THE NUTRITION LOWDOWN
WORDS: VICTORIA HOWKINS, AMANDA URSELL. PHOTO: ISTOCK. PRICES CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRESS
RECOGNISING our endless desire to try something new, manufacturers have turned to plants to quench our thirst. The problem is, despite their healthy image, they can be surprisingly high in free sugars, the ones we should keep to below 30g in total a day. Most of these sugars are naturally occurring, but they still count towards our daily total.