Be careful about the chocolate bar

Next time you buy chocolate bar from a store, make sure the pack indeed says ‘chocolate’. It may not, as many brands, including some popular ones, contain a high level of vegetable fat (upto 20%), which is way higher than the global norm of 5% and yet try to push it by not declaring the product by the name ‘chocolate’.

If the product is not claimed as chocolate, they are out of the purview of the norms, hence the escape route.

Reading the label is the only defense you have to ensure if you are taking the chocolate or are being trapped.

Written by: Dr. Ajay Sati.