Some brands in the market of flavored milk, which are aimed mainly at children, do not actually contain what they claim in their packaging, has revealed the Federal Attorney for the Consumer (Profeco) in a recent study published in the Consumer Magazine.
The agency analyzed 32 different products – between flavored milk and combined dairy products – and determined that many of the products contain a greater amount of sugar, are not actually milk or do not contain fruit, as they claim on their packaging.
These are the main findings of Profeco:
Flavor or fruit? The 32 products analyzed by Profeco comply with the declaration of their packaging. But Profeco assures that it is not the same to assert that the fruit is contained to that they have only the flavor. “We recommend that you read the label since some, although they present the image of a strawberry, does not mean that they contain this fruit, but rather that they match its flavor through flavorings,” says Profeco in its June issue.
“Identify if you want to buy flavored milk or flavored combined dairy product, remember that there are important nutritional differences”, also says Profeco.
Lala chocolate milk: the 330 milliliter version contains less content than declared on the packaging. The Profeco study revealed that the product has 13.7 milliliters of which it claims.
Rancho Don Silvestre: Don Silvestre brand flavored milks contain vegetable fat instead of milk as stated on their packaging. Profeco asked the manufacturers to corroborate the milk content in their products, but it did not present it.
Hershey ‘s chocolate: it is the milk flavored with more sugars within the sample analyzed by Profeco and the container contains more sugar content than the one declared on its packaging. The organism asserted that taking one of these drinks implies 66.8% of the daily consumption of free added sugars recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Kellog’s All Bran: Of the flavored milks, this brand is the one with the highest calorie content and the highest fat content with 79 calories per 100 milliliters and 2.71 grams of fat per 100 milliliters, respectively.
Fruity Alpura: of the flavored dairy products, this strawberry-flavored Alpura product contains the most sugars. A single package represents 108.4% of the amount of added sugars recommended by the WHO.
This product is also the one with the highest calorie content among the combined dairy products analyzed by Profeco, with 77 calories per 100 milliliters.
According to the Profeco study, this is the highest fat-containing combined dairy product, with 2.79 grams per 100 milliliters.
