{"id":12031,"date":"2022-03-04T17:59:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T17:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/?p=12031"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:40:06","slug":"continente-cuts-1185-tonnes-of-sugar-and-salt-from-private-label-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/en\/news\/continente-cuts-1185-tonnes-of-sugar-and-salt-from-private-label-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Continente cuts 1,185 tonnes of sugar and salt"},"content":{"rendered":"In the context of World Obesity Day, Continente announces the results of nutritional optimization plans in more than 350 private label products, with annual reductions of 800 tonnes of sugar, 120 tonnes of salt and 385 tonnes of saturated fats. The brand also eliminated palm oil from 80 of its products.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThese reductions are focused on Continente products, in particular yoghurts, cereals, cookies, soft drinks, crisps, tomato pulps and take-away soups, thus contributing to improving the health and lifestyle of the Portuguese. Among other examples, canned pulses guarantee a low salt content (less than 0.3g of salt per 100g of product) and tomato pulps do not have any added salt.\r\n\r\nBy the end of 2022, it is estimated a salt content reduction, of around 4 tonnes, in Continente soups, a 12% reduction in the salt content in crisps and snacks and a 10% reduction in the sugar content in yoghurts and chocolate milks.\r\n\r\nFor Mayumi Delgado, responsible for Continente\u2019s Nutrition team, \u201cthese are important reductions that Continente has been making, with the Portuguese\u2019s health in mind, helping to prevent obesity, but also associated diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and many others. Two out of three Portuguese are overweight or obese and the problem has worsened with the pandemic. Thus, Continente\u2019s nutrition team has accelerated nutritional optimization, in order to help reverse this situation\u201d.<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThese reductions are gradual so as not to impact the taste of the products, which we guarantee by performing sensory tests with consumers, who test and evaluate the new products\u201d, says the head of Continente\u2019s Nutrition team.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, Continente is betting on the \u2018Nutritional Traffic Light<\/strong>\u2019 on the front of packages, so that consumers have access to simplified information about the products, especially about nutrients that, in excess, can be a serious health problem. Through a colour code, the \u2018Nutritional Traffic Light\u2019 shows the sugar, salt, fats and saturated fats concentration (green \u2013 low, yellow \u2013 moderate and red \u2013 high). An essential tip for balanced choices is to opt more often for more green or yellow and less for \u2018red lights\u2019.\r\n\r\n\"\"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the context of World Obesity Day, Continente announces the results of nutritional optimization plans in more than 350 private […]","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":12022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[168,175,162],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-food","category-news","category-private-label"],"yoast_head":"\nContinente cuts 1,185 tonnes of sugar and salt - MC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Continente plans to cut 800 tonnes of sugar, 120 tonnes of salt and 385 tonnes of saturated fats in more than 350 private label products.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mc.sonae.pt\/en\/news\/continente-cuts-1185-tonnes-of-sugar-and-salt-from-private-label-products\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Continente cuts 1,185 tonnes of sugar and salt - 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