CNA Explains: Why do some ‘healthier’ drinks have a poorer Nutri-Grade than soft drinks?

The new mandatory label for pre-packaged drinks has left some scratching their heads over the poorer grades of fresh milk and pure fruit juice.

SINGAPORE: If you were to grade how healthy fresh milk is from A to D, with D being the poorest possible score, what would you give it?Chances are, you might have given it at least a B or even an A.But under a new mandatory labelling scheme for pre-packaged beverages called Nutri-Grade, most fresh milk has been assigned a C grade.

Low-fat milk, on the other hand, generally received a B grade.Implemented in December last year, the Nutri-Grade scheme assigns colour-coded grades from A to D, with D containing the highest sugar or saturated fat content.Those labelled D are prohibited from being advertised in the media.