{"id":3653,"date":"2012-01-31T15:16:53","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T07:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytwogirls.net\/?p=3653"},"modified":"2012-06-21T22:43:53","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T14:43:53","slug":"sugar-in-your-growing-up-milk-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytwogirls.net\/?p=3653","title":{"rendered":"Sugar In Your Growing Up Milk III"},"content":{"rendered":"

The videos that I shared in my previous posts were all from Experts who shared their opinions on sugar in Growing Up Milk (GUMP). I watched a couple of them when I was waiting in Mediklinik TTDI Jaya via the Queue Channel. <\/p>\n

Thanks to technology, we can find all the related videos<\/a> on youtube as well.<\/p>\n

These videos are mainly trying to educate us as consumers on added sugars in GUMP, and asked us to make informed decision when it comes to choosing the right GUMP for our kids. You should definitely take a look at these if you are interested in doing what is right for your children when choosing their GUMP.<\/p>\n

Here is a print ad from MOH (Ministry of Health) that was in the papers which also talked about similar points mentioned in the video.<\/p>\n

\"MOH<\/a><\/p>\n

Two very interesting points that I picked up from this MOH print ad are: <\/p>\n

As per Malaysian labeling guidelines, all sugars are declared as part of carbohydrate, which includes sugar, sugar-rich ingredients and digestible glucose chains (e.g. sucrose, corn syrup, glucose syrup and maltodextrin) \u2013 all declared as \u201cCarbohydrate\u2019 in the Nutrition Information Penal)<\/p>\n

1) Added sugars can have many different names. Corn syrup solids, glucose syrup solids and sucrose are all added sugars.<\/p>\n

2) Be aware that products claiming \u201cno added sucrose\u201d or \u201csucrose free\u201d could still contain other types of added sugars. <\/p>\n

Not to offend any brands of GUMP, but now, when you next pick up a pack of GUMP, be informed that even the MOH says that corn syrup solids, sucrose and glucose syrup solids are added sugars. What does this mean for some of the GUMPS that have made certain claims about their formulations? <\/p>\n

MOH also says \u2018no sucrose\u2019 doesn\u2019t necessary mean \u2018no added sugars\u2019. What does this mean for certain GUMP that has this claim on their packaging?<\/p>\n

So far in the market as far as I can tell, Anmum Essential is the only growing up milk powder that really has no added sugars. <\/p>\n

Do make informed decision on your next purchase of GUMP.<\/p>\n

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