A cereal bar may not be as healthy as you thought it to be. According to a new study experts say that cereal bars are not as healthy as they are cracked up to be. Researchers looked at 30 bars — including seven specifically aimed at children — and found many contained high levels of fat and sugar.
One bar contained nearly four teaspoons of sugar (18 grams), which is more than in a small 150 ml can of cola (15.9 grams) and 20 percent of the recommended daily allowance for an adult woman. One roasted nut bar was almost one-third fat, that included peanuts, hazelnuts, vegetable fat and harmful hydrogenated fats. A children’s bar marketed as “great for your lunchbox” contained 43.5 percent sugar. The Which? magazine asked manufacturers for labelling on packages based on levels of fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt.
Source: IANS
