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Nestle to halve sugar in its chocolate from 2018 after developing new healthier recipe

The KitKat manufacturer says it wants to be the driver in a new wave of less sugary chocolatiers

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SCIENTISTS at Nestle claim they have found a method to halve the amount of sugar in its chocolate.

Chocolatiers are altering the structure of sugar to make it taste sweeter in smaller amounts.

 Nestle are halving the amount of sugar in their products from 2018
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Nestle are halving the amount of sugar in their products from 2018Credit: Getty Images

The makers of KitKats will gradually use less sugar in its products in a new process from 2018.

Food giant Nestle’s Chief Technology Officer Stefan Catsicas said: “We want people to get used to a different taste, a taste that would be more natural.

 The chocolate manufacturer hopes to be a driving force in creating sweet treats with less sugar
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The chocolate manufacturer hopes to be a driving force in creating sweet treats with less sugarCredit: Getty Images

“We really want to be the drivers of the solution.”

It comes as the World Health Organisation recommended increasing the price of sugary drinks by 20 per cent to reduce consumption by a fifth.