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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / November 2007Added Sugar in Products for USA Market
I've just been to Sweden and Denmark, visitng healthy products companies in the Copenhagen and Southern Sweden areas. I've learned a lot about some of the great expertise available in this part of the world, but also about some of the very big differences between these countries and the USA. A major supplier that I was interviewing one morning at breakfast described his plan for a new product introduction in the States, by adding that the "taste would have to be modified for the American market." I have no problem with the taste of the product he already sells in his home market and other regions, and so I asked him what he had in mind, and why he would feel the necessity to modify it for Americans. "It isn't sweet enough. You wouldn't like it over there -- it would sell much more if it were sweeter," he replied. As we sat for a few minutes over our coffee, I reflected on that comment. Almost unconsiously, I began to scan the crowd around me in this busy airport hotel; people from all over Scandinavia, Europe and even a few Americans. The Scandinavians and most of the Europeans looked trim, healthy. Then a couple of very large-bottomed people walked by pushing a cart and, by their accent, I knew they were fellow Americans. Sadly, my colleague that morning told me that he doesn't need to hear them talk to recognize their nationality. My guess is that a lot of the world labels Americans in this way. As an example of the way that manufacturers deal with this "American taste requirement," try a Yoghurt in Sweden (or anywhere in Europe, really). Then taste the product that Dannon supplies us. Wow . . . there must be an extra tablespoon of sugar in every small cup. And it is totally unnecessary. Yoghurt flavors, and many other products, don't need to be syrupy sweet. The way they taste in Europe is so much more real, so much more flavorful. Sugar and sweet, sweet flavors don't need to be added to our US diet. We can, and should, want to live without that. Dave Full text article above extracted from http://shamvswham.blogspot.com/ >Sugar and sweet, sweet flavors don't need to be added to our US diet. I am sure the healthcare system, drug companies etc would disgree. >Sugar and sweet, sweet flavors don't need to be added to our US diet. When visiting us here in England my relatives who had lived in the USA for a long time had got extremely fat. What could have caused that apart from food? Steve  SignatureNeural Planner Software Ltd http://www.easynn.com http://www.tropheus.demon.co.uk On Oct 17, 6:41 am, Steve Wolstenholme <st...@tropheus.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >Sugar and sweet, sweet flavors don't need to be added to our US diet. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Neural Planner Software Ltdhttp://www.easynn.comhttp://www.tropheus.demon.co.uk Steve, It's highly likely that the added sugars, calories and large serving sizes in restaurants did this to your relatives, Dave Dave, Unfortunately they were correct. I moved here and cannot stand all the added sugar and added oil, etc. You are absolutely correct most of European food tastes great without additives, unfortunately here is States all the manufacturers add a lot of them into different foods. They are too afraid to try selling food without all the additives and maybe they are correct. Would Americans buy it?? In my opinion all the additives are overwhelming and you cannot even taste different flavors and the real substance of foods. Just FYI, I've lived in US over 11 years and still cannot get used to the American food and try to buy import that is intended for immigrants - no additives. Marus. > I've just been to Sweden and Denmark, visitng healthy products > companies in the Copenhagen and Southern Sweden areas. I've learned a [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Full text article above extracted from http://shamvswham.blogspot.com/ > Dave, > [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > > - Show quoted text - there are a lot or porkers in the uk as well nowadays. it's quality of food and dietary habits and life style combines. I also think that other additives have a part to play in obesity and related illnesses. The additives may not be dangerous as such, but I think they do affect, even if only slightly, the way food is dealt with by the body. I expect an overweight person eating freshly prepared whole food dishes is likely to be healthier than an overweight person eating quality, but additive infested, food. On Nov 24, 12:46 pm, murielmu...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: > there are a lot or porkers in the uk as well nowadays. it's quality > of food and dietary habits and life style combines. I also think that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > food dishes is likely to be healthier than an overweight person eating > quality, but additive infested, food. I agree wholeheartedly. Too much emphasis on snack foods, fast foods, and not enough on three quality meals a day. Dave |
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