Is Horlicks Original suitable for diabetics?
The current dietary advice for anyone with type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes) is to follow a healthy, balanced diet low in fat, particularly saturated fat. Diabetes UK advises that individuals with diabetes consume starchy carbohydrates (particularly those high in fibre) at each meal and that sugars can be eaten in limited amounts as part of a healthy balanced diet (see www.diabetes.org.uk). Horlicks Original provides 73.4g of carbohydrate per 100g, of which 40.9g is present as sugars. These sugars include: lactose (milk sugar); maltose (which is present as a result of the breakdown of the cereals during processing); as well as sucrose (added to give the traditional flavour and to increase palatability of Horlicks). A 25g serving of Horlicks Original, therefore, provides 18g of carbohydrate of which 10.2g is present as sugars. Please note that this is for the powder only. When made up with 200ml semi-skimmed milk, Horlicks provides 27.8g carbohydrate of which 19.6g is pre
