3 ways to reduce sugar in chocolate confectionery and market it
3 ways to reduce sugar in chocolate confectionery and market it
Shelby's healthy hedoism (Australia)
Almond, Matcha, Cranberry & Dark Choc Bar
1. Gradual reduction
The gradual reduction approach reduces the sugar level bit by bit. For instance, it is possible to reduce the sugar ratio by 5% every year. This allows your consumers to get used to the evolving taste of the product gradually. This way, they will not reject it when you reach a reduction level of 30%.
Once you have reached this level of reduction, you can choose to either claim it by drawing attention to the improved nutritional profile, or do it silently as part of your corporate responsibility and well-being strategy. If you choose the second option, you will avoid taste concerns that are sometimes triggered by sugar-related claims.
Tip: remember to change your nutritional label with each incremental reduction step.
Cadbury Dairy Milk
30% less sugar
2. Claiming sugar reduction
To claim the “reduced in sugar” label, the sugar level needs to be decreased by at least 30% compared to the original recipe. It is definitely possible to reduce the sugar level even more. The label you use to indicate a reduction in sugar can vary from simply ‘less sugar’ or ‘reduced in sugar’ to an exact percentage. It is of the utmost importance to reassure consumers of your product’s taste.
Cadbury Dairy Milk, for instance, guarantees the continued quality of its products’ taste with ‘30% less sugar’.
Lotte Zero (Japan)
sugar free chocolate range
3. Claiming No Sugar
If the previous two options do not appeal to you and you want to eliminate all sugar from your products, you can replace it completely with sweeteners (fibers, polyols, stevia, ...).
a) Sugar-Free:
Your product cannot contain more than 0.5% sugars of any sort.
b) Without added sugar:
In this case, the added sugar is fully replaced but recipe allows for some residual sugar and lactose in the case of milk chocolate.
Reduced sugar in chocolate confectionery - Related claims
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Lotte Dream Cacao - Zero Sugar 50% High Cacao Chocolate (Korea)Lotte Dream Cacao - Zero Sugar 50% High Cacao Chocolate (Korea) -
Guylian Belgian Milk No Sugars Added barGuylian Belgian Milk No Sugars Added bar -
Well naturally chocolate no added sugar (New Zealand)doubles the message: No Sugar Added and 99% Sugar-Free next to each other.
Discover our reduced sugar chocolate solutions
Whichever path you choose to take when it comes to sugar, remember that ensuring your product tastes just as good is essential. Chocolate is there for pleasure, after all.
Barry Callebaut has been developing a wide range of wholesome chocolate solutions fitting all sugar reduction strategies.
