For flavoured milk drinks to be permitted in schools, do they need to contain less than 5% added sugar/honey overall, or less than 5% added sugar/honey in the milk part of the drink?
Flavoured milk drinks are permitted in schools, providing they contain not less than 90% low fat (milk with a fat content of no more than 1.8%) or lactose reduced milk by volume, and contain less than 5% added sugar or honey to the milk component of the drink. Therefore, a flavoured milk drink containing 90% milk is permitted to contain 4.5g added sugar per 100g of flavoured milk drink. For full details of the drinks permitted in schools, please refer to the drinks table in section 6 of the guide to the nutrient-based standards here.
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