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ConsumerLab.com Finds Nutrition Powders & Drinks More Accurately Labeled Than Nutrition Bars, But Unapproved Food Ingredient Seen in Some
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Mar 5, 2002 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ConsumerLab.com announced today that 24 of 26 nutrition powders and drinks that it recently evaluated met their label claims for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. This is in stark contrast to ConsumerLab.com's announcement in October, 2001 that 60% of nutrition bars tested did not meet their label claims. Nutrition powders and drinks, often consumed as shakes, are commonly used for dieting, general nutrition, body building and to enhance athletic performance. Annual sales of nutrition powders and drinks grew 16% in the past year to $971 million in traditional U.S. retail channels alone according to Information Resources, Inc. (Chicago, IL).
Two nutrition powders failed to pass ConsumerLab.com's review, because they contained the herbal ingredient "stevia," which is a non-sugar sweetener but has not been approved for food use in the U.S. due to inadequate safety data. Stevia can only be sold in the U.S. as a dietary supplement. The two products that contained stevia were labeled as foods, not supplements.
Tod Cooperman, M.D., President of ConsumerLab.com commented, "Aside from the two products that should have been labeled as supplements because they contained stevia, the results were a welcome relief from the many problems we recently found with nutrition bars, where the full carbohydrate content was often hidden from consumers. The drinks and powders tend to contain about half the amount of carbohydrate and fat as nutrition bars and generally twice the amount of protein per serving. In fact, people using some of these powders and drinks as their primary source of nutrition should make sure that they are getting enough fat and carbohydrate from other foods."
... and if you can read it please post this study here
ConsumerLab.com Finds Nutrition Powders & Drinks More Accurately Labeled Than Nutrition Bars, But Unapproved Food Ingredient Seen in Some
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Mar 5, 2002 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ConsumerLab.com announced today that 24 of 26 nutrition powders and drinks that it recently evaluated met their label claims for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. This is in stark contrast to ConsumerLab.com's announcement in October, 2001 that 60% of nutrition bars tested did not meet their label claims. Nutrition powders and drinks, often consumed as shakes, are commonly used for dieting, general nutrition, body building and to enhance athletic performance. Annual sales of nutrition powders and drinks grew 16% in the past year to $971 million in traditional U.S. retail channels alone according to Information Resources, Inc. (Chicago, IL).
Two nutrition powders failed to pass ConsumerLab.com's review, because they contained the herbal ingredient "stevia," which is a non-sugar sweetener but has not been approved for food use in the U.S. due to inadequate safety data. Stevia can only be sold in the U.S. as a dietary supplement. The two products that contained stevia were labeled as foods, not supplements.
Tod Cooperman, M.D., President of ConsumerLab.com commented, "Aside from the two products that should have been labeled as supplements because they contained stevia, the results were a welcome relief from the many problems we recently found with nutrition bars, where the full carbohydrate content was often hidden from consumers. The drinks and powders tend to contain about half the amount of carbohydrate and fat as nutrition bars and generally twice the amount of protein per serving. In fact, people using some of these powders and drinks as their primary source of nutrition should make sure that they are getting enough fat and carbohydrate from other foods."
