein – in the right amounts in comparison to animal protein. These essential amino acids cannot be made by the body and must be obtained by eating protein in a healthy diet. All of our soya products (drinks and plant-based alternatives to yogurt) are a good source of protein to reaching the daily-recommended intake. Soya beans naturally contain high levels of protein.

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