Much-loved blackcurrant fruit drink Ribena, which is made in the Forest of Dean, has fallen short in a new health survey.
Tests showed that a 500ml bottle contains 215 calories, no fat but a whopping 52.6g of sugar. That's the sugar equivalent of 13 Oreo chocolate biscuits, according to a new study done for the Daily Mail.
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Ribena being produced in Coleford
The sugar amount equates to 60 per cent of a person's recommend daily intake.
But its Coleford-based manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline hit back by saying: "Ribena offers people a choice of products including no added sugar options.
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"We are continuing to develop healthier formulations of our Ribena ready to drink products, by reducing the sugars and calorie content.?
"We have signed up as a partner to the government's Public Health Responsibility Deal to demonstrate our commitment to encouraging people to eat and drink fewer calories."
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